English League Championship

Watford vs Hull City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 60': Imran Louza
  • 78': Vivaldo Semedo
FT
2 - 1
Hull City
  • 25': Oliver McBurnie

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.
  • 6': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 6': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
  • 8': Charlie Hughes (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
  • 11': Foul by John Lundstram (Hull City).
  • 11': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': John Lundstram (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Petris with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Vivaldo Semedo.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 15': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
  • 15': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Jeremy Petris.
  • 17': Foul by John Egan (Hull City).
  • 17': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Hull City).
  • 18': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 19': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Charlie Hughes (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
  • 23': Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewie Coyle with a cross.
  • 25': Goal! Watford 0, Hull City 1. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Drameh with a cross following a fast break.
  • 26': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
  • 26': John Egan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Ryan Giles (Hull City).
  • 30': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Ryan Giles (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Kévin Keben with a headed pass.
  • 35': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
  • 37': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kyle Joseph following a fast break.
  • 38': Offside, Hull City. Kyle Joseph is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 41': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Cody Drameh (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Baxter (Watford). Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
  • 45': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
  • 45'+2': Ivor Pandur (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Hull City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Hull City 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Cody Drameh (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nathan Baxter (Watford).
  • 47': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Hull City).
  • 47': Max Alleyne (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ivor Pandur (Hull City).
  • 49': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 50': Foul by Cody Drameh (Hull City).
  • 50': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Cody Drameh (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Petris with a cross.
  • 55': Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
  • 55': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Offside, Hull City. Ryan Giles is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Hull City).
  • 56': Max Alleyne (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 60': Goal! Watford 1, Hull City 1. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vivaldo Semedo.
  • 62': Substitution, Watford. Caleb Wiley replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 62': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
  • 62': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Ryan Giles (Hull City).
  • 63': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Offside, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt missed. John Lundstram (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Charlie Hughes (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
  • 69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Max Alleyne (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Caleb Wiley (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ivor Pandur (Hull City).
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Ivor Pandur (Hull City).
  • 73': Substitution, Hull City. Regan Slater replaces Joe Gelhardt.
  • 73': Substitution, Hull City. Darko Gyabi replaces Amir Hadziahmetovic.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Corner, Watford. Conceded by John Lundstram.
  • 75': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Edo Kayembe.
  • 75': Offside, Watford. Mattie Pollock is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Hull City).
  • 76': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Petris.
  • 78': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
  • 78': Goal! Watford 2, Hull City 1. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 80': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Vivaldo Semedo because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Nestory Irankunda.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. Hector Kyprianou replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  • 84': Substitution, Hull City. David Akintola replaces Cody Drameh.
  • 84': Substitution, Hull City. Kasey Palmer replaces John Lundstram.
  • 87': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Hull City).
  • 87': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Hull City. Enis Destan replaces Kyle Joseph.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Enis Destan (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 90'+2': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Mattie Pollock (Watford) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. David Akintola (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nathan Baxter (Watford). Assisted by Enis Destan.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Nathan Baxter.
  • 90'+4': Foul by David Akintola (Hull City).
  • 90'+4': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': David Akintola (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Jeremy Petris.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Hull City. Darko Gyabi is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Hull City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Hull City 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 7
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 3
44.6 Possession 55.4
11 SHOTS 21
4 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
196 Accurate Passes 280
285 Passes 350
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 9
19 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.3
74 Long Balls 46
33 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 7
34 Effective Clearances 24
34 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 17,973

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 11 +23 25
2 Middlesbrough 10 +7 21
3 Millwall 11 0 20
4 Bristol City 11 +8 19
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
12 Nathan Baxter (GK)
4 Kévin Keben
6 Matthew Pollock
3 Max Alleyne
39 Edo Kayembe
23 Nampalys Mendy
10 Imran Louza
2 Jeremy Ngakia
29 Jeremy Petris
66 Nestory Irankunda
18 Vivaldo Semedo Yellow Card
Watford Substitutes:
Caleb Wiley, Alfie Marriott, Hector Kyprianou, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Rocco Vata, Moussa Sissoko, James Abankwah, Marc Bola, Kwadwo Baah.

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

No. Name
1 Ivor Pandur (GK)
4 Charlie Hughes
15 John Egan
3 Ryan Giles Yellow Card
2 Lewie Coyle Yellow Card
21 Joe Gelhardt
5 John Lundstram Yellow Card
20 Amir Hadziahmetovic
9 Oliver McBurnie
22 Kyle Joseph
18 Cody Drameh
Hull City Substitutes:
Kasey Palmer, Dillon Phillips, Liam Millar, Enis Destan, Darko Gyabi, Babajide David, Akin Famewo, Brandon Williams, Regan Slater.

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