English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 7, 2018
Burnley LDWWW 2
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Watford WWLLD 1
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Match Report

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Burnley maintain European pursuit by hitting back to see off Watford

Burnley continued their pursuit of European football as two goals in three second-half minutes gave them a 2-1 Premier League win at Watford.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
11
4
Saves
2
39.5
Possession
60.5
7
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
179
Accurate Passes
319
292
Passes
435
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
31
0.2
Cross %
0.2
99
Long Balls
79
36
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
4
13
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
49
Effective Clearances
23
49
Clearances
23

Head to Head

BUR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Orestis KarnezisG
  2. 6Adrian MariappaCD-L
  3. 5Sebastian PrödlCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 19Will HughesAM
  7. 29Étienne CapoueLM
  8. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréRM
  9. 9Troy DeeneyF
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 21Kiko FemeníaAM-R

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 29Nick PopeG
  2. 5James TarkowskiCD-L
  3. 28Kevin LongCD-R
  4. 23Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-L
  7. 4Jack CorkCM-R
  8. 7Georges-Kévin N'KoudouLM
  9. 25Aaron LennonRM
  10. 11Chris WoodCF-L
  11. 10Ashley BarnesCF-R

Timeline

  1. 33' Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Goal! Watford 1, Burnley 0. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 70' Substitution, Burnley. Sam Vokes replaces Georges-Kévin Nkoudou.
  5. 70' Goal! Watford 1, Burnley 1. Sam Vokes (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  6. 73' Goal! Watford 1, Burnley 2. Jack Cork (Burnley) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Long with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  7. 76' Substitution, Watford. Stefano Okaka replaces Daryl Janmaat.
  8. 81' Substitution, Burnley. Jeff Hendrick replaces Aaron Lennon.
  9. 85' Substitution, Watford. André Carrillo replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  10. 85' Substitution, Watford. Richarlison replaces Will Hughes.
  11. 90'+1' Matthew Lowton (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+3' Stefano Okaka (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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