Watford vs Burnley, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWoeful Watford's home troubles continue with Burnley defeat
Bottom club Watford's miserable season continued with a 3-0 defeat to a clinical Burnley at Vicarage Road in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.
- 4': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Burnley).
- 4': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 8': Phil Bardsley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 13': Foul by Phil Bardsley (Burnley).
- 13': José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 14': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 16': Phil Bardsley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 20': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 21': Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
- 21': José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Watford. Ben Foster tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
- 23': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 25': Foul by Andre Gray (Watford).
- 25': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Andre Gray (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Offside, Burnley. Jack Cork tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 30': Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Ben Mee (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 33': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
- 33': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley).
- 36': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
- 38': Adrian Mariappa (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 40': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Phil Bardsley.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Craig Cathcart (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Dawson.
- 41': Chris Wood (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Adrian Mariappa (Watford).
- 45'+1': Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces Craig Dawson because of an injury.
- 45'+4': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 45'+4': Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+5': Offside, Watford. Gerard Deulofeu tries a through ball, but Kiko Femenía is caught offside.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Watford 0, Burnley 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Burnley 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Etienne Capoue (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 48': Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 49': Foul by Phil Bardsley (Burnley).
- 49': José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Adrian Mariappa (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Etienne Capoue with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Phil Bardsley.
- 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Phil Bardsley.
- 52': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 52': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
- 53': Attempt blocked. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
- 53': Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 1. Chris Wood (Burnley) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
- 56': Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces Andre Gray.
- 57': Adrian Mariappa (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 59': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 60': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 62': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
- 63': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 63': Phil Bardsley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jeff Hendrick (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt missed. Phil Bardsley (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 65': Offside, Burnley. James Tarkowski tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by José Holebas (Watford).
- 65': Phil Bardsley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Watford. Ismaila Sarr replaces Will Hughes.
- 69': Attempt saved. José Holebas (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 70': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 74': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 74': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
- 75': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood.
- 76': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford).
- 79': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nick Pope.
- 79': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 80': Penalty Burnley. Ashley Barnes draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Penalty conceded by José Holebas (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': VAR Decision: Penalty Burnley.
- 82': Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 2. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 85': Adrian Mariappa (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley).
- 87': Foul by José Holebas (Watford).
- 87': Jeff Hendrick (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Attempt saved. James Tarkowski (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 88': Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 3. James Tarkowski (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 89': Foul by José Holebas (Watford).
- 89': Phil Bardsley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by José Holebas (Watford).
- 90'+2': Phil Bardsley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Masina.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Burnley 3.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Burnley 3.
Statistics
BUR |
WAT![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.1 | Possession | 61.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 158 | Accurate Passes | 302 |
| 248 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 6 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 29 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,711
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | +42 | 79 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 36 | +43 | 77 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 36 | +15 | 65 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 36 | +12 | 59 |
Line-Ups
Watford (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 4 | Craig Dawson |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 6 | Adrian Mariappa |
| 25 | José Holebas |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 29 | Étienne Capoue |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 18 | Andre Gray |
| 7 | Gerard Deulofeu |
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 26 | Phil Bardsley |
| 4 | Jack Cork |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 13 | Jeff Hendrick |
| 10 | Ashley Barnes |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
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