English League Championship

Brentford vs Watford, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Brentford
  • 46': Marcus Forss
  • 60': Ivan Toney (P)
FT
2 - 0
Watford

    About

    Brentford are hosting Watford at Gtech Community Stadium, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford).
    • 1': Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 4': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Dan Gosling (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Hungbo.
    • 14': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 14': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pontus Jansson following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 17': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 23': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 23': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
    • 24': Substitution, Watford. Philip Zinckernagel replaces Joseph Hungbo because of an injury.
    • 27': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
    • 27': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
    • 30': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 30': Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Tom Cleverley.
    • 31': Offside, Brentford. Pontus Jansson tries a through ball, but Marcus Forss is caught offside.
    • 32': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Mads Bidstrup.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Forss with a cross.
    • 37': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 37': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Offside, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
    • 40': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pontus Jansson with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 41': Foul by Mads Rasmussen (Brentford).
    • 41': Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Isaac Success (Watford).
    • 44': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 45'+1': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Watford 0.
    • 46': Goal! Brentford 1, Watford 0. Marcus Forss (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Canós with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Isaac Success (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Gray.
    • 52': Offside, Brentford. Mads Bech Sørensen tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 55': Foul by Dan Gosling (Watford).
    • 55': Mads Bidstrup (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Andre Gray (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
    • 57': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 57': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford).
    • 58': Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Penalty Brentford. Ivan Toney draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 59': Penalty conceded by Francisco Sierralta (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 60': Goal! Brentford 2, Watford 0. Ivan Toney (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 61': Offside, Brentford. Sergi Canós tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
    • 63': Foul by Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford).
    • 63': Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 65': Foul by Mads Bidstrup (Brentford).
    • 65': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Mads Bidstrup (Brentford).
    • 66': Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Mads Bidstrup (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Bidstrup.
    • 69': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
    • 69': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Sergi Canós (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Isaac Success (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
    • 73': Foul by Mads Rasmussen (Brentford).
    • 73': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo replaces Ivan Toney.
    • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Marcus Forss.
    • 74': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Watford).
    • 74': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford).
    • 76': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
    • 80': Substitution, Brentford. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Mathias Jensen.
    • 81': Substitution, Brentford. Charlie Goode replaces Mads Bidstrup.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Maurizio Pochettino replaces Dan Gosling.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Stipe Perica replaces Andre Gray.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Ben Wilmot replaces Will Hughes.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Stipe Perica (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
    • 88': Foul by Stipe Perica (Watford).
    • 88': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Stipe Perica (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Substitution, Brentford. Finley Stevens replaces Mads Rasmussen.
    • 90': Sergi Canós (Brentford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 90'+2': Craig Cathcart (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Watford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Watford 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 4
    50.5 Possession 49.5
    7 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    395 Accurate Passes 371
    477 Passes 458
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 8
    7 Crosses 16
    0.7 Cross % 0.5
    69 Long Balls 55
    34 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    15 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 8
    16 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
    Location: London, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 39 +41 80
    2 Middlesbrough 39 +22 71
    3 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
    4 Millwall 39 +9 69
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BRE Brentford (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 David Raya (GK)
    6 Christian Nørgaard
    29 Mads Bech Sørensen
    18 Pontus Jansson
    41 Mads Bidstrup Yellow Card
    8 Mathias Jensen
    24 Tarique Fosu-Henry
    7 Sergi Canós
    30 Mads Roerslev
    15 Marcus Forss
    17 Ivan Toney
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Bryan Mbeumo, Vitaly Janelt, Luke Daniels, Winston Reid, Lewis Gordon, Emiliano Marcondes, Saman Ghoddos, Charlie Goode, Fin Stevens.

    WAT Watford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    27 Christian Kabasele
    31 Francisco Sierralta
    11 Adam Masina
    15 Craig Cathcart
    19 Will Hughes
    16 Dan Gosling
    8 Tom Cleverley
    18 Andre Gray
    12 Ken Sema
    44 Joseph Hungbo
    Watford Substitutes:
    Ben Wilmot, Achraf Lazaar, Ben Foster, Stipe Perica, Maurizio Pochettino, Marc Navarro, Philip Zinckernagel, William Troost-Ekong, Isaac Success.

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