English Premier League

Watford vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League

Watford
    FT
    0 - 2
    Wolverhampton Wanderers
    • 74': Francisco Sierralta (OG)
    • 83': Hwang Hee-Chan

    Wolves claim first league win of season at Watford

    Wolves claimed their first three points of the Premier League season on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Watford.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 13': Peter Etebo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Joshua King.
    • 63': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Trincão.
    • 67': Danny Rose (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Own Goal by Francisco Sierralta, Watford. Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
    • 77': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Peter Etebo.
    • 81': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Adama Traoré.
    • 83': Goal! Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+2': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 20,019

    English Premier League Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +32 Arsenal 27 58 3
    +31 Manchester City 27 56 5
    +10 Aston Villa 27 51 6
    +17 Chelsea 27 45 6
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    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 4
    56 Possession 44
    14 SHOTS 6
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    428 Accurate Passes 306
    485 Passes 370
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    15 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    46 Long Balls 45
    27 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    13 Effective Tackles 11
    19 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 8
    18 Effective Clearances 23
    18 Clearances 23

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    31 Francisco Sierralta
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    4 Peter Etebo Yellow Card
    3 Danny Rose Yellow Card
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    33 Juraj Kucka
    19 Moussa Sissoko
    25 Emmanuel Dennis Yellow Card
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    7 Joshua King
    Substitutes:
    Ken Sema, Christian Kabasele, Ozan Tufan, Robert Elliot, Craig Cathcart, Cucho Hernández, Adam Masina, Imran Louza, Tom Cleverley.

    WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 José Sá (GK)
    16 Conor Coady
    27 Romain Saïss
    23 Max Kilman Yellow Card
    28 João Moutinho
    8 Rúben Neves
    5 Fernando Marçal Yellow Card
    22 Nélson Semedo
    9 Raúl Jiménez Yellow Card
    37 Adama Traoré
    11 Francisco Trincão
    Substitutes:
    Rayan Aït-Nouri, Leander Dendoncker, Fábio Silva, Ki-Jana Hoever, Daniel Podence, Willy Boly, Yerson Mosquera, Hwang Hee-Chan, John Ruddy.

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