Watford vs West Ham United, 2019-20 English Premier League
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Haller double gives Hammers 3-1 win over Watford
Record signing Sebastien Haller scored a tap-in and a superb bicycle kick for West Ham as they beat Watford 3-1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Penalty West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 1': Penalty conceded by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 3': Goal! Watford 0, West Ham United 1. Mark Noble (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 5': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United).
- 5': José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United).
- 6': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Andre Gray.
- 9': Attempt missed. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Foster.
- 9': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 10': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Craig Dawson (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 12': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Gray.
- 17': Goal! Watford 1, West Ham United 1. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 19': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 20': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Sébastien Haller (West Ham United).
- 20': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko with a headed pass.
- 22': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
- 23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
- 24': Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Craig Dawson (Watford).
- 27': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Holebas.
- 29': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Sébastien Haller (West Ham United).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Noble.
- 33': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Will Hughes.
- 34': Attempt saved. Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini with a cross.
- 36': Offside, Watford. Craig Dawson tries a through ball, but Gerard Deulofeu is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
- 40': Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 41': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 42': Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 43': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Offside, West Ham United. Declan Rice tries a through ball, but Manuel Lanzini is caught offside.
- 45': Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
- 45'+4': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
- 45'+4': Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Craig Dawson (Watford).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Watford 1, West Ham United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, West Ham United 1.
- 46': Foul by Craig Dawson (Watford).
- 46': Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Gerard Deulofeu (Watford).
- 50': Attempt saved. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
- 53': Offside, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 55': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andre Gray.
- 55': Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.
- 58': Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 59': Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Issa Diop (West Ham United).
- 60': Foul by Craig Dawson (Watford).
- 60': Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by José Holebas (Watford).
- 63': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Goal! Watford 1, West Ham United 2. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Anderson.
- 66': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Sébastien Haller (West Ham United).
- 66': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku.
- 70': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
- 70': Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.
- 72': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Anderson with a cross.
- 72': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 73': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini with a cross.
- 73': Goal! Watford 1, West Ham United 3. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Watford. Ismaila Sarr replaces Will Hughes.
- 74': Substitution, Watford. Danny Welbeck replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
- 76': Danny Welbeck (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United).
- 76': Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Felipe Anderson (West Ham United).
- 77': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Felipe Anderson.
- 79': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 81': Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 81': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Sébastien Haller (West Ham United).
- 82': Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michail Antonio with a cross.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 83': Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
- 84': Attempt missed. Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
- 85': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 86': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a headed pass following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Watford. Domingos Quina replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 88': Substitution, West Ham United. Carlos Sánchez replaces Manuel Lanzini.
- 90': Danny Welbeck (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (West Ham United).
- 90': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Foul by Domingos Quina (Watford).
- 90'+1': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Issa Diop (West Ham United).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 1, West Ham United 3.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Watford 1, West Ham United 3.
- 90': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (West Ham United).
- 90': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Foul by Domingos Quina (Watford).
- 90'+1': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Issa Diop (West Ham United).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 1, West Ham United 3.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Watford 1, West Ham United 3.
Statistics
 WHU |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 45.1 | Possession | 54.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 306 | Accurate Passes | 390 |
| 386 | Passes | 465 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 24 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,035
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,035
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 37 | +43 | 82 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 37 | +43 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 37 | +16 | 68 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 37 | +6 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 4 | Craig Dawson |
| 29 | Étienne Capoue |
| 25 | José Holebas  |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 8 | Tom Cleverley |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 7 | Gerard Deulofeu |
| 18 | Andre Gray |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| 23 | Issa Diop |
| 26 | Arthur Masuaku |
| 24 | Ryan Fredericks |
| 10 | Manuel Lanzini |
| 16 | Mark Noble |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 22 | Sébastien Haller |
| 8 | Felipe Anderson |
| 7 | Andriy Yarmolenko |
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