Watford vs Boro 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
Sep 30, 2023, 2:00 PM
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Introduction
Watford are hosting Middlesbrough
at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on Saturday 30 Sep 2023 2:00 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Watford 0, Middlesbrough 1. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 12': Goal! Watford 0, Middlesbrough 2. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
- 19': Goal! Watford 1, Middlesbrough 2. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Porteous with a through ball.
- 36': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Smith replaces Lewis O'Brien because of an injury.
- 40': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Watford 1, Middlesbrough 2.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Matheus Martins replaces Mileta Rajovic.
- 52': Goal! Watford 2, Middlesbrough 2. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 55': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Goal! Watford 2, Middlesbrough 3. Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks with a through ball.
- 64': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Francisco Sierralta.
- 65': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Imrân Louza.
- 65': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Yáser Asprilla.
- 78': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Isaiah Jones.
- 84': Substitution, Watford. Rhys Healey replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood replaces Matt Crooks.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Middlesbrough 3.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
2:00 PM, Sat, Sep 30, 2023
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,446
2:00 PM, Sat, Sep 30, 2023
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,446
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
| MID | WAT | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 45.5 | Possession | 54.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 490 |
| 502 | Passes | 588 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 11 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 8 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 27 | Clearances | 16 |
Watford (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 3 | Francisco Sierralta  |
| 4 | Wesley Hoedt |
| 5 | Ryan Porteous |
| 24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 10 | Imran Louza |
| 6 | Jamal Lewis |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 9 | Mileta Rajovic |
| 19 | Bayo Youssouf |
| 18 | Yáser Asprilla |
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seny Dieng (GK) |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 6 | Dael Fry |
| 28 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 3 | Rav van den Berg |
| 25 | Matt Crooks |
| 7 | Hayden Hackney |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 19 | Josh Coburn |
| 8 | Riley McGree |
| 11 | Isaiah Jones |
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