English League Championship

Blackpool vs Watford, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackpool
  • 10': Gary Madine
  • 81': Jerry Yates
  • 85': Jerry Yates
FT
3 - 1
Watford
  • 29': Imran Louza

About

Blackpool are hosting Watford at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, 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.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 6': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 9': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 10': Goal! Blackpool 1, Watford 0. Gary Madine (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Connolly with a headed pass.
  • 12': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Marvin Ekpiteta.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Charlie Patino.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sonny Carey.
  • 23': Foul by Dominic Thompson (Blackpool).
  • 23': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jerry Yates.
  • 26': Foul by Jerry Yates (Blackpool).
  • 26': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Charlie Patino (Blackpool).
  • 28': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Goal! Blackpool 1, Watford 1. Imrân Louza (Watford) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 31': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 31': Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Theo Corbeanu (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Ekpiteta.
  • 33': Foul by Gary Madine (Blackpool).
  • 33': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
  • 37': Offside, Watford. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Imrân Louza is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema with a through ball.
  • 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
  • 43': Charlie Patino (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 43': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 44': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+3': Charlie Patino (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Sonny Carey (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
  • 45'+5': Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Blackpool 1, Watford 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackpool 1, Watford 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackpool. Liam Bridcutt replaces Sonny Carey.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Ken Sema.
  • 48': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 48': Theo Corbeanu (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Blackpool).
  • 49': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Theo Corbeanu (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Patino.
  • 51': Foul by Dominic Thompson (Blackpool).
  • 51': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Dominic Thompson (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Hamza Choudhury (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
  • 53': Gary Madine (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Charlie Patino (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Gary Madine (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wright with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Theo Corbeanu (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Patino.
  • 58': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Blackpool).
  • 58': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Watford. Keinan Davis replaces Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 61': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Theo Corbeanu (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Callum Wright following a fast break.
  • 66': Substitution, Blackpool. Shayne Lavery replaces Theo Corbeanu.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Gary Madine (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Connolly with a cross.
  • 70': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gary Madine with a headed pass.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Thorniley.
  • 71': Offside, Blackpool. Charlie Patino tries a through ball, but Gary Madine is caught offside.
  • 72': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
  • 72': Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Gosling.
  • 74': Substitution, Blackpool. CJ Hamilton replaces Gary Madine because of an injury.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Charlie Patino (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by CJ Hamilton.
  • 76': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
  • 77': Attempt blocked. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Substitution, Watford. Francisco Sierralta replaces Dan Gosling.
  • 78': Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Edo Kayembe.
  • 81': Goal! Blackpool 2, Watford 1. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by CJ Hamilton with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Charlie Patino (Blackpool).
  • 83': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Goal! Blackpool 3, Watford 1. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shayne Lavery.
  • 87': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
  • 87': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Francisco Sierralta.
  • 88': Charlie Patino (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 88': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by Charlie Patino (Blackpool).
  • 90': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackpool 3, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackpool 3, Watford 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 4
73.6 Possession 26.4
10 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
539 Accurate Passes 139
638 Passes 223
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
3 Accurate Crosses 5
24 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.5
54 Long Balls 50
20 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 9
23 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 4
8 Effective Clearances 27
8 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 11,567

EFL Championship Table

# 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
Full Table

Line-Ups

BLP Blackpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Chris Maxwell (GK)
34 Jordan Thorniley
21 Marvin Ekpiteta
23 Dominic Thompson Yellow Card
2 Callum Connolly
28 Charlie Patino
16 Sonny Carey
24 Callum Wright
14 Gary Madine
9 Jerry Yates
25 Theo Corbeanu
Blackpool Substitutes:
Tayt-Lemar Trusty, Shayne Lavery, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Christopher Hamilton, Luke Garbutt, Daniel Grimshaw, Liam Bridcutt.

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
27 Christian Kabasele
5 William Troost-Ekong
14 Hassane Kamara
16 Dan Gosling
6 Imran Louza
39 Edo Kayembe
4 Hamza Choudhury
19 Bayo Youssouf
12 Ken Sema
23 Ismaïla Sarr
Watford Substitutes:
Tom Dele-Bashiru, Yáser Asprilla, James Morris, Keinan Davis, Francisco Sierralta, Joseph Hungbo, Maduka Okoye.

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