English Premier League

Watford vs Brentford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 55': Emmanuel Dennis
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  • 15': Christian Nørgaard
  • 90'+5': Pontus Jansson

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

Competition: English Premier League

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
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
22 Samir
27 Christian Kabasele
14 Hassane Kamara Yellow Card
21 Kiko Femenía
6 Imran Louza Yellow Card
33 Juraj Kucka
19 Moussa Sissoko
10 João Pedro
25 Emmanuel Dennis
23 Ismaïla Sarr

BRE 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 Yellow Card
11 Yoane Wissa
19 Bryan Mbeumo

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