English League Championship

Watford vs Luton Town, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 3': Keinan Davis
  • 45': William Troost-Ekong
  • 57': João Pedro
  • 79': Ismaïla Sarr
FT
4 - 0
Luton Town
  • Red Card 83': Gabriel Osho

About

Watford are hosting Luton Town 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': Goal! Watford 1, Luton Town 0. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 4': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Allan Campbell (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Luke Freeman (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Lockyer with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 10': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
  • 12': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
  • 14': Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
  • 17': Allan Campbell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 17': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Luton Town).
  • 17': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Dan Gosling (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Offside, Watford. Edo Kayembe tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
  • 20': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
  • 20': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
  • 21': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 28': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
  • 28': (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Keinan Davis (Watford).
  • 29': Keinan Davis (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 30': Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke Freeman.
  • 38': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
  • 38': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 44': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
  • 44': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Elijah Adebayo.
  • 45': Goal! Watford 2, Luton Town 0. William Troost-Ekong (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 45'+1': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Lockyer.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Lockyer.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Luke Freeman (Luton Town).
  • 45'+3': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Watford 2, Luton Town 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 2, Luton Town 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Gabriel Osho replaces Sonny Bradley.
  • 47': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
  • 47': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
  • 51': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Dan Gosling.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
  • 55': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
  • 55': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 56': Foul by Luke Freeman (Luton Town).
  • 56': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Goal! Watford 3, Luton Town 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Luton Town. Harry Cornick replaces Luke Freeman.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 59': Allan Campbell (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Offside, Luton Town. Tom Lockyer tries a through ball, but Harry Cornick is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
  • 64': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Dan Gosling (Watford).
  • 66': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Ken Sema (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Harry Cornick (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Keinan Davis because of an injury.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 74': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
  • 75': Substitution, Watford. Mario Gaspar replaces Hamza Choudhury.
  • 76': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 77': Substitution, Luton Town. Cameron Jerome replaces Carlton Morris.
  • 79': Goal! Watford 4, Luton Town 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Harry Cornick (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Jerome with a headed pass.
  • 83': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Luton Town).
  • 83': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Gabriel Osho (Luton Town) is shown the red card.
  • 84': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces João Pedro.
  • 85': Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 87': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
  • 87': James Bree (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Luton Town. Louie Watson replaces Allan Campbell.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Kalu.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Kalu.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 4, Luton Town 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 4, Luton Town 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 3
40.7 Possession 59.3
9 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
193 Accurate Passes 337
280 Passes 412
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 41
22 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 13
19 Effective Clearances 16
19 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,282

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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 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
15 Craig Cathcart
5 William Troost-Ekong
14 Hassane Kamara
16 Dan Gosling
10 João Pedro
39 Edo Kayembe
4 Hamza Choudhury
7 Keinan Davis
23 Ismaïla Sarr
12 Ken Sema Yellow Card
Watford Substitutes:
Bayo Youssouf, Yáser Asprilla, Matthew Pollock, Mario, Maduka Okoye, Samuel Kalu, James Morris.

LTN Luton Town (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
34 Ethan Horvath (GK)
5 Sonny Bradley Yellow Card
29 Amari'i Bell
4 Tom Lockyer
18 Jordan Clark
30 Luke Freeman
22 Allan Campbell Yellow Card
45 Alfie Doughty Yellow Card
2 James Bree
11 Elijah Adebayo
9 Carlton Morris
Luton Town Substitutes:
Louie Watson, Dan Potts, Harvey Isted, Cameron Jerome, Gabriel Osho, Harry Cornick, Luke Berry.

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