English Premier League

FT Thursday, June 25, 2020
Watford DLWLD 0
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Burnley WWDDL 1
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Turf Moor

Match Report

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Burnley's Rodriguez sinks Watford further into trouble

Jay Rodriguez grabbed the winner as Burnley beat Watford 1-0 on Thursday to keep pressure on the Hornets in the Premier League relegation battle.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
3
44.8
Possession
55.2
10
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
203
Accurate Passes
298
329
Passes
424
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
4
30
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.4
74
Long Balls
85
22
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.2
0
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
10
13
Effective Clearances
36
13
Clearances
36

Head to Head

BUR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 8Josh BrownhillRM
  10. 27Matej VydraCF-L
  11. 19Jay RodríguezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Erik PietersSUB
  2. 37Bobby ThomasSUB
  3. 40Lukas JensenSUB
  4. 34Jimmy DunneSUB
  5. 44Mace GoodridgeSUB
  6. 28Kevin LongSUB
  7. 33Max ThompsonSUB
  8. 26Phil BardsleySUB
  9. 15Bailey Peacock-FarrellSUB

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 4Craig DawsonCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 11Adam MasinaLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 19Will HughesCM-R
  8. 8Tom CleverleyLM
  9. 23Ismaïla SarrRM
  10. 10Danny WelbeckCF-L
  11. 9Troy DeeneyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Adrian MariappaSUB
  2. 33Ignacio PussettoSUB
  3. 37Roberto PereyraSUB
  4. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréSUB
  5. 14Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  6. 15Craig CathcartSUB
  7. 1Heurelho GomesSUB
  8. 17João PedroSUB
  9. 18Andre GraySUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Christian Kabasele.
  2. 45' Substitution, Watford. Abdoulaye Doucouré replaces Tom Cleverley.
  3. 71' Dwight McNeil (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 73' Goal! Burnley 1, Watford 0. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
  5. 81' Substitution, Burnley. Erik Pieters replaces Jay Rodriguez.
  6. 83' Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Will Hughes.
  7. 85' Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Troy Deeney.

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