Watford vs Brentford 2021-22 English Premier League
Jansson scores late as Brentford grab victory at Watford
Brentford defender Pontus Jansson scored in added time as they secured a 2-1 Premier League victory over Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 15': Goal! Watford 0, Brentford 1. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with a headed pass.
- 21': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bech Sørensen replaces Ethan Pinnock because of an injury.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Brentford 1.
- 53': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Watford 1, Brentford 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 57': VAR Decision: Goal Watford - Watford 1-1 Brentford (Emmanuel Dennis).
- 62': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 74': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 84': Substitution, Watford. Joshua King replaces João Pedro.
- 84': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Juraj Kucka.
- 87': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Kiko Femenía.
- 90'+5': Goal! Watford 1, Brentford 2. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation.
Game Information
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,747
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
+41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
+44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
+21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
BRE | WAT | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 11 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
16 | SHOTS | 18 |
5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
282 | Accurate Passes | 300 |
382 | Passes | 395 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
17 | Crosses | 22 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
60 | Long Balls | 69 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
22 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
6 | Interceptions | 17 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
15 | Clearances | 20 |
Watford (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
22 | Samir |
27 | Christian Kabasele |
14 | Hassane Kamara |
21 | Kiko Femenía |
6 | Imran Louza |
33 | Juraj Kucka |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
10 | João Pedro |
25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Brentford (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David Raya (GK) |
5 | Ethan Pinnock |
18 | Pontus Jansson |
3 | Rico Henry |
20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
6 | Christian Nørgaard |
21 | Christian Eriksen |
27 | Vitaly Janelt |
17 | Ivan Toney |
11 | Yoane Wissa |
19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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