English League Championship

Watford vs Blackburn Rovers, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 71': Edo Kayembe (P)
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1 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

    About

    Watford are hosting Blackburn Rovers 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': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 2': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 4': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
    • 7': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range following a set piece situation.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 9': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 9': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Francisco Sierralta following a corner.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
    • 19': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 21': Festy Ebosele (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Owen Beck (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
    • 23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Offside, Watford. Kwadwo Baah is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 32': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 33': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Festy Ebosele with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 36': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell following a set piece situation.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Yasser Larouci (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 40': Hand ball by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 42': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
    • 43': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 44': Festy Ebosele (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Owen Beck.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 47': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 47': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
    • 49': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 51': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
    • 53': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
    • 54': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 54': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
    • 55': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 56': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Tom Ince.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a through ball.
    • 59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Makhtar Gueye.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 63': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 65': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 65': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Mattie Pollock.
    • 66': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Yasser Larouci.
    • 67': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 67': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Penalty conceded by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 69': Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Goal! Watford 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Edo Kayembe (Watford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 74': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
    • 74': Owen Beck (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Owen Beck with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 76': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 76': Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Andreas Weimann.
    • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Ryan Hedges.
    • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Festy Ebosele.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Sondre Tronstad.
    • 84': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Kwadwo Baah.
    • 86': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Danny Batth.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by John Buckley with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
    • 88': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Festy Ebosele (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90': Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+5': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 9
    4 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    0 Saves 2
    53.5 Possession 46.5
    12 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    333 Accurate Passes 287
    411 Passes 353
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 18
    0.5 Cross % 0.1
    57 Long Balls 46
    25 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    19 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 6
    24 Effective Clearances 20
    24 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 18,880

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    3 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
    5 Ryan Porteous
    6 Matthew Pollock
    39 Edo Kayembe Yellow Card
    7 Tom Ince
    17 Moussa Sissoko
    37 Yasser Larouci
    36 Festy Ebosele Yellow Card
    8 Giorgi Chakvetadze Yellow Card
    34 Kwadwo Baah Yellow Card
    Watford Substitutes:
    James Morris, Mamadou Doumbia, Antonio Tikivic, Jonathan Bond, Ryan Andrews, Rocco Vata, Imran Louza, Bayo Youssouf, Ken Sema.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
    15 Danny Batth Yellow Card
    24 Owen Beck
    2 Callum Brittain Yellow Card
    14 Andreas Weimann
    6 Sondre Tronstad
    27 Lewis Travis
    9 Makhtar Gueye
    8 Todd Cantwell Yellow Card
    19 Ryan Hedges
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Harry Pickering, Tyrhys Dolan, John Buckley, Joe Rankin-Costello, Lewis Baker, Yuki Ohashi, Kyle McFadzean, Balazs Toth, Arnór Sigurdsson.

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