English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 19, 2017
Watford LLLLD 2
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AFC Bournemouth DWDWL 0
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Vitality Stadium · 10,501 att.

Match Report

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Watford at the double in deserved victory over Bournemouth

Second-half goals from Richarlison and substitute Etienne Capoue earned Watford a well-deserved 2-0 victory at Bournemouth.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
5
44.2
Possession
55.8
19
SHOTS
6
7
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
265
Accurate Passes
338
338
Passes
438
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
64
32
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
7
20
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
31
28
Clearances
31

Head to Head

BOU leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

BOU · 4-4-1-1

  1. 27Asmir BegovicG
  2. 5Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 3Steve CookCD-R
  4. 11Charlie DanielsLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 8Harry ArterCM-L
  7. 6Andrew SurmanCM-R
  8. 33Jordon IbeLM
  9. 24Ryan FraserRM
  10. 9Benik AfobeF
  11. 17Joshua KingRCF

Substitutes

  1. 18Jermain DefoeSUB
  2. 26Tyrone MingsSUB
  3. 14Brad SmithSUB
  4. 1Artur BorucSUB
  5. 4Dan GoslingSUB
  6. 31Lys MoussetSUB
  7. 7Marc PughSUB

WAT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 5Sebastian PrödlCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM
  7. 14Nathaniel ChalobahLM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  9. 18Andre GrayF
  10. 11RicharlisonLF
  11. 7Nordin AmrabatRF

Substitutes

  1. 9Troy DeeneySUB
  2. 29Étienne CapoueSUB
  3. 30Costel PantilimonSUB
  4. 19Will HughesSUB
  5. 33Stefano OkakaSUB
  6. 27Christian KabaseleSUB
  7. 23Ben WatsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Miguel Britos (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 58' Steve Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 58' Andre Gray (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 59' Substitution, Bournemouth. Jermain Defoe replaces Benik Afobe.
  5. 60' Substitution, Bournemouth. Marc Pugh replaces Jordon Ibe.
  6. 63' Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Goal! Bournemouth 0, Watford 1. Richarlison (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  8. 78' Substitution, Bournemouth. Lys Mousset replaces Ryan Fraser.
  9. 80' Substitution, Watford. Etienne Capoue replaces Richarlison because of an injury.
  10. 82' Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Nordin Amrabat.
  11. 86' Goal! Bournemouth 0, Watford 2. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Watford. Ben Watson replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.

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