
Wolves vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League
Wolves punish woeful Watford with early flurry of goals
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Wolverhampton Wanderers scored three times in the opening 21 minutes as woeful Watford proved their own worst enemies in a 4-0 defeat at Molineux.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Watford 0. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 18': Own Goal by Cucho Hernández, Watford. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Watford 0.
- 19': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Watford 0. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 30': Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Kiko Femenía.
- 35': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Samir (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Joshua King.
- 59': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 71': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Peter Etebo replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 82': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chiquinho replaces Jonny.
- 85': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Watford 0. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chiquinho with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Watford 0.
Game Information
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,658
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+45 | Liverpool | 38 | 84 | 4 |
+35 | Arsenal | 38 | 74 | 4 |
+28 | Manchester City | 38 | 71 | 9 |
+21 | Chelsea | 38 | 69 | 9 |
Statistics
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WOL![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 0 |
34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
9 | SHOTS | 10 |
0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
269 | Accurate Passes | 591 |
343 | Passes | 666 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
9 | Crosses | 21 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
57 | Long Balls | 53 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
13 | Tackles | 10 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
7 | Interceptions | 9 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
17 | Clearances | 8 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | José Sá (GK) |
16 | Conor Coady |
27 | Romain Saïss ![]() |
15 | Willy Boly |
28 | João Moutinho |
8 | Rúben Neves |
3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri ![]() |
19 | Jonny |
9 | Raúl Jiménez |
26 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
10 | Daniel Podence |
Watford (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
22 | Samir ![]() |
15 | Craig Cathcart |
14 | Hassane Kamara |
21 | Kiko Femenía |
6 | Imran Louza ![]() |
8 | Tom Cleverley |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
7 | Josh King |
29 | Cucho Hernández |
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