English League Championship

Watford vs Hull City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 55': Moussa Sissoko
FT
1 - 0
Hull City

    About

    Watford are hosting Hull City 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': Edo Kayembe (Watford) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 4': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
    • 8': Offside, Hull City. Matt Crooks is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Charlie Hughes (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Alzate.
    • 13': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alfie Jones.
    • 15': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 15': Matt Crooks (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Matt Crooks (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alfie Jones.
    • 20': Foul by João Pedro (Hull City).
    • 20': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Offside, Hull City. Matt Crooks is caught offside.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
    • 33': Caleb Wiley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
    • 35': Offside, Hull City. Lincoln is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
    • 38': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Regan Slater.
    • 39': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
    • 39': João Pedro (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury João Pedro (Hull City).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Jones.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 44': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ivor Pandur.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Steven Alzate (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Steven Alzate (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Hull City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Hull City 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 48': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a corner.
    • 51': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lincoln.
    • 54': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Hull City).
    • 54': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Goal! Watford 1, Hull City 0. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caleb Wiley with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
    • 57': Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
    • 57': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
    • 58': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Lincoln (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 60': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
    • 61': Substitution, Watford. Zavier Massiah-Edwards replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
    • 63': Substitution, Hull City. Abu Kamara replaces Joe Gelhardt.
    • 63': Substitution, Hull City. Kyle Joseph replaces João Pedro.
    • 64': Foul by Zavier Massiah-Edwards (Watford).
    • 64': Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
    • 65': Regan Slater (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Lincoln (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 67': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 67': Lincoln (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 68': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 69': Foul by Steven Alzate (Hull City).
    • 69': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Hull City. Kasey Palmer replaces Matt Crooks.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Abu Kamara.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewie Coyle with a cross.
    • 80': Substitution, Watford. Francisco Sierralta replaces Rocco Vata.
    • 80': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces James Abankwah because of an injury.
    • 81': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 81': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kasey Palmer with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Zavier Massiah-Edwards (Watford).
    • 86': Substitution, Hull City. Nordin Amrabat replaces Lewie Coyle.
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Foul by Abu Kamara (Hull City).
    • 89': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Offside, Watford. Tom Ince is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Tom Ince (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Steven Alzate (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sean McLoughlin.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Kyle Joseph (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Hull City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Hull City 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 5
    53.7 Possession 46.3
    16 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    384 Accurate Passes 322
    463 Passes 396
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    20 Crosses 17
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    53 Long Balls 55
    25 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 10
    30 Effective Clearances 26
    30 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 17,268

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Stoke City 3 +6 9
    2 Middlesbrough 3 +5 9
    3 Coventry City 3 +8 7
    4 West Bromwich Albion 3 +2 7
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    33 Egil Selvik (GK)
    25 James Abankwah
    6 Matthew Pollock
    26 Caleb Wiley
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    39 Edo Kayembe Yellow Card
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    10 Imran Louza
    20 Mamadou Doumbia
    11 Rocco Vata
    17 Moussa Sissoko Yellow Card
    Watford Substitutes:
    James Morris, Zavier Massiah-Edwards, Pierre Dwomoh, Francisco Sierralta, Daniel Bachmann, Amin Nabizada, Ryan Andrews, Bayo Youssouf, Tom Ince.

    HUL Hull City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ivor Pandur (GK)
    4 Charlie Hughes
    5 Alfie Jones
    6 Sean McLoughlin
    2 Lewie Coyle
    24 Matt Crooks
    19 Steven Alzate
    27 Regan Slater
    12 João Pedro
    16 Lincoln
    30 Joe Gelhardt
    Hull City Substitutes:
    John Egan, Matty Jacob, Abu Kamara, Nordin Amrabat, Kyle Joseph, Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Kasey Palmer, Mason Burstow, Finley Burns.

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