Watford draws 0-0 with Plymouth Argyle on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Watford and Plymouth Argyle ended up goalless.

August 17, 2023

WATFORD. Watford and Plymouth Argyle didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Watford was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%).

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Geoff Eltringham who had the assistance of Shaun Hudson and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Scott Tallis. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.03 degrees Celsius or 73.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

Watford

0 - 0

Plymouth Argyle

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

21 Total 13
3 On Target 5
8 Off Target 4
10 Shots blocked 4

115 Attack 72
73 Dangerous attack 19
83 Ball safe 71

0 Penalties 0
12 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

16 Total 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Watford was in firm control of the ball 64% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Watford was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Watford to win the match.

Watford shot 21 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Watford didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards (Dan Scarr and Bali Mumba).

Match Timeline

Y. Asprilla- sub ->Matheus Martins

57'

Giorgi Chakvetadze- sub ->Ken Sema

57'

Jake Livermore- sub ->Francisco Sierralta

57'

Ismaël Koné- sub ->Tom Dele-Bashiru

57'

62'

70'

71'

Dan Scarr- Yellow

78'

Bali Mumba- Yellow

82'

Ben Waine- sub ->Ryan Hardie

82'

Mickel Miller- sub ->Bali Mumba

Edo Kayembe- sub ->Imrân Louza

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Watford has 4 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. On the opposite side, Plymouth Argyle has 4 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away against Ipswich Town on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Plymouth Argyle will host Queens Park Rangers on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford

Ben Hamer 26.England

Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria

7.7

Jeremy Ngakia 2.England

Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands

8.1

R. Porteous 5.Scotland

6.9

J. Morris 42.England

7.2

R. Andrews 45.England

7.5

F. Sierralta 3.Chile

7.1

57'

Imrân Louza 10.Morocco

7.7

89'

T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria

7.1

57'

Ken Sema 12.Sweden

7.1

57'

Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast

6.7

Matheus Martins 37.Brazil

7.7

57'

Substitutes

Mattie Pollock 15.England

Jake Livermore 8.England

6.8

57'

Ismaël Koné 11.Canada

6.9

57'

Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia

6.9

57'

Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia

8.0

57'

Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo

89'

Rhys Healey 14.England

Shaqai Forde 47.England

Watford adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Jeremy Ngakia, Ben Hamer, Daniel Bachmann (7.7), Ryan Andrews (7.5), Ryan Porteous (6.9), Wesley Hoedt (8.1), James Morris (7.2), Imrân Louza (7.7), Francisco Sierralta (7.1), Tom Dele-Bashiru (7.1), Ken Sema (7.1), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6.7) and Matheus Martins (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jake Livermore (6.8), Ismael Koné (6.9), Rhys Healey, Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze (6.9), Yaser Asprilla (8.0), Edo Kayembe and Shaqai Forde.

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Matheus Martins for Yaser Asprilla (57′), Francisco Sierralta for Jake Livermore (57′), Ken Sema for Giorgi Chakvetadze (57′), Tom Dele-Bashiru for Ismael Koné (57′) and Imrân Louza for Edo Kayembe (89′).

Best player: Wesley Hoedt

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Wesley Hoedt.

His rating is (8.1) with 94 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle

Conor Hazard 21.Northern Ireland

7.5

Dan Scarr 6.England

7.6

71'

Joe Edwards 8.England

7.9

Lewis Gibson 17.England

7.8

Saxon Earley 24.England

7.1

Jordan Houghton 4.England

6.8

Callum Wright 11.England

6.7

70'

Adam Randell 20.England

6.7

62'

Bali Mumba 2.England

6.9

82'

78'

Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland

7.2

82'

Morgan Whittaker 10.England

6.6

Substitutes

Callum Burton 25.England

Julio Pleguezuelo 5.Spain

Matt Butcher 7.England

Mickel Miller 14.England

82'

Lewis Warrington 16.England

Finn Azaz 18.England

6.8

70'

Luke Cundle 28.England

6.7

62'

T. Wright 19.Republic of Ireland

Ben Waine 23.New Zealand

82'

Also Plymouth Argyle adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steven Schumacher played with: Kaine Kesler Hayden, Conor Hazard (7.5), Joe Edwards (7.9), Dan Scarr (7.6), Lewis Gibson (7.8), Saxon Earley (7.1), Callum Wright (6.7), Jordan Houghton (6.8), Adam Randell (6.7), Morgan Whittaker (6.6), Ryan Hardie (7.2), Bali Mumba (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Julio Pleguezuelo, Matt Butcher, Mickel Miller, Lewis Warrington, Finn Azaz (6.8), Tyreik Wright, Ben Waine, Callum Burton and Luke Cundle (6.7).

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 4 changes: Adam Randell for Luke Cundle (62′), Callum Wright for Finn Azaz (70′), Ryan Hardie for Ben Waine (82′) and Bali Mumba for Mickel Miller (82′).