English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 27': Troy Deeney (P)
FT
1 - 0
Barnsley

    About

    Watford are hosting Barnsley at Vicarage Road, Watford, 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 Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley).
    • 4': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 10': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 11': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 11': Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 12': Romal Palmer (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Michael Sollbauer (Barnsley) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 18': Hand ball by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 20': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
    • 20': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Callum Styles (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Michal Helik (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Chaplin with a cross.
    • 26': Penalty conceded by Callum Brittain (Barnsley) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 27': Goal! Watford 1, Barnsley 0. Troy Deeney (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
    • 33': Foul by Michal Helik (Barnsley).
    • 33': Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Offside, Watford. William Troost-Ekong tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Romal Palmer (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Kiko Femenía (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 37': Callum Styles (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
    • 38': Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Sema with a through ball.
    • 42': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Adam Masina.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a cross following a fast break.
    • 44': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley).
    • 44': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 1, Barnsley 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Barnsley 0.
    • 47': Hand ball by Andre Gray (Watford).
    • 50': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
    • 52': Foul by Andre Gray (Watford).
    • 52': Michal Helik (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Mads Andersen (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Sollbauer with a headed pass.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Callum Styles (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Offside, Watford. Kiko Femenía tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
    • 56': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michael Sollbauer.
    • 57': Will Hughes (Watford) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Adam Masina following a corner.
    • 57': Offside, Watford. Will Hughes tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
    • 57': Substitution, Barnsley. Dominik Frieser replaces Victor Adeboyejo.
    • 57': Substitution, Barnsley. Carlton Morris replaces Conor Chaplin.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michal Helik with a headed pass.
    • 59': Foul by Callum Brittain (Barnsley).
    • 59': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romal Palmer.
    • 61': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Will Hughes.
    • 61': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley).
    • 61': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Troy Deeney.
    • 62': Substitution, Watford. Philip Zinckernagel replaces Ken Sema.
    • 63': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley).
    • 63': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Dominik Frieser (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Romal Palmer (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 68': Offside, Watford. William Troost-Ekong tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Barnsley. Herbie Kane replaces Romal Palmer.
    • 71': Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Tom Cleverley.
    • 73': Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Watford).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlton Morris with a headed pass.
    • 77': Offside, Watford. Philip Zinckernagel tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 78': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley).
    • 78': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt missed. William Troost-Ekong (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces William Troost-Ekong.
    • 82': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Andre Gray.
    • 83': Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 85': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 89': Offside, Watford. Philip Zinckernagel tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 89': Substitution, Barnsley. Toby Peter Sibbick replaces Callum Styles.
    • 90': Foul by Michael Sollbauer (Barnsley).
    • 90': Philip Zinckernagel (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Michael Sollbauer (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michael Sollbauer.
    • 90'+2': Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 90'+3': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley).
    • 90'+3': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Barnsley 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Barnsley 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 6
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 1
    44.3 Possession 55.7
    11 SHOTS 9
    0 ON GOAL 3
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    237 Accurate Passes 356
    378 Passes 478
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    86 Long Balls 94
    31 Accurate Long Balls 47
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 1
    18 Effective Tackles 9
    27 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    14 Interceptions 17
    17 Effective Clearances 28
    17 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, 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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    31 Francisco Sierralta
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    11 Adam Masina
    21 Kiko Femenía
    19 Will Hughes
    8 Tom Cleverley
    12 Ken Sema
    23 Ismaïla Sarr Yellow Card
    18 Andre Gray
    9 Troy Deeney
    Watford Substitutes:
    João Pedro, James Garner, Philip Zinckernagel, Marc Navarro, Ben Wilmot, Adam Parkes, Nathaniel Chalobah, Jeremy Ngakia, Craig Cathcart.

    BAR Barnsley (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Jack Walton (GK)
    6 Mads Andersen
    30 Michal Helik
    26 Michael Sollbauer Yellow Card
    21 Romal Palmer
    27 Alex Mowatt
    4 Callum Styles
    7 Callum Brittain
    9 Cauley Woodrow
    11 Conor Chaplin
    29 Victor Adeboyejo
    Barnsley Substitutes:
    Carlton Morris, Herbie Kane, Ali Omar, Toby Sibbick, Bradley Collins, Dominik Frieser, Clarke Oduor, Jasper Moon, Patrick Schmidt.

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