Watford vs Burnley, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Watford are hosting Burnley
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.
- 7': Attempt saved. Amin Nabizada (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Grégoire Coudert (Burnley).
- 8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 8': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 8': Grégoire Coudert (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Burnley. Josh Laurent is caught offside.
- 13': Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 1. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
- 17': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hector Kyprianou with a cross.
- 19': Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Largie Ramazani.
- 19': Attempt saved. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
- 19': Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 2. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Pires.
- 23': Offside, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Amin Nabizada (Watford).
- 24': Largie Ramazani (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt missed. Lucas Pires (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 25': Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 3. Reo Hatate (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Pires.
- 29': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 29': Reo Hatate (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Burnley).
- 32': Offside, Burnley. Josh Laurent is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford).
- 35': Reo Hatate (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Iker Bravo.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Burnley).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Largie Ramazani (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 39': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Largie Ramazani.
- 41': Amin Nabizada (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Burnley).
- 43': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Burnley).
- 43': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mattie Pollock.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Burnley).
- 45'+2': Offside, Watford. Omar Haktab Traoré is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Burnley 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Burnley 3.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Jordan Zemura replaces Soumaïla Coulibaly.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Martín Payero replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
- 47': Foul by Reo Hatate (Burnley).
- 47': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 47': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 48': Martín Payero (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Grégoire Coudert (Burnley). Assisted by Omar Haktab Traoré with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Grégoire Coudert.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jordan Zemura (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omar Haktab Traoré.
- 53': Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Grégoire Coudert (Burnley).
- 54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Zemura with a cross.
- 54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lucas Pires.
- 55': Attempt saved. Branimir Mlacic (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Grégoire Coudert (Burnley).
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Reo Hatate (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 58': Attempt saved. Amin Nabizada (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Grégoire Coudert (Burnley). Assisted by Jordan Zemura.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Zeki Amdouni (Burnley).
- 60': Substitution, Watford. Myron Boadu replaces Amin Nabizada.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Josh Laurent (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 62': Substitution, Burnley. Marcus Edwards replaces Zeki Amdouni because of an injury.
- 63': Substitution, Burnley. Jamie Vardy replaces Largie Ramazani.
- 65': Attempt saved. Lucas Pires (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
- 67': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 67': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a corner.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Reo Hatate (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
- 70': Attempt saved. Martín Payero (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Grégoire Coudert (Burnley).
- 70': Foul by Reo Hatate (Burnley).
- 70': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Igor Julio (Burnley).
- 71': Myron Boadu (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Zemura following a set piece situation.
- 74': Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).
- 74': Substitution, Burnley. Dastan Satpaev replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 75': Marcus Edwards (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).
- 75': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
- 78': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Jordan Zemura.
- 80': Offside, Burnley. Dastan Satpaev is caught offside.
- 81': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lucas Pires.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jordan Zemura (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Offside, Burnley. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Max Alleyne (Burnley).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Burnley. Armando Broja replaces Max Alleyne because of an injury.
- 85': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Omar Haktab Traoré.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Dastan Satpaev (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armando Broja.
- 86': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
- 87': Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 4. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Pires with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Offside, Burnley. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
- 90'+4': Delay in match (Watford).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Burnley 4.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Burnley 4.
Statistics
 BUR |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 349 | Accurate Passes | 397 |
| 421 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 20 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 11 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 11 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 11 | +9 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Federico Ravaglia (GK) |
| 29 | Branimir Mlacic |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 3 | Soumaila Coulibaly |
| 23 | Omar-Haktab Traoré |
| 17 | Iker Bravo |
| 5 | Hector Kyprianou |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 9 | Luca Kjerrumgaard |
| 21 | Amin Nabizada |
| 20 | Mamadou Doumbia |
Burnley (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 37 | Grégoire Coudert (GK) |
| 44 | Igor Julio |
| 15 | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
| 23 | Lucas Pires |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 29 | Josh Laurent |
| 5 | Reo Hatate |
| 3 | Max Alleyne |
| 11 | Zeki Amdouni |
| 7 | Jacob Bruun Larsen |
| 19 | Largie Ramazani |
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