English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Wolverhampton Wanderers WLWWL 1
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Watford DLWDW 2
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WOL011
WAT112
Vicarage Road · 20,584 att.

Match Report

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Watford revival continues with 2-1 win over Wolves

Ten-man Watford continued their fine run of form under new manager Nigel Pearson and boosted their hopes of avoiding Premier League relegation.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
3
63.6
Possession
36.4
16
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
491
Accurate Passes
250
578
Passes
343
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
2
32
Crosses
8
0.1
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
61
43
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
7
23
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
12
7
Effective Clearances
34
7
Clearances
34

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 21Kiko FemeníaLB
  5. 4Craig DawsonRB
  6. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréAM
  7. 29Étienne CapoueLM
  8. 14Nathaniel ChalobahRM
  9. 9Troy DeeneyF
  10. 7Gerard DeulofeuAM-L
  11. 23Ismaïla SarrAM-R

WOL · 3-4-3

  1. 11Rui PatrícioG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 27Romain SaïssCD-L
  4. 5Ryan BennettCD-R
  5. 28João MoutinhoCM-L
  6. 32Leander DendonckerCM-R
  7. 19JonnyLM
  8. 2Matt DohertyRM
  9. 9Raúl JiménezF
  10. 7Pedro NetoCF-L
  11. 37Adama TraoréCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Craig Dawson (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 30' Goal! Watford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
  4. 49' Goal! Watford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
  5. 54' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves replaces Ryan Bennett.
  6. 54' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Vinagre replaces Jonny.
  7. 60' Substitution, Watford. José Holebas replaces Kiko Femenía because of an injury.
  8. 60' Goal! Watford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  9. 66' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Diogo Jota replaces Pedro Neto.
  10. 70' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Christian Kabasele (Watford).
  11. 71' Christian Kabasele (Watford) is shown the red card.
  12. 73' Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Watford. Roberto Pereyra replaces Ismaila Sarr.
  14. 90'+4' Troy Deeney (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+6' Ben Foster (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

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