Blackburn Rovers vs Watford, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Blackburn Rovers are hosting Watford
at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
- 6': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 7': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 8': Attempt saved. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hayden Carter.
- 10': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hayden Carter.
- 10': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 11': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
- 12': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
- 12': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
- 16': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dominic Hyam following a set piece situation.
- 19': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
- 21': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
- 21': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
- 24': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Substitution, Watford. Keinan Davis replaces Ismaïla Sarr because of an injury.
- 32': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
- 32': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 36': Offside, Watford. Edo Kayembe tries a through ball, but Vakoun Issouf Bayo is caught offside.
- 38': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 0. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
- 45': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Hamza Choudhury (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Francisco Sierralta.
- 46': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
- 46': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
- 47': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Gosling with a headed pass.
- 48': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
- 48': Attempt saved. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
- 50': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
- 50': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers).
- 55': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
- 55': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tyler Morton.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 56': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
- 58': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
- 59': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a through ball.
- 59': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 60': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
- 62': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 63': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton tries a through ball, but Ryan Hedges is caught offside.
- 65': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 66': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
- 66': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 67': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 69': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
- 69': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Mario Gaspar replaces Jeremy Ngakia because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Hamza Choudhury.
- 75': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
- 78': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
- 78': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
- 81': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
- 82': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 0. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Ayala following a corner.
- 85': Hand ball by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
- 86': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
- 86': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
- 89': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by João Pedro.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. George Hirst replaces Ryan Hedges.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Clinton Mola replaces Ben Brereton.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 0.
Statistics
 WAT |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.1 | Possession | 46.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 363 | Accurate Passes | 293 |
| 442 | Passes | 387 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 15 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 11,803
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 11,803
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | +8 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 4 | Daniel Ayala |
| 16 | Scott Wharton |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam  |
| 6 | Tyler Morton |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 17 | Hayden Carter |
| 19 | Ryan Hedges |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
Watford (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 31 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele |
| 4 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 12 | Ken Sema |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 19 | Bayo Youssouf |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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