English League Championship

Watford vs AFC Bournemouth, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 12': Stipe Perica
FT
1 - 1
AFC Bournemouth
  • 90'+5': Chris Mepham

About

Watford are hosting AFC Bournemouth 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.
  • 1': Foul by James Garner (Watford).
  • 1': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth).
  • 2': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 4': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
  • 4': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
  • 8': James Garner (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
  • 11': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
  • 12': Goal! Watford 1, Bournemouth 0. Stipe Perica (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stipe Perica.
  • 18': Substitution, Bournemouth. Dominic Solanke replaces Jefferson Lerma because of an injury.
  • 19': Offside, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook tries a through ball, but Jack Stacey is caught offside.
  • 21': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rico with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
  • 22': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by James Garner (Watford).
  • 25': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': James Garner (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
  • 25': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 27': Jack Stacey (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 30': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld.
  • 32': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 32': Jack Stacey (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 33': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 36': Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
  • 36': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
  • 37': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
  • 39': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
  • 41': Stipe Perica (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 43': Foul by James Garner (Watford).
  • 43': Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld.
  • 45': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Diego Rico with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
  • 45'+4': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': Foul by James Garner (Watford).
  • 45'+5': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Watford 1, Bournemouth 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Bournemouth 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Etienne Capoue replaces James Garner.
  • 47': Offside, Bournemouth. Asmir Begovic tries a through ball, but Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld is caught offside.
  • 47': Offside, Watford. William Troost-Ekong tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Etienne Capoue with a through ball.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
  • 50': Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Stacey.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
  • 56': Foul by Jack Stacey (Bournemouth).
  • 56': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Philip Billing.
  • 61': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ben Foster.
  • 62': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
  • 64': Foul by Diego Rico (Bournemouth).
  • 64': Stipe Perica (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Watford. Domingos Quina replaces Tom Cleverley.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
  • 65': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.
  • 70': Foul by Diego Rico (Bournemouth).
  • 70': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Substitution, Bournemouth. Junior Stanislas replaces Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld.
  • 76': Offside, Watford. Christian Kabasele tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Jack Stacey (Bournemouth).
  • 76': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Domingos Quina (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Cathcart.
  • 76': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 82': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Stipe Perica because of an injury.
  • 85': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
  • 85': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Substitution, Bournemouth. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Diego Rico.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Domingos Quina (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Domingos Quina (Watford).
  • 87': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 88': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
  • 88': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
  • 90'+2': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
  • 90'+3': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Bournemouth. Rodrigo Riquelme tries a through ball, but Joshua King is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steve Cook with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ben Foster.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Watford 1, Bournemouth 1. Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lloyd Kelly following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
  • 90'+7': Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Cook.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Bournemouth 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Bournemouth 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 4
61.7 Possession 38.3
14 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
393 Accurate Passes 210
478 Passes 296
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 2
31 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 60
36 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.6 Long Balls % 0.2
4 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
13 Interceptions 17
12 Effective Clearances 30
12 Clearances 30

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 (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
5 William Troost-Ekong
15 Craig Cathcart
27 Christian Kabasele
8 Tom Cleverley Yellow Card
16 James Garner Yellow Card
14 Nathaniel Chalobah Yellow Card
12 Ken Sema
3 Jeremy Ngakia
25 Stipe Perica
23 Ismaïla Sarr
Watford Substitutes:
Daniel Bachmann, João Pedro, Glenn Murray, Ben Wilmot, Francisco Sierralta, Étienne Capoue, Domingos Quina.

BOU AFC Bournemouth (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Asmir Begovic (GK)
3 Steve Cook
5 Lloyd Kelly Yellow Card
6 Chris Mepham
16 Lewis Cook
29 Philip Billing
8 Jefferson Lerma
21 Diego Rico Yellow Card
17 Jack Stacey
27 Joshua King
10 Arnaut Danjuma
AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:
Rodrigo Riquelme, Mark Travers, Jack Simpson, Dominic Solanke, Junior Stanislas, Sam Surridge, Dan Gosling.

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