English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 16, 2022
Brentford WWLWW 2
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Watford LLWLL 1
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Vicarage Road · 20,747 att.

Match Report

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Jansson scores late as Brentford grab victory at Watford

Brentford defender Pontus Jansson scored in added time as they secured a 2-1 Premier League victory over Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
3
49.2
Possession
50.8
16
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
282
Accurate Passes
300
382
Passes
395
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
7
17
Crosses
22
0.4
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
69
29
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
11
22
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
17
15
Effective Clearances
20
15
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 22SamirCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 14Hassane KamaraLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 6Imran LouzaCM
  7. 33Juraj KuckaLM
  8. 19Moussa SissokoRM
  9. 10João PedroF
  10. 25Emmanuel DennisLF
  11. 23Ismaïla SarrRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Peter EteboSUB
  2. 2Jeremy NgakiaSUB
  3. 39Edo KayembeSUB
  4. 26Daniel BachmannSUB
  5. 8Tom CleverleySUB
  6. 15Craig CathcartSUB
  7. 16Dan GoslingSUB
  8. 47Shaqai FordeSUB
  9. 7Joshua KingSUB

BRE · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  3. 18Pontus JanssonCD-R
  4. 3Rico HenryLB
  5. 20Kristoffer AjerRB
  6. 6Christian NørgaardCM
  7. 21Christian EriksenLM
  8. 27Vitaly JaneltRM
  9. 17Ivan ToneyF
  10. 11Yoane WissaLF
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Shandon BaptisteSUB
  2. 8Mathias JensenSUB
  3. 29Mads Bech SørensenSUB
  4. 10Josh DasilvaSUB
  5. 36Fin StevensSUB
  6. 40Álvaro FernándezSUB
  7. 24Tarique Fosu-HenrySUB
  8. 30Mads RoerslevSUB
  9. 14Saman GhoddosSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Watford 0, Brentford 1. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with a headed pass.
  2. 21' Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bech Sørensen replaces Ethan Pinnock because of an injury.
  3. 53' Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Goal! Watford 1, Brentford 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  5. 57' VAR Decision: Goal Watford - Watford 1-1 Brentford (Emmanuel Dennis).
  6. 62' Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Yoane Wissa.
  8. 74' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  9. 84' Substitution, Watford. Joshua King replaces João Pedro.
  10. 84' Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Juraj Kucka.
  11. 87' Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Kiko Femenía.
  13. 90'+5' Goal! Watford 1, Brentford 2. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation.

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