Wolves vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League
Wolves punish woeful Watford with early flurry of goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers scored three times in the opening 21 minutes as woeful Watford proved their own worst enemies in a 4-0 defeat at Molineux.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Watford 0. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 18': Own Goal by Cucho Hernández, Watford. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Watford 0.
- 19': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Watford 0. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 30': Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Kiko Femenía.
- 35': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Samir (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Joshua King.
- 59': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 71': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Peter Etebo replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 82': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chiquinho replaces Jonny.
- 85': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Watford 0. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chiquinho with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Watford 0.
Game Information
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,658
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Arsenal | 24 | 53 | 3 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 24 | 47 | 5 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 24 | 46 | 6 |
| +8 | Manchester United | 24 | 41 | 5 |
Statistics
WAT |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 591 |
| 343 | Passes | 666 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 17 | Clearances | 8 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 19 | Jonny |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 26 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| 10 | Daniel Podence |
Watford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 22 | Samir |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 14 | Hassane Kamara |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 6 | Imran Louza |
| 8 | Tom Cleverley |
| 19 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 7 | Joshua King |
| 29 | Cucho Hernández |
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