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

Watford

34': Keinan Davis
62': Luke O'Nien (OG)

FT
2 - 2

Sunderland

45': Ajibola Alese
87': Jewison Bennette

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
34': Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 0. Keinan Davis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
45': Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 1. Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
59': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Corry Evans (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Own Goal by Luke O'Nien, Sunderland. Watford 2, Sunderland 1.
63': Substitution, Sunderland. Amad Diallo replaces Elliot Embleton.
73': Substitution, Sunderland. Leon Dajaku replaces Daniel Neil.
73': Substitution, Sunderland. Jewison Bennette replaces Jack Clarke.
73': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Hassane Kamara.
79': Substitution, Sunderland. Jay Matete replaces Corry Evans.
79': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Alex Pritchard.
81': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Keinan Davis.
84': Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Craig Cathcart.
87': Goal! Watford 2, Sunderland 2. Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
88': Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+5': Jay Matete (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Sunderland 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,767

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+41	Leicester City	42	88	10
+42	Leeds United	43	87	8
+27	Southampton	41	81	8

Full Table

Statistics

SUN		WAT
6	Fouls	8
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	3
43.8	Possession	56.2
12	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
261	Accurate Passes	371
367	Passes	469
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
14	Crosses	26
0.3	Cross %	0.1
58	Long Balls	73
15	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	3
15	Effective Tackles	14
21	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	15
23	Effective Clearances	14
23	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Watford (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
5	William Troost-Ekong
30	Kortney Hause
15	Craig Cathcart
39	Edo Kayembe
4	Hamza Choudhury
12	Ken Sema
14	Hassane Kamara
10	João Pedro
18	Yaser Asprilla
7	Keinan Davis

Substitutes:

Joseph Hungbo, Christian Kabasele, Bayo Youssouf, Samuel Kalu, Francisco Sierralta, Maduka Okoye, Dan Gosling.

Sunderland (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
6	Danny Batth
13	Luke O'Nien
42	Ajibola Alese
11	Lynden Gooch
4	Corry Evans
24	Daniel Neil
20	Jack Clarke
10	Patrick Roberts
21	Alex Pritchard
8	Elliot Embleton

Substitutes:

Jay Matete, Trai Hume, Jewison Bennette, Amad, Alex Bass, Abdoullah Ba, Leon Dajaku.

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