WATFORD. Watford and Wigan Athletic draw 1-1. K. Davis scored the first goal (45′) for Watford. J. McClean equalized (51′).
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Graham Scott who had the assistance of Harry Lennard and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 17 Total 6
- 3 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 122 Attack 83
- 66 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Watford had a superior ball possession 55% while Wigan Athletic was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Watford was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Watford to win the match.
Watford shot 17 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic shot 6 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Watford received 3 yellow cards (Chris Wilder, Keinan Davis and Imrân Louza ). Regarding the opposition, Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards (Max Power, O. Rekik, Danel Sinani and Tendayi Darikwa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Watford will have 55 points like West Bromwich Albion to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Wigan Athletic will have 34 points to hold in the 24th 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).
Wigan Athletic will host Rotherham United on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).
Watford – Formation
Watford
75'
90'
45'
Watford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann , Ryan Porteous , Craig Cathcart , Wesley Hoedt , Jeremy Ngakia , Imrân Louza , Leandro Bacuna , Ismael Koné , Ken Sema , João Pedro and Keinan Davis .
The home team had on the bench: Britt Assombalonga , Mario Gaspar , Henrique Pereira Araújo, Yaser Asprilla , James Morris , Christian Kabasele and Ben Hamer.
Substitutions
Watford made 4 changes: L. Bacuna for Britt Assombalonga (64′), Jeremy Ngakia for Mario Gaspar (64′), R. Porteous for Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez (75′) and Ken Sema for James Morris (87′).
Best player: Ismael Koné
The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Ismael Koné.
His rating is with 38 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15.
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Shaun Maloney played with: Ben Amos , Charlie Hughes , Steven Caulker , Ryan Nyambe , Tendayi Darikwa , Max Power , Tom Naylor , James McClean , Christ Junior Tiehi , Danel Sinani and Will Keane .
They had on the bench: Tom Pearce, Omar Rekik , Josh Magennis , Callum Lang , Thelo Aasgaard , Charlie Wyke and Jamie Jones.
Wigan Athletic could not rely on the presence of O. Rekik (injured).
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Charlie Hughes for Omar Rekik (12′), Steven Caulker for Callum Lang (46′), Will Keane for Josh Magennis (71′) and C. Tiéhi for Thelo Aasgaard (75′).
Best player: Christ Junior Tiehi
The player that probably impressed the most for Wigan Athletic was Christ Junior Tiehi.
His rating is with 35 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Sunderland – Luton Town – 1-1
- Stoke City – Norwich City – 0-0
- Reading – Hull City – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Birmingham City – 0-1
- Millwall – Huddersfield Town – 0-1
- Middlesbrough – Preston North End – 4-0
- Blackpool – Coventry City – 1-4