English League Championship

Watford vs Blackburn Rovers, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
    FT
    0 - 1
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 72': Ryan Hedges

    About

    Watford are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 4': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 4': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 7': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 12': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
    • 13': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ismaël Koné.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hedges following a corner.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
    • 16': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
    • 18': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 18': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 23': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 23': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 27': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 27': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
    • 29': Matheus Martins (Watford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 29': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
    • 33': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
    • 34': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 43': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 45': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Imrân Louza replaces Ismaël Koné.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 49': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 52': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 52': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 55': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 55': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 56': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
    • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Harry Leonard.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
    • 60': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
    • 63': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 63': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Andrews (Watford).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 69': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 69': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ken Sema.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 72': Goal! Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 73': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Yáser Asprilla.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 77': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Joe Rankin-Costello because of an injury.
    • 79': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
    • 80': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Ryan Andrews.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 84': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Andrew Moran.
    • 85': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 87': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
    • 88': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic with a headed pass.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 90'+6': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 2
    34.9 Possession 65.1
    5 SHOTS 24
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    254 Accurate Passes 549
    336 Passes 618
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    6 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 52
    24 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 10
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    13 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 6
    28 Effective Clearances 10
    28 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 17,810

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Stoke City 2 +5 6
    2 Middlesbrough 2 +4 6
    3 West Bromwich Albion 2 +2 6
    4 Bristol City 3 +3 5
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    4 Wesley Hoedt Yellow Card
    5 Ryan Porteous
    12 Ken Sema
    45 Ryan Andrews Yellow Card
    39 Edo Kayembe
    11 Ismaël Koné
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    19 Bayo Youssouf
    37 Matheus Martins
    18 Yáser Asprilla
    Watford Substitutes:
    Imran Louza, Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Jeremy Ngakia, Ben Hamer, James Morris, Mileta Rajovic, Tom Ince, Jake Livermore.

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

    No. Name
    1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
    17 Hayden Carter
    2 Callum Brittain
    11 Joe Rankin-Costello Yellow Card
    8 Sammie Szmodics
    23 Adam Wharton
    27 Lewis Travis
    20 Harry Leonard
    10 Tyrhys Dolan
    19 Ryan Hedges
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Sondre Tronstad, Sam Gallagher, Thomas Bloxham, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Leopold Wahlstedt, Jake Garrett, Andy Moran, Patrick Gamble, Scott Wharton.

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