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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
+42 | Leeds United | 38 | 82 | 6 |
+41 | Leicester City | 37 | 82 | 7 |
+31 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 81 | 5 |
+26 | Southampton | 36 | 73 | 7 |
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 | Yaser 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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