WATFORD. Blackburn Rovers tops Watford 1-0 after R. Hedges scored just 1 goal (72′). Watford was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Sunday and it started at 8:00 am local time. In front of 17,810 spectators.​ The referee was Gavin Ward with the assistance of G Read and Alex James. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.58 degrees Celsius or 70.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Watford had a strong ball possession 65% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Watford was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Blackburn Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Watford shot 24 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Watford received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Andrews, Imrân Louza and Wesley Hoedt). On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Dominic Hyam and Joe Rankin-Costello).

Standings

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 record in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Blackburn Rovers will play away agasint Bristol City on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Watford – Formation

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

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Jake Livermore, James Morris, Ryan Andrews, Daniel Bachmann (6.7), Ryan Andrews (7.0), Ryan Porteous (7.3), Wesley Hoedt (7.3), Ken Sema (7.3), Tom Dele-Bashiru (7.5), Edo Kayembe (7.0), Ismael Koné (7.0), Yaser Asprilla (8.1), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (7.0) and Matheus Martins (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Ince (7.0), Imrân Louza (6.8), Jeremy Ngakia, M. Rajović (7.0), Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze (6.8) and Ben Hamer.

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Ismael Koné for Imrân Louza (46′), Tom Dele-Bashiru for Giorgi Chakvetadze (55′), Vakoun Issouf Bayo for M. Rajović (56′), Yaser Asprilla for Thomas Ince (73′) and Ryan Andrews for Jeremy Ngakia (80′).

Best player: Yaser Asprilla​

The most impressive player for Watford was Yaser Asprilla.

His rating is (8.1) with 46 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

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

Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Aynsley Pears (7.7), Joe Rankin-Costello (7.1), Hayden Carter (7.3), Dominic Hyam (7.7), Callum Brittain (6.3), Lewis Travis (7.0), Adam Wharton (7.5), Ryan Hedges (8.2), Sammie Szmodics (6.7), Tyrhys Dolan (6.3), Harry Leonard (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Sondre Tronstad, Sam Gallagher (6.4), Leopold Wahlstedt, Patrick Gamble, Scott Wharton (6.7), Dilan Markanday, Andrew Moran (7.0), Jake Garrett and Thomas Bloxham.

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Scott Wharton (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: Joe Rankin-Costello for Scott Wharton (77′), Harry Leonard for Sam Gallagher (57′), Tyrhys Dolan for Andrew Moran (57′) and Lewis Travis for Jake Garrett (90′).

Best player: Ryan Hedges​

The most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Ryan Hedges.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 37 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Watford – Blackburn Rovers – 0-1