Watford vs Plymouth Argyle, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

FT
0 - 0

About

Watford are hosting Plymouth Argyle 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.
8': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle).
8': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
10': Michael Obafemi (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
15': Foul by Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
15': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
19': Tymoteusz Puchacz (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Rocco Vata (Watford).
21': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
22': Foul by Tymoteusz Puchacz (Plymouth Argyle).
22': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
22': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
26': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
27': Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
28': Attempt saved. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
28': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
31': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
33': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
33': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
33': Attempt blocked. Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
36': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Adam Randell.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Offside, Watford. Ryan Andrews is caught offside.
43': Foul by Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
43': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
44': Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Katic (Plymouth Argyle).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
45': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Ryan Andrews.
46': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
46': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Matthew Sorinola.
47': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Francisco Sierralta with a headed pass.
48': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
48': Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle).
49': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
50': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kornél Szucs.
51': Attempt missed. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross following a corner.
53': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Hardie.
54': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
57': Attempt missed. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
58': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
60': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
61': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle).
62': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
64': Foul by Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
64': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
65': Attempt missed. Caleb Wiley (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
65': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattie Pollock.
65': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
67': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tymoteusz Puchacz.
67': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Hardie.
68': Foul by Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
68': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tymoteusz Puchacz.
70': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
71': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle).
71': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Bali Mumba replaces Mustapha Bundu because of an injury.
73': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Jordan Houghton replaces Darko Gyabi.
73': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
74': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rocco Vata with a through ball.
77': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Obafemi (Plymouth Argyle).
79': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Michael Baidoo replaces Michael Obafemi because of an injury.
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright replaces Matthew Sorinola.
79': Substitution, Watford. Zavier Massiah-Edwards replaces Vakoun Bayo.
81': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
81': Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
81': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Adam Randell.
82': Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
84': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Bali Mumba is caught offside.
85': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Muhamed Tijani replaces Ryan Hardie.
86': Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
86': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
87': Attempt missed. Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julio Pleguezuelo following a corner.
90': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
90': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Rocco Vata.
90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Yasser Larouci replaces Caleb Wiley.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Wright.
90'+3': Offside, Watford. Imrân Louza is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
90'+3': Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tymoteusz Puchacz with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zavier Massiah-Edwards.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattie Pollock with a headed pass.
90'+7': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
90'+7': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
90'+7': Yasser Larouci (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
0': Match ends, Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.

Statistics

PLY		WAT
11	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	14
1	Saves	1
28.3	Possession	71.7
7	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	1
0.1	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
144	Accurate Passes	493
221	Passes	569
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	11
20	Crosses	41
0.3	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	38
13	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	7
14	Effective Tackles	11
22	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	5
44	Effective Clearances	35
44	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,545

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

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Egil Selvik (GK)
3	Francisco Sierralta
6	Matthew Pollock
26	Caleb Wiley
45	Ryan Andrews
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
24	Tom Dele-Bashiru
10	Imran Louza
19	Bayo Youssouf
11	Rocco Vata
17	Moussa Sissoko

Watford Substitutes:

Zavier Massiah-Edwards, Edo Kayembe, Daniel Bachmann, James Morris, Yasser Larouci, Tom Ince, Jeremy Ngakia, Pierre Dwomoh, Kwadwo Baah.

Plymouth Argyle (3-4-3)

No.	Name
21	Conor Hazard (GK)
25	Nikola Katic
5	Julio Pleguezuelo
6	Kornel Szucs
18	Darko Gyabi
20	Adam Randell
17	Tymoteusz Puchacz
29	Matthew Sorinola
15	Mustapha Bundu
14	Michael Obafemi
9	Ryan Hardie

Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:

Callum Wright, Joe Edwards, Michael Baidoo, Muhamed Tijani, Bali Mumba, Jordan Houghton, Daniel Grimshaw, Victor Palsson, Nathanael Ogbeta.

EFL Championship News

Australia's eyes on Portsmouth's Championship relegation battle

With Hayden Matthews one of four Australians in Portsmouth's squad, the final eight games of this Championship season could have huge ramifications for the Socceroos' 2026 World Cup hopes.

How transfer 'speed dating' helped Viktor Gyökeres to Sporting

Rob Dawson explains the concept of TransferRoom on "The Football Reporters" podcast, and how it helped Coventry City agree a deal for Viktor Gyökeres with Sporting.

Sargent explains the 'flow state' behind his club scoring form

USMNT forward Josh Sargent reveals how his mentality has helped him regularly find the net for Norwich in the Championship.

How USMNT's Wright joined Pulisic with hat trick for Coventry

Recap the numbers behind Haji Wright's hat trick for Coventry City vs. Sunderland.

USMNT's Haji Wright nets first hat trick in England for Coventry

A 26-year-old from Los Angeles, Wright scored in the 21st minute, then converted a penalty kick in the 29th after he was fouled by Chris Mepham. Wright scored in the 73rd for his 10th goal in 19 league matches this season.