English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 27, 2019
Wolverhampton Wanderers WLLDW 2
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Watford WWLWD 1
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WOL112
WAT011
Vicarage Road · 20,323 att.

Match Report

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Wolves avenge FA Cup heartbreak with 2-1 win at Watford

Wolves got some measure of revenge for a stinging FA Cup defeat by Watford earlier this month by beating them 2-1 in a lively Premier League clash.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
1
43.5
Possession
56.5
11
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
290
Accurate Passes
410
386
Passes
495
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
45
34
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
12
22
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
12
34
Effective Clearances
34
34
Clearances
34

Head to Head

WAT leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-L
  7. 29Étienne CapoueCM-R
  8. 18Andre GrayCF-L
  9. 7Gerard DeulofeuCF-R
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 19Will HughesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Heurelho GomesSUB
  2. 14Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  3. 27Christian KabaseleSUB
  4. 10Isaac SuccessSUB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatSUB
  6. 11Adam MasinaSUB
  7. 12Ken SemaSUB

WOL · 3-5-2

  1. 11Rui PatrícioG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 15Willy BolyCD-L
  4. 5Ryan BennettCD-R
  5. 28João MoutinhoCM-L
  6. 32Leander DendonckerCM-R
  7. 8Rúben NevesAM
  8. 19JonnyLM
  9. 2Matt DohertyRM
  10. 18Diogo JotaCF-L
  11. 9Raúl JiménezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21John RuddySUB
  2. 7Ivan CavaleiroSUB
  3. 10Hélder CostaSUB
  4. 27Romain SaïssSUB
  5. 37Adama TraoréSUB
  6. 29Ruben VinagreSUB
  7. 17Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Goal! Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a cross.
  2. 49' Goal! Watford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 61' João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 74' Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Will Hughes.
  6. 77' Goal! Watford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  7. 82' Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Craig Cathcart because of an injury.
  8. 84' Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 85' Isaac Success (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 87' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  11. 90'+6' Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+7' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Diogo Jota.

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