Middlesbrough vs Watford, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Middlesbrough are hosting Watford
at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, 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.
- 4': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
- 4': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough).
- 6': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
- 9': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Grant Hall.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 14': Neeskens Kebano (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
- 17': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
- 18': Neeskens Kebano (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
- 20': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
- 22': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough).
- 22': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
- 23': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
- 25': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Hayden Coulson replaces Sam Morsy because of an injury.
- 31': Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Watford 1. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
- 35': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
- 35': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 38': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 41': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 41': Neeskens Kebano (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Hughes.
- 45'+1': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
- 45'+1': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 45'+4': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 45'+5': Offside, Middlesbrough. Darnell Fisher tries a through ball, but Grant Hall is caught offside.
- 45'+7': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Adam Masina.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Watford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Watford 1.
- 50': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Bola with a cross.
- 50': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Saville tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
- 52': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
- 60': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough).
- 61': Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Watford).
- 62': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
- 63': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 64': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
- 70': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 70': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema.
- 73': Hand ball by Philip Zinckernagel (Watford).
- 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Chuba Akpom replaces Duncan Watmore.
- 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Yannick Bolasie replaces Neeskens Kebano.
- 74': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 75': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 75': Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 78': Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 78': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Watford 1. Yannick Bolasie (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 81': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 83': Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Ken Sema.
- 84': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 85': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough).
- 85': Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Offside, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah tries a through ball, but Isaac Success is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Watford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Watford 1.
Statistics
 WAT |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 64.2 | Possession | 35.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 354 | Accurate Passes | 144 |
| 449 | Passes | 238 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 11 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 25 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Bettinelli (GK) |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 4 | Grant Hall |
| 27 | Marc Bola |
| 20 | Darnell Fisher |
| 22 | George Saville |
| 5 | Sam Morsy |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 18 | Duncan Watmore |
| 21 | Neeskens Kebano |
| 29 | Djed Spence |
Watford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 31 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 11 | Adam Masina |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 7 | Philip Zinckernagel |
| 14 | Nathaniel Chalobah  |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 12 | Ken Sema |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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