Watford vs Charlton Athletic, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

2nd Half: 46'
0 - 0

About

Watford are hosting Charlton Athletic at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic).
2': Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt saved. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic).
4': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iker Bravo.
5': Foul by Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic).
5': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt missed. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Mesík with a cross.
10': Foul by Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic).
10': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic).
11': Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Attempt saved. Krépin Diatta (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
17': Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Myron Boadu (Watford).
17': Myron Boadu (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
18': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
21': Foul by Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic).
21': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Attempt missed. Kévin Keben (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iker Bravo.
27': Attempt blocked. Myron Boadu (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard with a through ball.
27': Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a fast break.
28': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic).
28': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
30': Attempt saved. Iker Bravo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Myron Boadu.
30': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
30': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
31': Iker Bravo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic).
32': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Delay in match (Watford).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic).
34': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic).
35': Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Dan McNamara with a cross.
37': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
37': Attempt missed. Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dan McNamara with a cross following a corner.
38': Handball by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
42': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
42': Attempt missed. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
42': Attempt missed. Billy Koumetio (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell following a corner.
44': Foul by Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic).
44': Myron Boadu (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Myron Boadu (Watford).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Charlton Athletic 0.
45': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Alan Mwamba replaces Oliver Skipp.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Charlton Athletic 0.

Statistics

CHA		WAT
12	Fouls	5
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	1
46.8	Possession	53.2
5	SHOTS	8
1	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
142	Accurate Passes	182
189	Passes	221
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	0
10	Crosses	4
0.3	Cross %	0.0
31	Long Balls	28
10	Accurate Long Balls	10
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	1
4	Effective Tackles	6
8	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
2	Interceptions	6
4	Effective Clearances	9
4	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	10	+9	23
2	Middlesbrough	10	+6	21
3	West Ham United	10	+17	19
4	Birmingham City	10	+6	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

Watford (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Federico Ravaglia (GK)
6	Matthew Pollock
3	Soumaila Coulibaly
4	Kévin Keben
16	Marc Bola
15	Krépin Diatta
5	Hector Kyprianou
17	Iker Bravo
39	Edo Kayembe
10	Myron Boadu
9	Luca Kjerrumgaard

Watford Substitutes:

Jordan Zemura, Othmane Maamma, Daniel Bachmann, Branimir Mlacic, Stephy Mavididi, Amin Nabizada, Rocco Vata, Martín Payero, Mamadou Doumbia.

Charlton Athletic (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
5	Lloyd Jones
12	Billy Koumetio
2	Kayne Ramsay
6	Conor Coventry
34	Oliver Skipp
18	Ivan Mesik
20	Dan McNamara
11	Miles Leaburn
7	Tyreece Campbell
9	Karlan Grant

Charlton Athletic Substitutes:

Amari'i Bell, Millenic Alli, Sonny Carey, Charlie Kelman, Alan Nwamba, Tyler Bindon, Harvey Knibbs, William Mannion, Micah Mbick.

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