BURNLEY. Burnley succeeded in capture a draw against Watford with a late goal from M. Obafemi scored in the (90′) after Watford got a lead with a goal from J. Pedro  (32′). Burnley was decisively better in terms of ball possession (69%)​

The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the support of Jonathan Hunt and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Burnley had a superior ball possession 69% while Watford was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burnley had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Burnley to win the match​.

Burnley shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Watford shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Burnley received 3 yellow cards (C. Roberts, A. Barnes and Michael Obafemi). On the opposite side, Watford received 3 yellow cards (Hassane Kamara, R. Porteous and João Pedro ).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Burnley will host Cardiff City on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).

Watford will host Stoke City on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Burnley – Formation

Burnley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Arijanet Murić (5.8), Connor Roberts (6.1), Hjalmar Ekdal (6.9), Jordan Beyer (6.6), Ian Maatsen (6.9), Josh Cullen (6.5), Josh Brownhill (7.2), Nathan Tella (6.2), Jóhann Guðmundsson (7.1), Anass Zaroury (6.6) and Ashley Barnes (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Lyle Foster (6.6), Bailey Peacock-Farrell (6.9), Scott Twine (7.0), Michael Obafemi, Ameen Al-Dakhil (6.8), Jack Cork and Vitinho.

Burnley could not rely on the presence of A. Al Dakhil (injured).

Substitutions

Burnley made 5 changes: J. Beyer for Ameen Al Dakhil (41′), Arijanet Muric for Bailey Peacock-Farrell (46′), A. Barnes for Lyle Foster (71′), Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson for Scott Twine (71′) and C. Roberts for Michael Obafemi (86′).

Best player: Josh Brownhill​

The most impressive player for Burnley was Josh Brownhill.

His rating is (7.2) with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Watford – Formation

Watford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Slaven Bilić played with: Daniel Bachmann (7.5), Mario Gaspar (6.8), Ryan Porteous (6.5), Wesley Hoedt (7.0), Hassane Kamara (7.1), Tom Cleverley, Ismael Koné (6.9), Hamza Choudhury (7.0), Ken Sema (7.4), Ismaïla Sarr (6.7) and Keinan Davis (6.4), João Pedro (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Christian Kabasele, Ben Hamer, Henrique Araújo (6.6), Matheus Martins (6.8), Britt Assombalonga, Imrân Louza (6.6) and James Morris.

Substitutions

Watford made 4 changes: Ken Sema for Henrique Araújo (68′), Keinan Davis for Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos (69′), Ismaël Koné for Imrân Louza (76′) and João Pedro  for Christian Kabasele (87′).

Best player: Daniel Bachmann​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was the goalkeeper: Daniel Bachmann. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Reading – Rotherham United – 2-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Sunderland – 0-3
• Norwich City – Hull City – 3-1
• Coventry City – Millwall – 1-0
• Burnley – Watford – 1-1
• Birmingham City – Cardiff City – 0-2