Watford vs Sunderland, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Watford

64': Ryan Andrews

FT
1 - 0

Sunderland

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.
2': Callum Styles (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Jack Grieves (Watford).
6': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
7': Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
10': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
10': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
15': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
15': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a headed pass.
20': Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
21': Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
21': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
23': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
23': Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Trai Hume (Sunderland).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
29': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Ajibola Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
31': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
32': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
34': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
37': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
38': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
40': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
40': Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
41': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche following a fast break.
42': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.
44': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
44': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham with a headed pass.
45'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
45'+2': Foul by Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland).
45'+2': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Sunderland 0.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Sunderland 0.
45': Substitution, Watford. Matheus Martins replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
45': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jack Grieves.
48': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
51': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ajibola Alese.
52': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
54': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
54': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
55': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
55': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
58': Hand ball by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
58': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
60': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ajibola Alese.
64': Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 0. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Koné with a through ball.
65': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Chris Rigg.
65': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Adil Aouchiche.
66': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
66': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Ajibola Alese (Sunderland).
67': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Offside, Watford. Ryan Andrews is caught offside.
69': Substitution, Watford. Jamal Lewis replaces Ken Sema.
71': Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
72': Attempt saved. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
74': Attempt blocked. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
75': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
75': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Offside, Watford. Yáser Asprilla is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Ajibola Alese.
78': Substitution, Sunderland. Corry Evans replaces Pierre Ekwah.
79': Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
79': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
83': Hand ball by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
86': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
86': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Jamal Lewis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
87': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Corry Evans.
88': Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
89': Attempt saved. Callum Styles (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
89': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Bachmann (Watford).
90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Jake Livermore replaces Yáser Asprilla.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Styles (Sunderland).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Sunderland 0.
0': Match ends, Watford 1, Sunderland 0.

Statistics

SUN		WAT
9	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	5
53.9	Possession	46.1
11	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
404	Accurate Passes	325
485	Passes	413
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	2
18	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.2
44	Long Balls	63
15	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	14
20	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	9
13	Effective Clearances	21
13	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,712

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 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
4	Wesley Hoedt
15	Matthew Pollock
5	Ryan Porteous
39	Edo Kayembe
11	Ismaël Koné
12	Ken Sema
59	Jack Grieves
19	Bayo Youssouf
25	Emmanuel Dennis
18	Yáser Asprilla

Watford Substitutes:

Tom Ince, Jake Livermore, Ben Hamer, Ryan Andrews, James Morris, Francisco Sierralta, Mileta Rajovic, Matheus Martins, Jamal Lewis.

Sunderland (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
5	Danny Ballard
42	Ajibola Alese
13	Luke O'Nien
7	Jobe Bellingham
39	Pierre Ekwah
28	Callum Styles
32	Trai Hume
22	Adil Aouchiche
20	Jack Clarke
31	Chris Rigg

Sunderland Substitutes:

Tom Watson, Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Romaine Mundle, Luís Semedo, Abdoullah Ba, Nathan Bishop, Timothee Pembélé, Patrick Roberts, Corry Evans.

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