Watford vs Reading 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Goal! Watford 1, Reading 0. João Pedro (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 32': Substitution, Reading. Dean Bouzanis replaces Joe Lumley because of an injury.
- 34': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Ken Sema (Watford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 63': Substitution, Reading. Mamadou Loum replaces Sam Hutchinson.
- 66': Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Yáser Asprilla.
- 73': Abdul-Rahman Baba (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Ovie Ejaria.
- 81': Substitution, Reading. Andy Carroll replaces Lucas João.
- 87': Goal! Watford 2, Reading 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Keinan Davis.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Mario Gaspar replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces João Pedro.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Reading 0.
Game Information
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,847
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
 REA |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 46 | Possession | 54 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 275 | Accurate Passes | 341 |
| 362 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 20 | Clearances | 12 |
Watford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 12 | Ken Sema  |
| 16 | Dan Gosling |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 4 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 7 | Keinan Davis |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
| 18 | Yáser Asprilla |
Reading (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Lumley (GK) |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 27 | Amadou Salif Mbengue |
| 4 | Sam Hutchinson |
| 12 | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 19 | Tyrese Fornah |
| 8 | Jeff Hendrick |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria |
| 10 | Tom Ince |
| 9 | Lucas João |
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