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

BAR		WAT
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	Coventry City	40	+42	83
2	Millwall	40	+10	72
3	Middlesbrough	40	+21	71
4	Ipswich Town	38	+28	69

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
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.

Barnsley (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Jack Walton (GK)
6	Mads Andersen
30	Michal Helik
26	Michael Sollbauer
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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