Watford vs West Bromwich Albion, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Watford

3': Tom Ince
23': Matheus Martins

FT
2 - 2

West Bromwich Albion

14': John Swift
17': Jed Wallace

About

Watford are hosting West Bromwich Albion 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, West Bromwich Albion 0. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
4': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
4': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
5': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Hand ball by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
6': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
10': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
10': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
13': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
13': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Goal! Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
17': Goal! Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 2. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
21': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
21': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Goal! Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Ince.
26': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
26': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
30': Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a cross.
33': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
34': Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
34': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a through ball.
37': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
42': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
42': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matheus Martins following a set piece situation.
43': Offside, Watford. Ismaël Koné is caught offside.
45': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
45': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
45'+3': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
45': Second Half begins Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
47': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
49': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
53': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
53': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
55': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
57': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Tom Ince.
57': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
57': Substitution, Watford. Jamal Lewis replaces James Morris.
58': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend replaces Matt Phillips.
58': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces John Swift.
58': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Jayson Molumby.
59': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a headed pass.
60': Offside, Watford. Matheus Martins is caught offside.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Andrews (Watford).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Offside, Watford. Imrân Louza is caught offside.
63': Attempt saved. Ismaël Koné (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
64': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Porteous (Watford).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion).
67': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Ryan Porteous because of an injury.
70': Attempt saved. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a cross.
70': Attempt saved. Jamal Lewis (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
70': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
73': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Jed Wallace.
76': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
76': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Matheus Martins.
78': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
80': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
83': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
88': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
90'+2': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
90'+2': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
90'+6': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
0': Match ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
0': Match ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.

Statistics

WBA		WAT
9	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
35.6	Possession	64.4
7	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	4
0.7	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
239	Accurate Passes	511
341	Passes	619
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	4
9	Crosses	18
0.7	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	67
18	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	14
14	Tackles	19
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	20
15	Effective Clearances	12
15	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 16,742

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Middlesbrough	5	+6	13
2	Stoke City	5	+6	12
3	Bristol City	5	+8	11
4	Leicester City	5	+3	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Watford (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
4	Wesley Hoedt
5	Ryan Porteous
42	James Morris
2	Jeremy Ngakia
3	Francisco Sierralta
11	Ismaël Koné
10	Imran Louza
9	Mileta Rajovic
37	Matheus Martins
7	Tom Ince

Watford Substitutes:

Jake Livermore, Yáser Asprilla, Matthew Pollock, Jamal Lewis, Bayo Youssouf, Ben Hamer, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Ryan Andrews, Giorgi Chakvetadze.

West Bromwich Albion (3-5-2)

No.	Name
24	Alex Palmer (GK)
4	Cedric Kipre
15	Erik Pieters
6	Semi Ajayi
8	Jayson Molumby
7	Jed Wallace
35	Okay Yokuslu
10	Matt Phillips
2	Darnell Furlong
19	John Swift
21	Brandon Thomas-Asante

West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:

Conor Townsend, Kyle Bartley, Pipa, Nathaniel Chalobah, Jeremy Sarmiento, Joshua Griffiths, Grady Diangana, Alex Mowatt, Tom Fellows.

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