Watford vs Sunderland, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Watford are hosting Sunderland
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.
- 2': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
- 2': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Yasser Larouci (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Trai Hume.
- 8': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin with a cross.
- 8': Handball by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 9': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Festy Ebosele with a cross.
- 10': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top left corner by Anthony Patterson (Sunderland). Assisted by Festy Ebosele.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Festy Ebosele (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 14': Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anthony Patterson (Sunderland). Assisted by Festy Ebosele.
- 15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Trai Hume.
- 15': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
- 15': James Morris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Yasser Larouci (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Festy Ebosele with a cross.
- 22': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
- 22': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anthony Patterson (Sunderland). Assisted by Yasser Larouci with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 28': Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 0. Festy Ebosele (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yasser Larouci with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
- 30': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Festy Ebosele (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jonathan Bond (Watford). Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Mundle with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (Watford).
- 33': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilson Isidor.
- 34': Angelo Ogbonna (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
- 35': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
- 37': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
- 38': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romaine Mundle with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume following a fast break.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 45': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 1, Sunderland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Sunderland 0.
- 47': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
- 49': Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 1. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
- 50': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 50': Attempt missed. Yasser Larouci (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
- 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.
- 52': Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
- 56': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
- 56': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Porteous replaces Festy Ebosele.
- 57': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Yasser Larouci.
- 57': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Edo Kayembe.
- 59': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Bond (Watford). Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
- 59': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by James Morris.
- 62': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
- 62': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 64': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
- 66': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
- 67': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Substitution, Watford. Daniel Jebbison replaces Vakoun Bayo.
- 71': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 71': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt saved. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Bond (Watford). Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
- 72': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
- 72': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
- 74': Substitution, Sunderland. Ian Poveda replaces Patrick Roberts.
- 74': Substitution, Sunderland. Nazariy Rusyn replaces Wilson Isidor.
- 74': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
- 74': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 76': Daniel Jebbison (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
- 77': Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Ian Poveda (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Mundle.
- 82': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
- 83': Penalty Watford. Kwadwo Baah draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Penalty conceded by Dan Neil (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Goal! Watford 2, Sunderland 1. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 85': Substitution, Sunderland. Tom Watson replaces Romaine Mundle.
- 88': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Watson.
- 90'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
- 90'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Ince.
- 90'+2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Bond (Watford). Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland).
- 90'+4': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Sunderland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Sunderland 1.
Statistics
 SUN |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,335
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,335
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Watford (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| 22 | James Morris |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 37 | Yasser Larouci |
| 36 | Festy Ebosele |
| 19 | Bayo Youssouf |
| 8 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
Sunderland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
| 13 | Luke O'Nien |
| 26 | Chris Mepham |
| 3 | Dennis Cirkin |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
| 4 | Daniel Neil |
| 7 | Jobe Bellingham  |
| 11 | Chris Rigg |
| 18 | Wilson Isidor |
| 14 | Romaine Mundle |
| 10 | Patrick Roberts |
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