Watford vs Middlesbrough, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

Oct 5, 2024, 2:00 PM · English League Championship

75': Edo Kayembe
87': Kwadwo Baah

FT
2 - 1

54': Sam Edmundson

About

Watford are hosting Middlesbrough at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on Saturday 5 Oct 2024 2:00 PM UTC+00:00. 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.
4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
4': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a through ball following a corner.
8': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
8': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
15': Offside, Watford. Moussa Sissoko is caught offside.
16': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Porteous.
17': Foul by Ben Doak (Middlesbrough).
17': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Offside, Watford. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
20': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
21': Daniel Jebbison (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough).
21': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
22': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
23': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
23': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Attempt saved. Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neto Borges.
26': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
26': Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
29': Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
30': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.
32': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Doak.
34': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
34': Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough).
36': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Daniel Jebbison (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
36': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
39': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a cross.
42': Offside, Watford. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
43': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
43': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Watford 0, Middlesbrough 0.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Middlesbrough 0.
47': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
49': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
49': Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
54': Goal! Watford 0, Middlesbrough 1. George Edmundson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
55': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
56': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Emmanuel Latte Lath.
57': Foul by Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough).
57': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
59': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
61': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Daniel Jebbison.
62': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Tom Ince.
62': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
62': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
63': Attempt saved. Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
64': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
64': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Micah Hamilton.
65': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Ben Doak.
65': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
65': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riley McGree.
68': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
69': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Moussa Sissoko.
70': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
70': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
71': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
71': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
75': Goal! Watford 1, Middlesbrough 1. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Emmanuel Latte Lath.
77': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
78': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
78': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
79': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
79': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
86': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
87': Goal! Watford 2, Middlesbrough 1. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattie Pollock with a headed pass.
88': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
89': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Aidan Morris.
89': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
90': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Edmundson is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
90'+1': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Edmundson is caught offside.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Angelo Ogbonna (Watford).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Substitution, Watford. Yasser Larouci replaces Ken Sema.
90'+5': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
90'+6': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
90'+6': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7': Offside, Watford. Kwadwo Baah is caught offside.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Middlesbrough 1.
0': Match ends, Watford 2, Middlesbrough 1.

Statistics

MID		WAT
11	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	4
61.8	Possession	38.2
11	SHOTS	9
5	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
520	Accurate Passes	294
576	Passes	356
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	1
18	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.1
22	Long Balls	45
13	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	9
12	Effective Clearances	16
12	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship
2:00 PM, Sat, Oct 5, 2024
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,002

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	42	+53	88
2	Burnley	42	+44	88
3	Sheffield United	42	+24	83
4	Sunderland	42	+19	76

Full Table

Line-Ups

Watford (5-3-2)

No.	Name
23	Jonathan Bond (GK)
21	Angelo Ogbonna
5	Ryan Porteous
6	Matthew Pollock
12	Ken Sema
45	Ryan Andrews
24	Tom Dele-Bashiru
7	Tom Ince
17	Moussa Sissoko
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
18	Daniel Jebbison

Watford Substitutes:

James Morris, Imran Louza, Festy Ebosele, Yasser Larouci, Kwadwo Baah, Bayo Youssouf, Alfie Marriott, Rocco Vata, Edo Kayembe.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Seny Dieng (GK)
25	Sam Edmundson
3	Rav van den Berg
30	Neto Borges
12	Luke Ayling
20	Finn Azaz
7	Hayden Hackney
18	Aidan Morris
9	Emmanuel Latte Lath
17	Micah Hamilton
50	Ben Doak

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Marcus Forss, Solomon Brynn, George Mccormick, Anfernee Dijksteel, Matthew Clarke, Isaiah Jones, Riley McGree, Delano Burgzorg, Daniel Barlaser.

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