English League Championship

Watford vs Bristol City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 6': Harry Cornick (OG)
  • 54': João Pedro
FT
2 - 0
Bristol City

    About

    Watford are hosting Bristol 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.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Matty James (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 4': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
    • 5': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
    • 5': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball following a set piece situation.
    • 6': Own Goal by Harry Cornick, Bristol City. Watford 1, Bristol City 0.
    • 7': Offside, Watford. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Imrân Louza is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 10': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Harry Cornick (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
    • 14': Offside, Bristol City. Jay Dasilva tries a through ball, but Andy King is caught offside.
    • 16': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matty James with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Bell with a cross.
    • 19': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Watford).
    • 19': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Andrews (Watford).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
    • 24': Matty James (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 25': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
    • 26': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 27': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
    • 27': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': George Tanner (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 32': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 34': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 36': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
    • 36': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
    • 43': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
    • 44': Corner, Watford. Conceded by George Tanner.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Watford 1, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Leandro Bacuna.
    • 46': Corner, Watford. Conceded by George Tanner.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury George Tanner (Bristol City).
    • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 48': Harry Cornick (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Sam Bell.
    • 50': Offside, Bristol City. Nahki Wells tries a through ball, but Harry Cornick is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné with a cross.
    • 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 53': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
    • 54': Goal! Watford 2, Bristol City 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
    • 56': Substitution, Bristol City. Alex Scott replaces Harry Cornick.
    • 59': Alex Scott (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
    • 61': Alex Scott (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 61': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 62': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Keinan Davis.
    • 63': Substitution, Bristol City. Kal Naismith replaces Andy King.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Hamza Choudhury (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 71': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Cameron Pring (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Matty James (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kal Naismith.
    • 75': Substitution, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti replaces Zak Vyner.
    • 76': Substitution, Bristol City. Tommy Conway replaces Sam Bell.
    • 76': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 77': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
    • 77': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Hassane Kamara.
    • 80': Offside, Bristol City. Jay Dasilva tries a through ball, but Nahki Wells is caught offside.
    • 80': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 80': Kal Naismith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 83': Matty James (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Matty James (Bristol City).
    • 84': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Matty James (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Ryan Andrews.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Scott.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 90': Hand ball by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Tommy Conway (Bristol City).
    • 90'+2': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
    • 90'+4': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Bristol City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Bristol City 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    7 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 6
    61.8 Possession 38.2
    11 SHOTS 13
    6 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    480 Accurate Passes 265
    571 Passes 346
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    23 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    73 Long Balls 55
    32 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    4 Effective Tackles 9
    9 Tackles 21
    0.4 Tackle % 0.4
    8 Interceptions 17
    13 Effective Clearances 27
    13 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 19,148

    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
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    44 Wesley Hoedt
    22 Ryan Porteous Yellow Card
    25 Leandro Bacuna
    14 Hassane Kamara
    57 Ryan Andrews
    6 Imran Louza
    4 Hamza Choudhury
    10 João Pedro
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    7 Keinan Davis
    Watford Substitutes:
    Henrique Araújo, Christian Kabasele, Jeremy Ngakia, Ben Hamer, Ismaël Koné, Ken Sema, Yáser Asprilla.

    BRC Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Max O'Leary (GK)
    16 Cameron Pring
    26 Zak Vyner
    3 Jay Da Silva
    19 George Tanner Yellow Card
    14 Andreas Weimann
    6 Matty James Yellow Card
    10 Andy King
    21 Nahki Wells
    20 Sam Bell
    9 Harry Cornick
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Alex Scott, Harvey Wiles-Richards, Kal Naismith, Anis Mehmeti, Harry Leeson, Omar Taylor-Clarke, Tommy Conway.

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