English League Championship

Watford vs Bristol City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 2': Ken Sema
  • 15': Ismaïla Sarr
  • 30': Will Hughes
  • 35': Ken Sema
  • 55': Ismaïla Sarr
  • 90': Philip Zinckernagel
FT
6 - 0
Bristol City

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Goal! Watford 1, Bristol City 0. Ken Sema (Watford) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 3': Foul by Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City).
    • 3': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 7': Foul by Taylor Moore (Bristol City).
    • 7': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Taylor Moore (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
    • 11': Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
    • 15': Goal! Watford 2, Bristol City 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
    • 17': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 17': Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Moore with a headed pass.
    • 21': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
    • 24': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 24': Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 29': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Taylor Moore.
    • 30': Goal! Watford 3, Bristol City 0. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 34': João Pedro (Watford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 35': Goal! Watford 4, Bristol City 0. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
    • 41': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
    • 43': Foul by Jack Hunt (Bristol City).
    • 43': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 45': Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City).
    • 45'+3': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 4, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 4, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Adrian Mariappa replaces Ryley Towler.
    • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Ádám Nagy replaces Taylor Moore.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 46': Foul by Dan Gosling (Watford).
    • 46': Henri Lansbury (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City).
    • 47': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Famara Diédhiou.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema following a corner.
    • 53': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 53': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
    • 55': Goal! Watford 5, Bristol City 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 57': Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Bristol City).
    • 60': Attempt missed. Dan Gosling (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
    • 61': Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Ken Sema.
    • 61': Substitution, Watford. Philip Zinckernagel replaces Tom Cleverley.
    • 62': Foul by Andre Gray (Watford).
    • 62': Jack Hunt (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City).
    • 62': Philip Zinckernagel (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Substitution, Bristol City. Tyreeq Bakinson replaces Jamie Paterson.
    • 64': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Dan Gosling (Watford) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Foul by Jack Hunt (Bristol City).
    • 66': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Bristol City).
    • 68': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
    • 73': Offside, Watford. Kiko Femenía tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Bristol City. Kasey Palmer replaces Henri Lansbury.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Tyreeq Bakinson (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ádám Nagy.
    • 77': Substitution, Watford. Ben Wilmot replaces Kiko Femenía.
    • 77': Substitution, Watford. Achraf Lazaar replaces Adam Masina.
    • 78': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Han-Noah Massengo.
    • 79': Attempt missed. William Troost-Ekong (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Foul by Achraf Lazaar (Watford).
    • 80': Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Achraf Lazaar (Watford).
    • 80': Kasey Palmer (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Kasey Palmer (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': João Pedro (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomas Kalas.
    • 84': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
    • 85': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Hunt.
    • 86': Substitution, Bristol City. Nahki Wells replaces Famara Diédhiou.
    • 88': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Watford).
    • 88': Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 89': Kasey Palmer (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Goal! Watford 6, Bristol City 0. Philip Zinckernagel (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr following a fast break.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 90'+3': Tomas Kalas (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 6, Bristol City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 6, Bristol City 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 18
    0 Saves 0
    36 Possession 64
    4 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford

    No. Name
    26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    31 Francisco Sierralta
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    11 Adam Masina
    21 Kiko Femenía
    19 Will Hughes
    14 Nathaniel Chalobah Yellow Card
    8 Tom Cleverley
    10 João Pedro Yellow Card
    12 Ken Sema
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    Watford Substitutes:
    Ben Wilmot, Philip Zinckernagel, Stipe Perica, Troy Deeney, Robert Elliot, Craig Cathcart, Achraf Lazaar, Dan Gosling, Andre Gray.

    BRC Bristol City

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bentley (GK)
    22 Tomás Kalas
    23 Taylor Moore Yellow Card
    26 Zak Vyner
    42 Han-Noah Massengo
    10 Jamie Paterson
    17 Henri Lansbury
    34 Ryley Towler
    2 Jack Hunt
    18 Antoine Semenyo
    9 Famara Diédhiou Yellow Card
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Sam Bell, Max O'Leary, Adrian Mariappa, Ádám Nagy, Nahki Wells, Sam Pearson, Kasey Palmer, Tyreeq Bakinson.

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