Watford vs Plymouth Argyle, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Watford are hosting Plymouth Argyle
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.
- 2': Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
- 2': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Hand ball by Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle).
- 6': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 6': Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a cross.
- 8': Attempt blocked. James Morris (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
- 8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Edwards.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
- 12': Imrân Louza (Watford) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 15': Offside, Watford. Ken Sema is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
- 15': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 17': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 19': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
- 22': Dan Scarr (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 23': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
- 23': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Saxon Earley.
- 24': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
- 24': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 26': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Saxon Earley.
- 27': Attempt saved. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 28': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
- 30': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 31': Foul by Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle).
- 31': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema.
- 33': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
- 34': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
- 38': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
- 38': Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
- 40': Attempt saved. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Randell.
- 41': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Edwards.
- 41': Attempt missed. Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a through ball.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
- 46': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Saxon Earley.
- 48': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle).
- 50': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
- 50': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Lewis Gibson (Plymouth Argyle) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
- 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
- 53': Attempt saved. Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
- 53': Attempt missed. Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 53': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 53': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Saxon Earley.
- 55': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Matheus Martins.
- 56': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 56': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Ken Sema.
- 56': Substitution, Watford. Jake Livermore replaces Francisco Sierralta.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
- 58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
- 59': Attempt saved. Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 62': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Luke Cundle replaces Adam Randell.
- 62': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a through ball.
- 62': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
- 63': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
- 64': Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 69': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Finn Azaz replaces Callum Wright.
- 71': Foul by Dan Scarr (Plymouth Argyle).
- 71': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Dan Scarr (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
- 73': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 74': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
- 74': Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle).
- 75': James Morris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 77': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
- 77': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
- 78': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 78': Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Cundle.
- 80': Delay in match (Watford).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Mickel Miller replaces Bali Mumba.
- 82': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Ben Waine replaces Ryan Hardie.
- 83': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a through ball.
- 84': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
- 85': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 85': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Luke Cundle (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
- 87': Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
- 88': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
- 88': Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Imrân Louza.
- 89': Attempt saved. Luke Cundle (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
- 90'+3': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ben Waine is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
- 90'+3': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
Statistics
PLY |
WAT![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 36 | Possession | 64 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 214 | Accurate Passes | 418 |
| 301 | Passes | 511 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 3 | Crosses | 35 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 36 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,446
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,446
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 43 | +42 | 86 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 42 | +29 | 76 |
| 3 | Millwall | 43 | +11 | 76 |
| 4 | Southampton | 43 | +24 | 75 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 4 | Wesley Hoedt |
| 5 | Ryan Porteous |
| 42 | James Morris |
| 45 | Ryan Andrews |
| 3 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 10 | Imran Louza |
| 19 | Bayo Youssouf |
| 37 | Matheus Martins |
| 12 | Ken Sema |
Plymouth Argyle (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Conor Hazard (GK) |
| 17 | Lewis Gibson |
| 6 | Dan Scarr |
| 24 | Saxon Earley |
| 8 | Joe Edwards |
| 4 | Jordan Houghton |
| 20 | Adam Randell |
| 11 | Callum Wright |
| 9 | Ryan Hardie |
| 2 | Bali Mumba |
| 10 | Morgan Whittaker |
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