Watford vs Burnley 2021-22 English Premier League
Burnley bounce back to beat Watford 2-1 in relegation thriller
Jack Cork and Josh Brownhill both scored late goals as Burnley beat second-from-bottom Watford 2-1 in a pulsating Premier League relegation battle.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Own Goal by James Tarkowski, Burnley. Watford 1, Burnley 0.
- 48': James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Wout Weghorst.
- 83': Goal! Watford 1, Burnley 1. Jack Cork (Burnley) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Taylor with a cross.
- 86': Goal! Watford 1, Burnley 2. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matej Vydra following a set piece situation.
- 87': Juraj Kucka (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, Burnley. Matthew Lowton replaces Aaron Lennon.
- 90'+2': Nathan Collins (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Burnley. Dale Stephens replaces Matej Vydra.
Game Information
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,738
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Arsenal | 28 | 64 | 4 |
+39 | Liverpool | 28 | 64 | 2 |
+35 | Manchester City | 28 | 63 | 3 |
+18 | Aston Villa | 29 | 56 | 7 |
Statistics
BUR | WAT | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
17 | SHOTS | 13 |
6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
269 | Accurate Passes | 213 |
396 | Passes | 334 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
20 | Crosses | 26 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
65 | Long Balls | 70 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
16 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 8 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
25 | Clearances | 29 |
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 |
Burnley (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
5 | James Tarkowski |
22 | Nathan Collins |
3 | Charlie Taylor |
14 | Connor Roberts |
8 | Josh Brownhill |
4 | Jack Cork |
17 | Aaron Lennon |
11 | Dwight McNeil |
9 | Wout Weghorst |
27 | Matej Vydra |
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