English League Championship

Watford vs Wigan Athletic, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 45': Keinan Davis
FT
1 - 1
Wigan Athletic
  • 51': James McClean

About

Watford are hosting Wigan Athletic 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': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 3': Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Watford).
  • 4': Tom Naylor (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Danel Sinani tries a through ball, but Steven Caulker is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Omar Rekik replaces Charlie Hughes because of an injury.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza following a corner.
  • 18': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
  • 20': Christ Tiéhi (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christ Tiéhi with a headed pass.
  • 24': Foul by Christ Tiéhi (Wigan Athletic).
  • 24': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
  • 27': Corner, Watford. Conceded by James McClean.
  • 29': Max Power (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
  • 29': Omar Rekik (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 37': Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
  • 37': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Offside, Wigan Athletic. James McClean tries a through ball, but Christ Tiéhi is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Danel Sinani (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Will Keane.
  • 44': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
  • 44': Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
  • 45': Goal! Watford 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Danel Sinani (Wigan Athletic).
  • 45'+2': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Danel Sinani (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
  • 45'+4': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Will Keane (Wigan Athletic).
  • 45'+5': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Watford 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum Lang replaces Steven Caulker.
  • 46': Foul by Danel Sinani (Wigan Athletic).
  • 46': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Omar Rekik.
  • 49': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 50': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
  • 51': Goal! Watford 1, Wigan Athletic 1. James McClean (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Lang with a cross.
  • 53': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
  • 53': James McClean (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Christ Tiéhi (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 56': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 56': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Wigan Athletic).
  • 56': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 59': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 61': Imrân Louza (Watford) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 64': Substitution, Watford. Mario Gaspar replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 64': Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  • 65': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Max Power tries a through ball, but Callum Lang is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Wigan Athletic).
  • 65': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Hand ball by Britt Assombalonga (Watford).
  • 67': Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Christ Tiéhi (Wigan Athletic).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Josh Magennis replaces Will Keane.
  • 72': Christ Tiéhi (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. James McClean (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danel Sinani.
  • 74': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Tom Naylor tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ismaël Koné with a headed pass.
  • 75': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Ryan Porteous.
  • 75': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Christ Tiéhi.
  • 76': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
  • 78': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 78': Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Foul by Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic).
  • 82': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Craig Cathcart (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Magennis.
  • 87': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Ken Sema.
  • 89': Keinan Davis (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
  • 90': Omar Rekik (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Omar Rekik.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 90'+6': Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Wigan Athletic 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Wigan Athletic 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
44.6 Possession 55.4
6 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
304 Accurate Passes 392
387 Passes 473
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 27
0.1 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 54
23 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 12
11 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 7
23 Effective Clearances 11
23 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,523

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 39 +41 80
2 Middlesbrough 39 +22 71
3 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
4 Millwall 39 +9 69
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
15 Craig Cathcart
44 Wesley Hoedt
22 Ryan Porteous
11 Ismaël Koné
6 Imran Louza Yellow Card
25 Leandro Bacuna
12 Ken Sema
2 Jeremy Ngakia
7 Keinan Davis
10 João Pedro
Watford Substitutes:
Mario, Henrique Araújo, Ben Hamer, James Morris, Christian Kabasele, Britt Assombalonga, Yáser Asprilla.

WGA Wigan Athletic (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
12 Ben Amos (GK)
29 Steven Caulker
2 Ryan Nyambe
32 Charlie Hughes
4 Tom Naylor
8 Max Power Yellow Card
22 Christ Tiehi
11 James McClean
27 Tendayi Darikwa Yellow Card
10 Will Keane
25 Danel Sinani Yellow Card
Wigan Athletic Substitutes:
Tom Pearce, Callum Lang, Jamie Jones, Josh Magennis, Omar Rekik, Charlie Wyke, Thelo Aasgaard.

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