Watford vs Middlesbrough
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Vicarage Road, Watford
- Capacity
- 22,200 seats
- Pitch
- Natural grass
- Referee
- John Busby, England
Match events
- 15' Goal: I. Louza Assist: K. Baah
- 32' Goal: L. Kjerrumgaard Assist: J. Ngakia
- 34' Yellow card: Kwadwo Baah
- 45' Yellow card: Kévin Keben Biakolo
- 49' Goal: M. Doumbia Assist: K. Keben
- 57' Yellow card: Luke Ayling
- 62' Substitution: R. Vata ⇄ T. Ince
- 70' Substitution: A. Morris ⇄ R. McGree
- 70' Substitution: D. Burgzorg ⇄ M. Whittaker
- 70' Substitution: A. Jones ⇄ D. Strelec
- 71' Substitution: H. Hackney ⇄ M. K. Sene
- 71' Substitution: T. Conway ⇄ S. Hansen
- 77' Substitution: K. Baah ⇄ J. Petris
- 77' Substitution: L. Kjerrumgaard ⇄ N. Irankunda
- 88' Substitution: I. Louza ⇄ E. Kayembe
- 89' Substitution: M. Doumbia ⇄ V. Semedo
Statistics
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4Shots on target4
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2Shots off target6
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8Total shots14
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2Blocked shots4
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4Shots inside box6
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4Shots outside box8
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15Fouls11
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1Corners7
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0Offsides2
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45%Possession55%
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2Yellow cards1
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4Goalkeeper saves1
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419Passes490
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339Accurate passes427
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81%Pass accuracy87%
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0.76Expected goals (xG)0.79
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-1.26Goals prevented-1.26
Top players
Player of the match
Egil Selvik
Watford
7.9
Watford
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Egil Selvik
Saves 4 · 90'
7.9
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Imrân Louza
Goals 1 · 88'
7.9
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Luca Kjerrumgaard
Goals 1 · 77'
7.9
Middlesbrough
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Alan Browne
90'
7.2
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Luke Ayling
90'
7.0
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Dael Fry
90'
6.9
Lineups
Watford
Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 4K. KebenD
- 6M. PollockD
- 16M. BolaD
- 34K. BaahM
- 10I. LouzaM
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 11R. VataM
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
Substitutes
- 12N. BaxterG
- 3M. AlleyneD
- 7T. InceM
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18V. SemedoF
- 29J. PetrisD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 42O. MaammaF
- 66N. IrankundaF
Middlesbrough
Formation: 3-4-1-2 · Coach: Robert Owen Edwards
Starting XI
- 31S. BrynnG
- 12L. AylingD
- 6D. FryD
- 5A. JonesD
- 2C. BrittainM
- 16A. BrowneM
- 18A. MorrisM
- 3M. TargettM
- 7H. HackneyF
- 9T. ConwayF
- 10D. BurgzorgF
Substitutes
- 33J. McLaughlinG
- 8R. McGreeM
- 11M. WhittakerF
- 13D. StrelecF
- 19S. NypanM
- 20M. K. SeneF
- 22S. SilveraF
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 27S. HansenF
Recent form
Watford WLWLL
2W · 0D · 3L · Goals 4:5
Middlesbrough WLDLD
1W · 2D · 2L · Goals 5:5
Head to head
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