English Premier League

Brighton vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 10': Shane Duffy
  • 41': Neal Maupay
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2 - 0

Brighton ease past Watford to go joint top of Premier League

Brighton moved joint top of the Premier League after Shane Duffy and Neal Maupay goals earned them a 2-0 home win against Watford on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 10': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Watford 0. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Watford 0. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Imran Louza.
  • 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Connolly replaces Neal Maupay because of an injury.
  • 62': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Watford. Joshua King replaces Craig Cathcart.
  • 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 78': Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces Ken Sema.
  • 80': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Adam Lallana.
  • 86': Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Watford 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 29,485

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
Full Table

Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 1
43.1 Possession 56.9
10 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
365 Accurate Passes 502
441 Passes 585
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 43
27 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 11
13 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 8
25 Effective Clearances 17
25 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
5 Lewis Dunk
24 Shane Duffy
20 Solly March Yellow Card
4 Adam Webster Yellow Card
8 Yves Bissouma
14 Adam Lallana
10 Alexis Mac Allister
13 Pascal Groß
9 Neal Maupay
11 Leandro Trossard

WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
27 Christian Kabasele
5 William Troost-Ekong
4 Peter Etebo
11 Adam Masina
15 Craig Cathcart
6 Imran Louza
8 Tom Cleverley
12 Ken Sema
23 Ismaïla Sarr
25 Emmanuel Dennis

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