English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Barnsley
  • 6': Alex Mowatt
FT
1 - 0
Watford

    About

    Barnsley are hosting Watford at Oakwell, Barnsley, 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.
    • 2': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
    • 3': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Goal! Barnsley 1, Watford 0. Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
    • 7': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Alex Mowatt (Barnsley).
    • 17': Attempt missed. Dominik Frieser (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Chaplin with a cross.
    • 19': Offside, Watford. Tom Cleverley tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Patrick Schmidt (Barnsley).
    • 20': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Watford).
    • 24': Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Styles.
    • 27': Foul by Matty James (Barnsley).
    • 27': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
    • 29': Dominik Frieser (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty James with a headed pass.
    • 37': Offside, Watford. Tom Cleverley tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
    • 41': Callum Styles (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
    • 43': Foul by Callum Styles (Barnsley).
    • 43': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Barnsley 1, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Barnsley 1, Watford 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Barnsley. Clarke Oduor replaces Callum Brittain.
    • 47': Callum Styles (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 54': Offside, Watford. Etienne Capoue tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
    • 55': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Clarke Oduor.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 56': Offside, Watford. Tom Cleverley tries a through ball, but Nathaniel Chalobah is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a cross.
    • 58': Substitution, Barnsley. George Miller replaces Patrick Schmidt.
    • 60': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
    • 60': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michael Sollbauer.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Attempt missed. George Miller (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 65': Foul by Clarke Oduor (Barnsley).
    • 65': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Offside, Watford. Tom Cleverley tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 66': Substitution, Watford. James Garner replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Watford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by George Miller (Barnsley).
    • 70': Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by James Garner (Watford).
    • 72': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 72': Foul by Michael Sollbauer (Barnsley).
    • 72': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Barnsley. Herbie Kane replaces Matty James.
    • 74': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 76': Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces William Troost-Ekong.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. George Miller (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Frieser.
    • 82': Substitution, Watford. Will Hughes replaces Tom Cleverley.
    • 82': Callum Styles (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Watford).
    • 82': George Miller (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Ken Sema.
    • 88': Andre Gray (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Michael Sollbauer (Barnsley).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Barnsley 1, Watford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Barnsley 1, Watford 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 0
    66.2 Possession 33.8
    7 SHOTS 7
    0 ON GOAL 2
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    494 Accurate Passes 183
    643 Passes 327
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    119 Long Balls 86
    56 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 12
    15 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 29
    7 Effective Clearances 15
    7 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Oakwell
    Location: Barnsley, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
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    Line-Ups

    BAR Barnsley (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jack Walton (GK)
    30 Michal Helik
    6 Mads Andersen
    26 Michael Sollbauer
    27 Alex Mowatt
    32 Matty James
    4 Callum Styles Yellow Card
    7 Callum Brittain
    19 Patrick Schmidt
    28 Dominik Frieser
    11 Conor Chaplin
    Barnsley Substitutes:
    Aapo Halme, Luke Thomas, Bradley Collins, Elliot Simoes, Clarke Oduor, George Miller, Herbie Kane.

    WAT Watford (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    5 William Troost-Ekong Yellow Card
    6 Ben Wilmot
    15 Craig Cathcart
    12 Ken Sema
    21 Kiko Femenía
    8 Tom Cleverley
    29 Étienne Capoue
    14 Nathaniel Chalobah
    10 João Pedro
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    Watford Substitutes:
    James Garner, Will Hughes, Daniel Bachmann, Christian Kabasele, Jeremy Ngakia, Domingos Quina, Andre Gray.

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