English Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 13': Raúl Jiménez
  • 18': Cucho Hernández (OG)
  • 21': Daniel Podence
  • 85': Rúben Neves
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4 - 0

Wolves punish woeful Watford with early flurry of goals

Wolverhampton Wanderers scored three times in the opening 21 minutes as woeful Watford proved their own worst enemies in a 4-0 defeat at Molineux.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
  • 1': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Samir (Watford).
  • 5': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 5': Joshua King (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Offside, Watford. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
  • 11': Offside, Watford. Samir tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
  • 13': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Watford 0. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 16': Offside, Watford. Joshua King tries a through ball, but Kiko Femenía is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 18': Own Goal by Cucho Hernández, Watford. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Watford 0.
  • 19': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 19': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Watford 0. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 24': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a through ball.
  • 27': Foul by Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 27': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Kiko Femenía.
  • 31': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 31': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 32': Hand ball by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Samir (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 35': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 40': Foul by Samir (Watford).
  • 40': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Samir (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a through ball.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  • 45': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Samir.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Watford 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Joshua King.
  • 46': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 49': Foul by Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 49': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 58': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 59': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Watford. Conceded by João Moutinho.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
  • 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 62': Foul by Samir (Watford).
  • 62': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Pedro Neto is caught offside.
  • 66': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Samuel Kalu.
  • 67': Foul by Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 67': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 68': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Peter Etebo replaces Tom Cleverley.
  • 74': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 74': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
  • 78': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 82': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chiquinho replaces Jonny.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 85': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Watford 0. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chiquinho with a headed pass.
  • 87': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 89': Offside, Watford. Ben Foster tries a through ball, but Samuel Kalu is caught offside.
  • 89': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Chiquinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+1': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Watford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Watford 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 0
34.2 Possession 65.8
9 SHOTS 10
0 ON GOAL 5
0.0 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
269 Accurate Passes 591
343 Passes 666
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 8
9 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.4
57 Long Balls 53
18 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 9
17 Effective Clearances 8
17 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,658

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 32 +38 70
2 Manchester City 31 +35 64
3 Manchester United 33 +13 58
4 Aston Villa 32 +5 55
Full Table

Line-Ups

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
16 Conor Coady
27 Romain Saïss Yellow Card
15 Willy Boly
28 João Moutinho
8 Rúben Neves
3 Rayan Aït-Nouri Yellow Card
19 Jonny
9 Raúl Jiménez
26 Hwang Hee-Chan
10 Daniel Podence

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
22 Samir Yellow Card
15 Craig Cathcart
14 Hassane Kamara
21 Kiko Femenía
6 Imran Louza Yellow Card
8 Tom Cleverley
19 Moussa Sissoko
25 Emmanuel Dennis
7 Joshua King
29 Cucho Hernández

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