
Watford vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League
Wolves claim first league win of season at Watford
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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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 | Josh 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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