Watford vs Blackburn 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

Watford

74': Wesley Hoedt

FT
1 - 1

Blackburn Rovers

24': Bradley Dack

Introduction

Watford are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
24': Goal! Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
31': Sorba Thomas (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
45': Substitution, Watford. Keinan Davis replaces Henrique Araújo.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
59': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Tyler Morton.
60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Sorba Thomas.
60': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Matheus Martins.
71': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Hamza Choudhury.
74': Goal! Watford 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
76': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics replaces Ben Brereton.
76': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Bradley Dack.
79': Substitution, Watford. Imrân Louza replaces Ismaël Koné.
79': Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces João Pedro.
86': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
90': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,294

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+48	Leicester City	46	97	11
+35	Ipswich Town	46	96	6
+38	Leeds United	46	90	10
+24	Southampton	46	87	11

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		WAT
18	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	3
38.7	Possession	61.3
7	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
222	Accurate Passes	407
334	Passes	519
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
9	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.2
54	Long Balls	71
17	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	10
22	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
25	Interceptions	19
26	Effective Clearances	10
26	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Watford (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
44	Wesley Hoedt
22	Ryan Porteous
14	Hassane Kamara
3	Mario
4	Hamza Choudhury
11	Ismaël Koné
23	Ismaïla Sarr
37	Matheus Martins
21	Henrique Araújo
10	João Pedro

Substitutes:

Tom Cleverley, Ken Sema, Christian Kabasele, Ben Hamer, Britt Assombalonga, Imran Louza, Keinan Davis.

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Aynsley Pears (GK)
16	Scott Wharton
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
11	Joe Rankin-Costello
23	Bradley Dack
6	Tyler Morton
27	Lewis Travis
10	Tyrhys Dolan
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
14	Sorba Thomas

Substitutes:

Ryan Hedges, Sam Gallagher, Joe Hilton, John Buckley, Sammie Szmodics, Ashley Phillips, Callum Brittain.

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