WATFORD. Watford overcomes Reading 2-0 after J. Pedro scores a double.
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington who was helped by Jonathan Hunt and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Watford was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Reading that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Watford was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Watford won the match.
Watford shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Reading shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Watford received 2 yellow cards (Y. Asprilla and K. Sema). Regarding the opposition, Reading received 3 yellow cards (O. Ejaria, A. Baba and M. Loum).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Watford will have 32 points like Norwich City to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Reading will stay with 26 points like Coventry City to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Watford will host Stoke City on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Reading will play away agasint Huddersfield Town on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Watford – Formation
Watford
49'
65'
15', 87'
Watford started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Slaven Bilić decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann , Dan Gosling , William Troost-Ekong , Christian Kabasele , Ken Sema , Hamza Choudhury , Edo Kayembe , Yaser Asprilla , João Pedro , Ismaïla Sarr and Keinan Davis .
The home team had on the bench: James Morris, Craig Cathcart, Samuel Kalu , Maduka Okoye, Mario Gaspar, Tom Dele-Bashiru and Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
Substitutions
Watford made 4 changes: Y. Asprilla for S. Kalu (65′), I. Sarr for Mario Gaspar (90′), K. Davis for V. Bayo (90′) and Joao Pedro for T. Dele-Bashiru (90′).
Best player: João Pedro
The most impressive player for Watford was João Pedro.
His rating is with 2 goals, 33 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.
Reading – Formation
Reading
Reading started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley , Andy Yiadom , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Thomas Holmes , Abdul Baba Rahman , Jeff Hendrick , Sam Hutchinson , Tyrese Fornah , Thomas Ince , Lucas João and Ovie Ejaria .
These were the players on the bench: Andy Carroll , Nesta Guinness-Walker, Mamadou Loum , Yakou Méïté , Junior Hoilett, Dean Bouzanis and Shane Long.
Substitutions
Reading made 4 changes: J. Lumley for D. Bouzanis (31′), S. Hutchinson for M. Loum (62′), O. Ejaria for Y. Meite (80′) and L. Joao for A. Carroll (80′).
Best player: Abdul Baba Rahman
The player that probably impressed the most for Reading was Abdul Baba Rahman.
His rating is with 29 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Reading – 2-0
- Stoke City – Luton Town – 2-0
- Sheffield United – Rotherham United – 0-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Huddersfield Town – 1-2
- Cardiff City – Hull City – 2-3
- Blackpool – Middlesbrough – 0-3
- Birmingham City – Swansea City – 2-2
- Coventry City – Wigan Athletic – 2-0
