English Premier League

Watford vs Burnley 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 8': James Tarkowski (OG)
FT
1 - 2
  • 83': Jack Cork
  • 86': Josh Brownhill

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

Competition: English Premier League

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
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

WAT 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 Yellow Card
19 Moussa Sissoko
10 João Pedro
25 Emmanuel Dennis
23 Ismaïla Sarr

BUR Burnley (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Nick Pope (GK)
5 James Tarkowski
22 Nathan Collins Yellow Card
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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