LONDON. Queens Park Rangers defeats Watford 1-0 after T. Iroegbunam scored just 1 goal (15′). Watford lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the assistance of George Byrne and Andrew Aylott. The 4th official was Craig Hicks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 4 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 113 Attack 102
- 66 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Watford had a strong ball possession 60% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Queens Park Rangers was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Queens Park Rangers won the match.
Queens Park Rangers shot 11 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Watford shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Jamal Lowe and T. Iroegbunam). On the opposite side, Watford received 2 yellow cards (Hamza Choudhury and Wesley Hoedt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Queens Park Rangers will have 42 points like Birmingham City to hold in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Watford will stay with 51 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will host Bristol City on the 6th of May with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).
Watford will host Stoke City on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
84'
61'
15'
Queens Park Rangers started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Gareth Ainsworth decided to play with the following team: Seny Dieng , Robert Dickie , Jimmy Dunne , Samuel Field , Andre Dozzell , Aaron Drewe , Tim Iroegbunam , Jamal Lowe , Osman Kakay , Lyndon Dykes and Chris Martin .
The home team had on the bench: Jordan Archer, Joseph Gubbins, Luke Amos , Taylor Richards, Albert Adomah , Stefan Johansen and Sinclair Armstrong .
Queens Park Rangers could not rely on the presence of Luke Amos (injured).
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: Lyndon Dykes for Albert Adomah (57′), T. Iroegbunam for Stefan Johansen (71′), A. Drewe for Luke Amos (84′) and Andre Dozzell for Sinclair Armstrong (84′).
Best player: Robert Dickie
The most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Robert Dickie even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
Watford – Formation
Watford
Watford started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Chris Wilder played with: Daniel Bachmann , Ryan Porteous , Craig Cathcart , Wesley Hoedt , Mario Gaspar , Imrân Louza , Hamza Choudhury , Ken Sema , Ismaïla Sarr , Keinan Davis and João Pedro .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Yaser Asprilla , Britt Assombalonga , Ben Hamer, Henrique Pereira Araújo, Christian Kabasele, Jeremy Ngakia and Ismael Koné.
Watford could not rely on the presence of Yaser Asprilla (injured) and Britt Assombalonga (injured).
Substitutions
Watford made 2 changes: R. Porteous for Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez (76′) and Ismaïla Sarr for Britt Assombalonga (77′).
Best player: João Pedro
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was João Pedro.
His rating is with 18 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 25 duels out of 36. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
- Swansea City – Middlesbrough – 1-3
- Sheffield United – Luton Town – 0-1
- Reading – Millwall – 0-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Watford – 1-0
- Preston North End – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Coventry City – Hull City – 1-1
- Burnley – Wigan Athletic – 3-0
- Bristol City – Blackpool – 2-0
- Birmingham City – Rotherham United – 2-0
