English Premier League

Burnley vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

Watford held 0-0 by Burnley in Hodgson's 1st game in charge

— Roy Hodgson’s first game in charge of Watford ended in a 0-0 draw at Burnley on Saturday which leaves both sides still stuck in the relegation zone and fearing for their Premier League future.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 20': Joshua King (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Dale Stephens (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': VAR Decision: No Penalty Watford.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Watford 0.
  • 66': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Aaron Lennon.
  • 70': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Edo Kayembe.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces João Pedro.
  • 90'+1': Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 19,527

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+26 Arsenal 21 49 2
+26 Manchester City 21 43 4
+9 Aston Villa 21 43 4
+4 Liverpool 21 35 6
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
7 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 5
48.4 Possession 51.6
11 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
245 Accurate Passes 270
359 Passes 391
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
78 Long Balls 81
26 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 6
16 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
19 Interceptions 6
28 Effective Clearances 21
28 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

BUR Burnley (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Nick Pope (GK)
6 Ben Mee
5 James Tarkowski
23 Erik Pieters
14 Connor Roberts
16 Dale Stephens Yellow Card
18 Ashley Westwood
11 Dwight McNeil
17 Aaron Lennon
9 Wout Weghorst
20 Maxwel Cornet

WAT Watford (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
22 Samir
15 Craig Cathcart
14 Hassane Kamara
21 Kiko Femenía
39 Edo Kayembe
19 Moussa Sissoko
12 Ken Sema
33 Juraj Kucka
7 Joshua King Yellow Card
10 João Pedro

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