Watford vs Leeds United, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Watford

31': Bayo Youssouf
44': Emmanuel Dennis

FT
2 - 2

Leeds United

37': Crysencio Summerville
85': Mateo Joseph

About

Watford are hosting Leeds United 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': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
7': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Crysencio Summerville.
8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sam Byram.
8': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
16': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
16': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
16': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
19': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
20': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
20': Glen Kamara (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Offside, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.
23': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
23': Glen Kamara (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Delay in match because of an injury Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
30': Delay in match (Watford).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
31': Goal! Watford 1, Leeds United 0. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
32': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
34': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United).
34': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Goal! Watford 1, Leeds United 1. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
38': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
38': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
43': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
43': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
43': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
44': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
44': Goal! Watford 2, Leeds United 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+3': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
45'+3': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 2, Leeds United 1.
45': Second Half begins Watford 2, Leeds United 1.
47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Archie Gray.
48': Attempt missed. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross following a corner.
51': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Byram with a through ball.
51': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
52': Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
55': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
55': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
56': Attempt blocked. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
56': Foul by Glen Kamara (Leeds United).
56': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Emmanuel Dennis because of an injury.
61': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Andrews (Watford).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
63': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
64': Substitution, Leeds United. Junior Firpo replaces Liam Cooper.
64': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
65': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
65': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
74': Offside, Watford. Ismaël Koné is caught offside.
74': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Georginio Rutter.
74': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
77': Delay in match because of an injury Jamal Lewis (Watford).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Yáser Asprilla.
82': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
82': Glen Kamara (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, Leeds United. Jaidon Anthony replaces Sam Byram.
84': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Glen Kamara.
85': Attempt blocked. Mateo Joseph (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
85': Goal! Watford 2, Leeds United 2. Mateo Joseph (Leeds United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
86': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
86': Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
87': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
88': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United).
88': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
89': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Archie Gray (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
90': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
90': Foul by Mateo Joseph (Leeds United).
90': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
90'+2': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Foul by Daniel James (Leeds United).
90'+5': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
90'+6': Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Leeds United 2.
0': Match ends, Watford 2, Leeds United 2.

Statistics

LEE		WAT
5	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	6
63.3	Possession	36.7
12	SHOTS	9
8	ON GOAL	5
0.7	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
478	Accurate Passes	237
558	Passes	316
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.2
32	Long Balls	56
13	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	10
17	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	9
22	Effective Clearances	28
22	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,236

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	26	+22	52
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	26	+17	50

Full Table

Line-Ups

Watford (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
3	Francisco Sierralta
5	Ryan Porteous
15	Matthew Pollock
24	Tom Dele-Bashiru
39	Edo Kayembe
18	Yáser Asprilla
6	Jamal Lewis
45	Ryan Andrews
25	Emmanuel Dennis
19	Bayo Youssouf

Watford Substitutes:

Ismaël Koné, Jake Livermore, Mileta Rajovic, Jack Grieves, Ben Hamer, James Morris, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Tom Ince, Matheus Martins.

Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Illan Meslier (GK)
6	Liam Cooper
14	Joe Rodon
25	Sam Byram
22	Archie Gray
24	Georginio Rutter
4	Ethan Ampadu
8	Glen Kamara
9	Patrick Bamford
10	Crysencio Summerville
20	Daniel James

Leeds United Substitutes:

Karl Darlow, Charlie Cresswell, Joe Gelhardt, Junior Firpo, Joël Piroe, Jaidon Anthony, Mateo Joseph, Jamie Shackleton, Charlie Crew.

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