
Watford vs Brentford, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueJansson scores late as Brentford grab victory at Watford
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Brentford defender Pontus Jansson scored in added time as they secured a 2-1 Premier League victory over Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 2': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
- 4': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 10': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 11': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 11': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko following a corner.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 15': Goal! Watford 0, Brentford 1. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with a headed pass.
- 17': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 19': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 21': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bech Sørensen replaces Ethan Pinnock because of an injury.
- 22': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 24': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 24': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
- 26': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 31': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
- 32': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pontus Jansson with a headed pass following a corner.
- 33': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 38': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Samir.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 39': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
- 40': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Toney following a corner.
- 40': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Brentford).
- 42': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 43': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 44': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 45': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Brentford).
- 45': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rico Henry with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Brentford 1.
- 52': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 53': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
- 53': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen following a set piece situation.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
- 55': Goal! Watford 1, Brentford 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 57': VAR Decision: Goal Watford - Watford 1-1 Brentford (Emmanuel Dennis).
- 61': Ben Foster (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 62': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 62': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Samir (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samir with a headed pass.
- 64': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 65': Attempt missed. Samir (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 67': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
- 67': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
- 68': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
- 69': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
- 72': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 76': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Samir.
- 77': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
- 79': Attempt saved. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mads Bech Sørensen with a cross.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Bech Sørensen.
- 83': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
- 83': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Watford. Joshua King replaces João Pedro.
- 84': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Juraj Kucka.
- 87': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Kiko Femenía.
- 88': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
- 88': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
- 89': Corner, Watford. Conceded by David Raya.
- 89': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
- 90'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Saman Ghoddos.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
- 90'+3': Joshua King (Watford) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+4': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
- 90'+5': Goal! Watford 1, Brentford 2. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Brentford 2.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Brentford 2.
Statistics
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WAT![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 11 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
16 | SHOTS | 18 |
5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
282 | Accurate Passes | 300 |
382 | Passes | 395 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
17 | Crosses | 22 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
60 | Long Balls | 69 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
22 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
6 | Interceptions | 17 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
15 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,747
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 28 | +40 | 67 |
2 | Arsenal | 27 | +28 | 54 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | +11 | 48 |
4 | Manchester City | 27 | +16 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
22 | Samir |
27 | Christian Kabasele |
14 | Hassane Kamara ![]() |
21 | Kiko Femenía |
6 | Imran Louza ![]() |
33 | Juraj Kucka |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
10 | João Pedro |
25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Brentford (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David Raya (GK) |
5 | Ethan Pinnock |
18 | Pontus Jansson |
3 | Rico Henry |
20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
6 | Christian Nørgaard |
21 | Christian Eriksen |
27 | Vitaly Janelt |
17 | Ivan Toney ![]() |
11 | Yoane Wissa |
19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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