English League Championship

Watford vs Leeds United, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
    FT
    0 - 4
    Leeds United
    • 20': Daniel James
    • 28': Daniel James
    • 35': Manor Solomon
    • 62': Joël Piroe

    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.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 1': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by James Abankwah.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
    • 4': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
    • 4': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
    • 7': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
    • 7': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 11': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 12': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Mamadou Doumbia.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilia Gruev with a cross.
    • 14': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
    • 14': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 16': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
    • 16': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Manor Solomon (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 19': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
    • 19': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Goal! Watford 0, Leeds United 1. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 22': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 24': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 25': Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 28': Goal! Watford 0, Leeds United 2. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joël Piroe following a fast break.
    • 30': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
    • 35': Goal! Watford 0, Leeds United 3. Manor Solomon (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 37': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 37': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 42': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
    • 42': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Leeds United 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Leeds United 3.
    • 50': Foul by Manor Solomon (Leeds United).
    • 50': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
    • 51': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
    • 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joël Piroe.
    • 55': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
    • 57': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
    • 57': Manor Solomon (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 59': Substitution, Watford. Yasser Larouci replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 59': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Moussa Sissoko.
    • 59': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
    • 60': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
    • 61': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
    • 61': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Goal! Watford 0, Leeds United 4. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
    • 64': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
    • 65': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 65': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Offside, Leeds United. Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
    • 67': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
    • 69': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Manor Solomon (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 72': Offside, Leeds United. Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
    • 72': Substitution, Watford. Amin Nabizada replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 74': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
    • 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Largie Ramazani replaces Manor Solomon.
    • 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Daniel James.
    • 77': Foul by Amin Nabizada (Watford).
    • 77': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
    • 80': Substitution, Watford. Kévin Keben replaces Mattie Pollock.
    • 81': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Joël Piroe.
    • 81': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Rothwell replaces Ao Tanaka.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Joseph.
    • 85': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
    • 87': Substitution, Leeds United. Pascal Struijk replaces Ethan Ampadu.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasser Larouci.
    • 87': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
    • 89': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Yasser Larouci (Watford).
    • 90'+3': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Leeds United 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Leeds United 4.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 3
    39.2 Possession 60.8
    20 SHOTS 6
    7 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    336 Accurate Passes 543
    389 Passes 616
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    18 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    32 Long Balls 51
    14 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    10 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 6
    12 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    4 Interceptions 4
    18 Effective Clearances 23
    18 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 19,582

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sheffield United 39 +27 83
    2 Leeds United 39 +51 81
    3 Burnley 39 +42 81
    4 Sunderland 39 +19 72
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    33 Egil Selvik (GK)
    6 Matthew Pollock
    25 James Abankwah
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    45 Ryan Andrews
    39 Edo Kayembe
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    10 Imran Louza
    20 Mamadou Doumbia
    8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
    17 Moussa Sissoko
    Watford Substitutes:
    Kévin Keben, Francisco Sierralta, Amin Nabizada, James Morris, Yasser Larouci, Rocco Vata, Tom Ince, Jonathan Bond, Leo Ramirez-Espain.

    LEE Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Illan Meslier (GK)
    4 Ethan Ampadu
    6 Joe Rodon
    3 Junior Firpo
    2 Jayden Bogle
    11 Brenden Aaronson
    44 Ilia Gruev
    22 Ao Tanaka
    10 Joël Piroe
    14 Manor Solomon
    7 Daniel James
    Leeds United Substitutes:
    Wilfried Gnonto, Josuha Guilavogui, Karl Darlow, Mateo Joseph, Joe Rothwell, Sam Byram, Isaac Schmidt, Pascal Struijk, Largie Ramazani.

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