Brentford vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLate comeback gives Brentford 2-1 home win over Watford
Late goals from Pontus Jansson and Bryan Mbuemo gave Brentford a 2-1 home win over Watford in the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 4': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 7': Attempt missed. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Goode.
- 9': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 10': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 13': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
- 13': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Rico Henry (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
- 15': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
- 17': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 17': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
- 19': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Juraj Kucka (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross.
- 22': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
- 22': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 24': Joshua King (Watford) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 24': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 24': Goal! Brentford 0, Watford 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Goode.
- 27': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
- 27': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 31': Charlie Goode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 32': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
- 32': Joshua King (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
- 32': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 33': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 34': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
- 36': Charlie Goode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
- 39': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 41': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 42': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cucho Hernández.
- 43': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
- 43': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
- 44': Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 45'+1': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Watford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Watford 1.
- 52': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 52': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 53': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 54': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 56': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cucho Hernández.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Goode with a cross.
- 62': Offside, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard tries a through ball, but Pontus Jansson is caught offside.
- 68': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 68': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 69': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 70': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
- 70': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 73': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
- 73': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 75': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 77': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Rico Henry.
- 77': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Cucho Hernández.
- 81': Foul by Charlie Goode (Brentford).
- 81': Joshua King (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Charlie Goode (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Dangerous play by João Pedro (Watford).
- 83': Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
- 83': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
- 84': Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Goal! Brentford 1, Watford 1. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Forss following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 85': VAR Decision: Goal Brentford - Brentford 1-1 Watford (Charlie Goode).
- 87': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
- 87': Marcus Forss (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 90'+1': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 90'+1': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Ozan Tufan replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
- 90'+2': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 90'+4': Penalty Brentford. Saman Ghoddos draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': Penalty conceded by William Troost-Ekong (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+6': Goal! Brentford 2, Watford 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Watford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Watford 1.
Statistics
 WAT |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.6 | Possession | 63.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 163 | Accurate Passes | 350 |
| 281 | Passes | 472 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 35 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,861
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,861
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | +37 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | +32 | 60 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 29 | +11 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 29 | +5 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson  |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 4 | Charlie Goode |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 26 | Shandon Baptiste |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Watford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 8 | Tom Cleverley |
| 19 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 33 | Juraj Kucka |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 7 | Joshua King |
| 29 | Cucho Hernández |
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