English Premier League

FT Friday, July 17, 2020
Watford LLLWW 1
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West Ham United LWDLW 3
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London Stadium

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

WHU leads series 3-2

Lineups

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 21Angelo OgbonnaCD-L
  3. 23Issa DiopCD-R
  4. 3Aaron CresswellLB
  5. 53Ben JohnsonRB
  6. 16Mark NobleAM
  7. 28Tomás SoucekLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 30Michail AntonioF
  10. 18Pablo FornalsAM-L
  11. 17Jarrod BowenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Darren RandolphSUB
  2. 10Manuel LanziniSUB
  3. 4Fabián BalbuenaSUB
  4. 26Arthur MasuakuSUB
  5. 22Sébastien HallerSUB
  6. 54Conor CoventrySUB
  7. 7Andriy YarmolenkoSUB
  8. 19Jack WilshereSUB
  9. 8Felipe AndersonSUB

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 4Craig DawsonCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 11Adam MasinaLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 8Tom CleverleyAM
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréLM
  8. 19Will HughesRM
  9. 9Troy DeeneyF
  10. 10Danny WelbeckAM-L
  11. 23Ismaïla SarrAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Andre GraySUB
  2. 15Craig CathcartSUB
  3. 14Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  4. 37Roberto PereyraSUB
  5. 6Adrian MariappaSUB
  6. 1Heurelho GomesSUB
  7. 20Domingos QuinaSUB
  8. 33Ignacio PussettoSUB
  9. 17João PedroSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 9' Tom Cleverley (Watford) Yellow Card at 9'
  3. 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.
  4. 16' VAR Decision: No Penalty Watford.
  5. 28' VAR Decision: No card change Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
  6. 35' Will Hughes (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 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.
  8. 45' Adrian Mariappa (Watford) Substitution at 45'
  9. 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.
  10. 67' Andre Gray (Watford) Substitution at 67'
  11. 72' Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  12. 72' Substitution, West Ham United. Sébastien Haller replaces Pablo Fornals.
  13. 81' Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) Substitution at 81'
  14. 86' João Pedro (Watford) Substitution at 86'
  15. 90'+4' Fabián Balbuena (West Ham United) Substitution at 94'

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