English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Oxford United
  • 82': Siriki Dembele
FT
1 - 0
Watford
  • Red Card 79': James Abankwah

About

Oxford United are hosting Watford at The Kassam Stadium, Oxford, 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 Ciaron Brown (Oxford United).
  • 2': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Abankwah.
  • 7': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Hidde ter Avest.
  • 11': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 11': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
  • 16': Foul by Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
  • 16': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 24': Michal Helik (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United).
  • 24': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Ince with a through ball.
  • 26': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 26': Ole Romenij (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ben Nelson (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasser Larouci.
  • 32': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 33': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Tom Ince.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 35': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 39': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 41': Offside, Watford. Edo Kayembe is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciaron Brown.
  • 43': Hand ball by Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ole Romenij (Oxford United).
  • 45'+1': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Oxford United 0, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Oxford United 0, Watford 0.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta with a cross.
  • 51': Hand ball by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 51': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 52': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 54': Foul by Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
  • 54': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
  • 57': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Ince.
  • 63': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Foul by Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United).
  • 66': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': James Abankwah (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Substitution, Oxford United. Peter Kioso replaces Ben Nelson.
  • 68': Substitution, Oxford United. Tyler Goodrham replaces Ole Romenij.
  • 68': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Tom Ince.
  • 71': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tyler Goodrham.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo following a corner.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 74': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
  • 74': Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 79': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
  • 79': Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Second yellow card to James Abankwah (Watford) for a bad foul.
  • 82': Goal! Oxford United 1, Watford 0. Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Harris.
  • 84': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 84': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Moussa Sissoko.
  • 84': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 85': Offside, Oxford United. Mark Harris is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Oxford United. Matt Phillips replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 90': Substitution, Oxford United. Alex Matos replaces Siriki Dembélé.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alex Matos (Oxford United).
  • 90'+1': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Alex Matos (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Oxford United. Mark Harris is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (Oxford United).
  • 90'+4': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
  • 90'+7': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Oxford United 1, Watford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Oxford United 1, Watford 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
62.4 Possession 37.6
16 SHOTS 8
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
311 Accurate Passes 141
427 Passes 251
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
4 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
72 Long Balls 66
21 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 5
17 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
8 Interceptions 7
32 Effective Clearances 50
32 Clearances 50

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Kassam Stadium
Location: Oxford, England
Attendance: 11,535

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

OXF Oxford United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
16 Ben Nelson
47 Michal Helik
3 Ciaron Brown
24 Hidde ter Avest
11 Ole Romeny
8 Cameron Brannagan
4 Will Vaulks
9 Mark Harris
23 Siriki Dembele
7 Przemyslaw Placheta Yellow Card
Oxford United Substitutes:
Matt Ingram, Peter Kioso, Stanley Mills, Ruben Rodrigues, Alex Matos, Tyler Goodrham, Sam Long, Matt Phillips, Idris El Mizouni.

WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Egil Selvik (GK)
25 James Abankwah Yellow Card
3 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
37 Yasser Larouci
2 Jeremy Ngakia
7 Tom Ince
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
10 Imran Louza
39 Edo Kayembe
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
17 Moussa Sissoko
Watford Substitutes:
Jonathan Bond, Zavier Massiah-Edwards, Ryan Andrews, James Morris, Bayo Youssouf, Jai-Dea Moulton, Caleb Wiley, Leo Ramirez-Espain, Rocco Vata.

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