English League Championship

Watford vs Luton Town, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 35': João Pedro
FT
1 - 0
Luton Town

    About

    Watford are hosting Luton Town 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.
    • 9': Hand ball by James Collins (Luton Town).
    • 10': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 10': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
    • 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Luton Town).
    • 22': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 25': Attempt missed. James Garner (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 25': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 25': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Offside, Luton Town. Rhys Norrington-Davies tries a through ball, but Elliot Lee is caught offside.
    • 27': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
    • 29': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Luton Town).
    • 29': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 29': Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
    • 30': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
    • 31': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
    • 33': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': James Collins (Luton Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Harry Cornick with a cross.
    • 34': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Luton Town).
    • 34': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Goal! Watford 1, Luton Town 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 37': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
    • 38': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 38': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Elliot Lee (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 40': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
    • 40': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Offside, Luton Town. Luke Berry tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
    • 42': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 1, Luton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Luton Town 0.
    • 46': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 49': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
    • 49': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Ben Wilmot (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
    • 54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt saved. James Garner (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 56': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Martin Cranie.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
    • 58': Substitution, Luton Town. Jordan Clark replaces Elliot Lee.
    • 59': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Martin Cranie.
    • 60': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Clark.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Nathaniel Chalobah because of an injury.
    • 64': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
    • 64': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.
    • 66': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
    • 66': James Collins (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Attempt missed. James Collins (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
    • 71': Substitution, Luton Town. Danny Hylton replaces James Collins.
    • 73': Attempt saved. James Garner (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 74': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Luton Town).
    • 74': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 74': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
    • 75': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Matty Pearson (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Foul by Luke Berry (Luton Town).
    • 76': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 77': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Luton Town. Kazenga LuaLua replaces Ryan Tunnicliffe.
    • 80': Foul by Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
    • 80': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
    • 81': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Simon Sluga.
    • 83': Foul by Kazenga LuaLua (Luton Town).
    • 83': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Luke Berry (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 85': Offside, Watford. Craig Cathcart tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
    • 89': Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces João Pedro because of an injury.
    • 90'+2': Craig Cathcart (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Luton Town).
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Watford. Domingos Quina replaces Ismaila Sarr.
    • 90'+4': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domingos Quina.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
    • 90'+6': Foul by James Garner (Watford).
    • 90'+6': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Luton Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Luton Town 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 11
    4 Saves 0
    50.5 Possession 49.5
    4 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    313 Accurate Passes 305
    420 Passes 414
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    22 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    65 Long Balls 68
    20 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    12 Effective Tackles 11
    20 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 12
    25 Effective Clearances 22
    25 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 39 +41 80
    2 Middlesbrough 39 +22 71
    3 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
    4 Millwall 39 +9 69
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    27 Christian Kabasele
    6 Ben Wilmot
    15 Craig Cathcart
    12 Ken Sema
    3 Jeremy Ngakia
    14 Nathaniel Chalobah
    8 Tom Cleverley
    16 James Garner
    10 João Pedro
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    Watford Substitutes:
    Tom Dele-Bashiru, Glenn Murray, Kiko Femenía, Daniel Bachmann, Troy Deeney, Craig Dawson, Domingos Quina.

    LTN Luton Town (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Simon Sluga (GK)
    5 Sonny Bradley
    6 Matty Pearson Yellow Card
    17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
    24 Rhys Norrington-Davies Yellow Card
    2 Martin Cranie
    4 Ryan Tunnicliffe
    8 Luke Berry
    10 Elliott Lee
    7 Harry Cornick
    19 James Collins
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Peter Kioso, Tom Lockyer, George Moncur, James Shea, Kazenga Lua Lua, Jordan Clark, Danny Hylton.

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