English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 28, 2017
Stoke City LLWLL 1
–
Watford LWDWL 0
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STK101
WAT000
Vicarage Road · 20,087 att.

Match Report

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Darren Fletcher strike sees Stoke City past Watford

Darren Fletcher volleyed his first goal for Stoke to take the wind out of Watford's sails.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
8
0
Saves
1
29.8
Possession
70.2
6
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
0
0.3
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
150
Accurate Passes
456
249
Passes
561
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
3
Crosses
30
0.7
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
66
19
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
8
14
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
57
Effective Clearances
14
57
Clearances
14

Head to Head

STK leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueAM
  7. 8Tom CleverleyLM
  8. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréRM
  9. 9Troy DeeneyF
  10. 11RicharlisonAM-L
  11. 28André CarrilloAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Adrian MariappaSUB
  2. 18Andre GraySUB
  3. 23Ben WatsonSUB
  4. 30Orestis KarnezisSUB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatSUB
  6. 22Marvin ZeegelaarSUB
  7. 19Will HughesSUB

STK · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD
  3. 5Kevin WimmerCD-L
  4. 6Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  5. 4Joe AllenCM-L
  6. 24Darren FletcherCM-R
  7. 3Erik PietersLM
  8. 18Mame Biram DioufRM
  9. 10Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingF
  10. 32Ramadan SobhiCF-L
  11. 22Xherdan ShaqiriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Julien NgoySUB
  2. 9Saido BerahinoSUB
  3. 11JeséSUB
  4. 16Charlie AdamSUB
  5. 14Ibrahim AfellaySUB
  6. 33Lee GrantSUB
  7. 42Thomas EdwardsSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Watford 0, Stoke City 1. Darren Fletcher (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri following a corner.
  2. 57' Kiko Femenía (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Etienne Capoue.
  4. 62' Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 76' Richarlison (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 78' Substitution, Stoke City. Saido Berahino replaces Ramadan Sobhi.
  7. 80' Substitution, Watford. Will Hughes replaces André Carrillo.
  8. 85' Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 87' Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 87' Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 88' Substitution, Stoke City. Charlie Adam replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  12. 90'+5' Joe Allen (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+5' Troy Deeney (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

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