English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 8, 2020
Watford WDLLL 1
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Brighton & Hove Albion LLDLD 1
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WAT101
BHA011
American Express Stadium · 30,443 att.

Match Report

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Mariappa own goal allows Brighton to grab draw vs. Watford

A bizarre own goal from Watford's Adrian Mariappa allowed relegation rivals Brighton & Hove Albion to take a precious point in a 1-1 draw.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
32.8
Possession
67.2
5
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
193
Accurate Passes
502
301
Passes
603
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
28
0.1
Cross %
0.2
77
Long Balls
65
21
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
8
25
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
18
Interceptions
11
28
Effective Clearances
8
28
Clearances
8

Head to Head

BHA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 21Ezequiel SchelottoRB
  6. 13Pascal GrossAM
  7. 18Aaron MooyLM
  8. 24Davy PropperRM
  9. 17Glenn MurrayF
  10. 11Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 20Solly MarchAM-R

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 11Adam MasinaLB
  5. 6Adrian MariappaRB
  6. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréAM
  7. 19Will HughesLM
  8. 29Étienne CapoueRM
  9. 9Troy DeeneyF
  10. 7Gerard DeulofeuAM-L
  11. 37Roberto PereyraAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Watford 1. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue following a fast break.
  2. 35' Ezequiel Schelotto (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Dan Burn.
  4. 61' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steven Alzate replaces Pascal Groß.
  5. 64' Will Hughes (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Adrian Mariappa (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ezequiel Schelotto.
  8. 78' Own Goal by Adrian Mariappa, Watford. Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Watford 1.
  9. 82' Substitution, Watford. Ignacio Pussetto replaces Roberto Pereyra.
  10. 86' Substitution, Watford. Danny Welbeck replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  11. 90'+3' Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

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