English Premier League

FT Saturday, November 23, 2019
Burnley WLLLW 3
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Watford DDLLW 0
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Vicarage Road · 19,711 att.

Match Report

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Woeful 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAT · 5-3-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 4Craig DawsonCD
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  4. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  5. 25José HolebasLB
  6. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  7. 29Étienne CapoueCM
  8. 19Will HughesCM-L
  9. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  10. 18Andre GrayCF-L
  11. 7Gerard DeulofeuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  2. 1Heurelho GomesSUB
  3. 24Tom Dele-BashiruSUB
  4. 36Dimitri FoulquierSUB
  5. 23Ismaïla SarrSUB
  6. 11Adam MasinaSUB
  7. 9Troy DeeneySUB

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 26Phil BardsleyRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 13Jeff HendrickRM
  10. 10Ashley BarnesCF-L
  11. 9Chris WoodCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Matthew LowtonSUB
  2. 19Jay RodríguezSUB
  3. 25Aaron LennonSUB
  4. 20Joe HartSUB
  5. 23Erik PietersSUB
  6. 14Ben GibsonSUB
  7. 12Robbie BradySUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Andre Gray (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Ben Mee (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45'+1' Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces Craig Dawson because of an injury.
  4. 45'+4' James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 53' Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 1. Chris Wood (Burnley) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  6. 56' Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces Andre Gray.
  7. 60' Ashley Westwood (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 67' Substitution, Watford. Ismaila Sarr replaces Will Hughes.
  9. 75' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood.
  10. 81' VAR Decision: Penalty Burnley.
  11. 82' Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 2. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  12. 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.

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