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

15': João Pedro (P)
87': João Pedro

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Goal! Watford 1, Reading 0. João Pedro (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
32': Substitution, Reading. Dean Bouzanis replaces Joe Lumley because of an injury.
34': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Ken Sema (Watford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
63': Substitution, Reading. Mamadou Loum replaces Sam Hutchinson.
66': Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Yáser Asprilla.
73': Abdul-Rahman Baba (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Ovie Ejaria.
81': Substitution, Reading. Andy Carroll replaces Lucas João.
87': Goal! Watford 2, Reading 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Keinan Davis.
90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Mario Gaspar replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
90'+3': Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces João Pedro.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Reading 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,847

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+39	Leeds United	45	90	9
+32	Ipswich Town	44	90	6
+23	Southampton	45	84	11

Full Table

Statistics

REA		WAT
16	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	1
46	Possession	54
6	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
275	Accurate Passes	341
362	Passes	421
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.5
65	Long Balls	45
28	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	6
11	Effective Tackles	15
18	Tackles	26
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	10
20	Effective Clearances	12
20	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
27	Christian Kabasele
5	William Troost-Ekong
12	Ken Sema
16	Dan Gosling
10	João Pedro
39	Edo Kayembe
4	Hamza Choudhury
7	Keinan Davis
23	Ismaïla Sarr
18	Yaser Asprilla

Substitutes:

Maduka Okoye, Bayo Youssouf, Mario, James Morris, Craig Cathcart, Samuel Kalu, Tom Dele-Bashiru.

Reading (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
3	Thomas Holmes
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue
4	Sam Hutchinson
12	Abdul Rahman Baba
17	Andy Yiadom
19	Tyrese Fornah
8	Jeff Hendrick
14	Ovie Ejaria
10	Tom Ince
9	Lucas João

Substitutes:

Shane Long, Andy Carroll, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Yakou Meite, Mamadou Loum, Dean Bouzanis, Junior Hoilett.

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