Watford vs Stoke 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Third Round
Introduction
Watford are hosting Stoke City
at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Goal! Watford 0, Stoke City 1. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfie Doughty.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Stoke City 1.
- 61': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 1. Ashley Fletcher (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 67': Substitution, Stoke City. Abdallah Dipo Sima replaces Sam Surridge.
- 68': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Clucas replaces Alfie Doughty because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Stoke City. Romaine Sawyers replaces Nick Powell.
- 74': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Imran Louza.
- 80': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 2. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
- 80': Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Dan Gosling.
- 85': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 3. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
- 90'+1': Danny Batth (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 8,421
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 8,421
Statistics
 STK |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.9 | Possession | 52.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 372 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
| 450 | Passes | 467 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 10 | Crosses | 35 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 14 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 36 | Clearances | 8 |
Watford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Robert Elliot (GK) |
| 31 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele |
| 11 | Adam Masina |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 6 | Imran Louza |
| 16 | Dan Gosling |
| 18 | Ozan Tufan |
| 17 | Ashley Fletcher |
| 12 | Ken Sema |
| 29 | Cucho Hernández |
Stoke City (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Rhys Davies (GK) |
| 6 | Danny Batth  |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 16 | Ben Wilmot |
| 14 | Josh Tymon |
| 15 | Jordan Thompson |
| 11 | Alfie Doughty |
| 21 | Demeaco Duhaney |
| 22 | Sam Surridge |
| 18 | Jacob Brown |
| 25 | Nick Powell |
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