West Ham United vs Watford, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
West Ham claim vital win over Watford in Premier League relegation battle
West Ham United all but guaranteed their Premier League safety with a 3-1 victory over fellow strugglers Watford at the London Stadium on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Ben Johnson (West Ham United).
- 4': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Craig Dawson (Watford).
- 5': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 6': Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Goal! West Ham United 1, Watford 0. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 9': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
- 9': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Goal! West Ham United 2, Watford 0. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
- 12': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 15': Offside, Watford. Will Hughes tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
- 16': VAR Decision: No Penalty Watford.
- 20': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 20': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
- 24': Craig Dawson (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 25': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 27': Foul by Craig Dawson (Watford).
- 27': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': VAR Decision: No card change Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
- 30': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Adam Masina.
- 35': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
- 35': Will Hughes (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! West Ham United 3, Watford 0. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Noble following a corner.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
- 40': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Kiko Femenía (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
- 45': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (Watford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 45'+2': Craig Dawson (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, West Ham United 3, Watford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 3, Watford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Adrian Mariappa replaces Adam Masina.
- 47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 48': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 49': Goal! West Ham United 3, Watford 1. Troy Deeney (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 50': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ismaila Sarr.
- 51': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 51': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 58': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 58': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Craig Dawson (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 60': Foul by Tomas Soucek (West Ham United).
- 60': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 61': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 61': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 63': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Troy Deeney.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
- 69': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 70': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 72': Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United. Sébastien Haller replaces Pablo Fornals.
- 73': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 73': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ben Foster.
- 75': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michail Antonio with a cross.
- 79': Offside, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Jarrod Bowen.
- 82': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a cross.
- 82': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Sébastien Haller (West Ham United).
- 84': Declan Rice (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
- 85': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 86': Attempt missed. Issa Diop (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 86': Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 87': Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Andre Gray (Watford).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Noble.
- 89': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
- 90': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sébastien Haller (West Ham United).
- 90'+4': Substitution, West Ham United. Fabián Balbuena replaces Michail Antonio.
- 90'+4': Offside, West Ham United. Sébastien Haller tries a through ball, but Mark Noble is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Watford 1.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 3, Watford 1.
Statistics
 WAT |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.4 | Possession | 40.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 336 | Accurate Passes | 190 |
| 439 | Passes | 297 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 28 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 18 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| 23 | Issa Diop |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 53 | Ben Johnson |
| 16 | Mark Noble |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 30 | Michail Antonio |
| 18 | Pablo Fornals |
| 17 | Jarrod Bowen |
Watford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 4 | Craig Dawson |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele |
| 11 | Adam Masina |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 8 | Tom Cleverley  |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 9 | Troy Deeney |
| 10 | Danny Welbeck |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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