Watford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWolves claim first league win of season at Watford
Wolves claimed their first three points of the Premier League season on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Watford.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
- 2': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
- 2': Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 4': Foul by Peter Etebo (Watford).
- 4': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
- 6': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 6': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 10': Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 12': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Peter Etebo (Watford).
- 13': Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Peter Etebo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 15': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 15': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Danny Rose (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 16': Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
- 16': Corner, Watford. Conceded by José Sá.
- 18': Attempt missed. Peter Etebo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 19': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Danny Rose (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 22': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
- 22': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 28': Foul by Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 28': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saïss tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt saved. Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 35': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 37': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danny Rose.
- 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 40': Foul by Peter Etebo (Watford).
- 40': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 44': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 44': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trincão with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 49': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
- 49': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 51': Hand ball by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
- 52': Attempt missed. Peter Etebo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 53': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Joshua King.
- 57': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 57': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
- 62': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 63': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Trincão.
- 65': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 65': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Danny Rose (Watford).
- 67': Danny Rose (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 67': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 69': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 70': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
- 71': Attempt missed. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
- 73': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
- 74': Own Goal by Francisco Sierralta, Watford. Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 75': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Danny Rose (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 77': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Peter Etebo.
- 77': Danny Rose (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 78': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 81': Offside, Watford. Danny Rose tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Adama Traoré.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
- 83': Goal! Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 85': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 85': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 86': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
- 90': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
- 90'+5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 90'+5': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Statistics
 WOL |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 56 | Possession | 44 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 306 |
| 485 | Passes | 370 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 19 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 18 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,019
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,019
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +41 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 35 | +15 | 64 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 35 | +12 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 31 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 4 | Peter Etebo  |
| 3 | Danny Rose |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 33 | Juraj Kucka |
| 19 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
| 7 | Joshua King |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 5 | Fernando Marçal |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
| 11 | Francisco Trincão |
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