Watford vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League
Wolves claim first league win of season at Watford
Wolves claimed their first three points of the Premier League season on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Watford.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Peter Etebo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Joshua King.
- 63': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Trincão.
- 67': Danny Rose (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Own Goal by Francisco Sierralta, Watford. Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 77': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Peter Etebo.
- 81': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Adama Traoré.
- 83': Goal! Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,019
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | Arsenal | 29 | 64 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 28 | 59 | 5 |
| +12 | Manchester United | 28 | 51 | 5 |
| +8 | Aston Villa | 28 | 51 | 7 |
Statistics
 WOL |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 56 | Possession | 44 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 306 |
| 485 | Passes | 370 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 19 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 18 | Clearances | 23 |
Watford (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 31 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 4 | Peter Etebo  |
| 3 | Danny Rose |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 33 | Juraj Kucka |
| 19 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
| 7 | Joshua King |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 5 | Fernando Marçal |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
| 11 | Francisco Trincão |
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