English League Championship

Watford vs Sunderland, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 34': Keinan Davis
  • 62': Luke O'Nien (OG)
FT
2 - 2
Sunderland
  • 45': Ajibola Alese
  • 87': Jewison Bennette

About

Watford are hosting Sunderland 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.
  • 5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kortney Hause (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Kortney Hause (Watford).
  • 6': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
  • 18': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Cathcart with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
  • 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alex Pritchard.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 21': Hand ball by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 24': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
  • 25': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 26': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 27': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 27': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
  • 34': Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 0. Keinan Davis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 36': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.
  • 41': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Corry Evans (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ajibola Alese with a headed pass.
  • 43': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
  • 43': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 1. Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 1, Sunderland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Sunderland 1.
  • 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 52': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
  • 52': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 55': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Danny Batth.
  • 57': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
  • 59': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
  • 59': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
  • 61': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Corry Evans (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Own Goal by Luke O'Nien, Sunderland. Watford 2, Sunderland 1.
  • 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Amad Diallo replaces Elliot Embleton.
  • 64': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
  • 64': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Offside, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard tries a through ball, but Ajibola Alese is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 72': Offside, Sunderland. Amad Diallo tries a through ball, but Jack Clarke is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Sunderland. Leon Dajaku replaces Daniel Neil.
  • 73': Substitution, Sunderland. Jewison Bennette replaces Jack Clarke.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Hassane Kamara.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 77': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 77': Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Jay Matete replaces Corry Evans.
  • 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Alex Pritchard.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Jay Matete (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Roberts following a fast break.
  • 81': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Keinan Davis.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Leon Dajaku (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 84': Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Craig Cathcart.
  • 87': Goal! Watford 2, Sunderland 2. Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
  • 88': Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+1': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Sunderland) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ken Sema.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jay Matete (Sunderland).
  • 90'+4': Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Jay Matete (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Sunderland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Sunderland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Sunderland 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 3
43.8 Possession 56.2
12 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
261 Accurate Passes 371
367 Passes 469
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 73
15 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 14
21 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 15
23 Effective Clearances 14
23 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,767

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 14 +14 30
2 Sheffield United 14 +11 28
3 Leeds United 14 +13 26
4 Burnley 13 +11 23
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
5 William Troost-Ekong
30 Kortney Hause
15 Craig Cathcart
39 Edo Kayembe
4 Hamza Choudhury
12 Ken Sema
14 Hassane Kamara
10 João Pedro
18 Yáser Asprilla
7 Keinan Davis
Watford Substitutes:
Joseph Hungbo, Christian Kabasele, Bayo Youssouf, Samuel Kalu, Francisco Sierralta, Maduka Okoye, Dan Gosling.

SUN Sunderland (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
6 Danny Batth
13 Luke O'Nien
42 Ajibola Alese
11 Lynden Gooch
4 Corry Evans Yellow Card
24 Daniel Neil
20 Jack Clarke
10 Patrick Roberts Yellow Card
21 Alex Pritchard
8 Elliot Embleton
Sunderland Substitutes:
Jay Matete, Trai Hume, Jewison Bennette, Amad, Alex Bass, Abdoullah Ba, Leon Dajaku.

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