English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 11': Craig Cathcart
FT
1 - 0
Middlesbrough

    About

    Watford are hosting Middlesbrough 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.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
    • 5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 6': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Grant Hall.
    • 6': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Foul by Grant Hall (Middlesbrough).
    • 8': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Djed Spence.
    • 11': Goal! Watford 1, Middlesbrough 0. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 13': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 14': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 16': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Wilmot.
    • 17': Offside, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga tries a through ball, but Ashley Fletcher is caught offside.
    • 20': Craig Cathcart (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 23': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher.
    • 24': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 27': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 27': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Grant Hall.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 29': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Domingos Quina with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
    • 33': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 34': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 34': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 43': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Domingos Quina (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
    • 45': Foul by Domingos Quina (Watford).
    • 45': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Saville.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 1, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 50': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
    • 51': Offside, Watford. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 52': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Foster.
    • 54': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 54': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Cleverley.
    • 62': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 62': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 63': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 65': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Foster.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Grant Hall (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Substitution, Watford. Glenn Murray replaces Ken Sema.
    • 67': Foul by Glenn Murray (Watford).
    • 67': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a headed pass.
    • 67': Foul by Glenn Murray (Watford).
    • 67': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 69': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 71': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 72': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 73': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 75': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 75': Glenn Murray (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Watford. Marc Navarro replaces Kiko Femenía.
    • 77': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 77': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lewis Wing replaces George Saville.
    • 79': Foul by Glenn Murray (Watford).
    • 79': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 81': Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 85': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Watford).
    • 85': Ben Wilmot (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 88': Foul by Domingos Quina (Watford).
    • 88': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marc Navarro.
    • 90': Substitution, Watford. Daniel Phillips replaces Domingos Quina.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Glenn Murray (Watford).
    • 90'+2': Grant Hall (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+4': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+4': Glenn Murray (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Marc Navarro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Marc Navarro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Middlesbrough 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 13
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 4
    49.9 Possession 50.1
    11 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    213 Accurate Passes 220
    332 Passes 342
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    24 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    78 Long Balls 67
    29 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    15 Effective Tackles 13
    20 Tackles 22
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 9
    14 Effective Clearances 29
    14 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England

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    # 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

    WAT Watford (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    27 Christian Kabasele
    6 Ben Wilmot Yellow Card
    15 Craig Cathcart
    21 Kiko Femenía
    3 Jeremy Ngakia
    14 Nathaniel Chalobah
    8 Tom Cleverley
    12 Ken Sema
    20 Domingos Quina
    10 João Pedro
    Watford Substitutes:
    Marc Navarro, Francisco Sierralta, Daniel Bachmann, Jerome Sinclair, Ignacio Pussetto, Glenn Murray, Daniel Philips.

    MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    4 Grant Hall
    17 Paddy McNair
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    16 Jonathan Howson
    22 George Saville
    3 Marvin Johnson
    29 Djed Spence
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    11 Ashley Fletcher
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Dael Fry, Marc Bola, Hayden Coulson, Nathan Wood, Aynsley Pears, Marcus Browne, Lewis Wing.

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