WATFORD. Middlesbrough overcame Watford.

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 Oliver Langford who was helped by Hristo Karaivanov and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Lewis Smith. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.01 degrees Celsius or 64.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Watford

2 - 3

Middlesbrough

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 112 Attack 102
  • 62 Dangerous attack 33
  • 85 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Watford was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Middlesbrough that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Watford was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Middlesbrough was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Watford shot 17 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Watford received 2 yellow cards (Francisco Sierralta and Ryan Porteous). Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

5'
Riley McGree(goal)Jonathan Howson
12'
Riley McGree(goal)Matt Crooks
Vakoun Bayo(goal)Ryan Porteous
19'
36'
Tommy Smith- sub ->Lewis O\'Brien
R. Porteous- Yellow
40'
Matheus Martins- sub ->M. Rajović
46'
Wesley Hoedt(goal)
52'
F. Sierralta- Yellow
55'
63'
Josh Coburn(goal)Matt Crooks
Giorgi Chakvetadze- sub ->Imrân Louza
65'
Tom Ince- sub ->Yaser Asprilla
65'
Edo Kayembe- sub ->Francisco Sierralta
65'
78'
Marcus Forss- sub ->Isaiah Jones
84'
86'
Sam Greenwood- sub ->Matt Crooks

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this contest, Watford will stay with 9 points like Swansea City to remain in the 20th place. On the other side, Middlesbrough will have 8 points like Queens Park Rangers to hold in the 21st place.

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 statistic in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Middlesbrough will play away agasint Hull City on the 10th of April with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria
6.1
D
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
6.1
65' 55'
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
8.4
52'
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
7.3
40'
M
Jeremy Ngakia 2.England
7.1
M
Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland
7.5
M
Imrân Louza 10.Morocco
7.0
65'
M
T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria
6.7
84'
F
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
7.5
65'
F
Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast
8.1
19'
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
D
R. Andrews 45.England
M
Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia
7.0
65'
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
6.8
65'
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
M
Tom Ince 7.England
6.8
65'
F
Rhys Healey 14.England
6.4
84'
F
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
7.0
46'

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

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann (6.1), Ryan Porteous (7.3), Francisco Sierralta (6.1), Wesley Hoedt (8.4), Jeremy Ngakia (7.1), Imrân Louza (7.0), Tom Dele-Bashiru (6.7), Jamal Lewis (7.5), Yaser Asprilla (7.5), M. Rajović (6.8) and Vakoun Issouf Bayo (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Ince (6.8), Matheus Martins (7.0), Ryan Andrews, Giorgi Chakvetadze (7.0), Ben Hamer, Edo Kayembe (6.8), Rhys Healey (6.4), Ismael Koné and Matthew Pollock.

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Yaser Asprilla for Thomas Ince (65′), M. Rajović for Matheus Martins (46′), Tom Dele-Bashiru for Rhys Healey (84′), Imrân Louza for Giorgi Chakvetadze (65′) and Francisco Sierralta for Edo Kayembe (65′).

Best player: Wesley Hoedt​

The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Wesley Hoedt.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 115 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
7.1
D
Rav van den Berg 3.Netherlands
6.4
D
Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland
6.8
D
Dael Fry 6.England
6.3
D
Darragh Lenihan 26.Republic of Ireland
D
Lewis O'Brien 28.England
6.6
36'
M
H. Hackney 7.England
7.0
M
Riley McGree 8.Australia
8.9
5', 12'
M
I. Jones 11.England
6.7
78'
M
Jonathan Howson 16.England
7.3
M
Matt Crooks 25.England
8.1
86'
F
Josh Coburn 19.England
7.3
63'
Substitutes
G
Tom Glover 23.Australia
D
Lukas Engel 27.Denmark
D
Tommy Smith 2.England
7.0
36'
M
Sam Greenwood 29.England
6.4
86'
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
F
Sam Silvera 18.Australia
F
Marcus Forss 21.Finland
6.4
78'
F
Morgan Rogers 10.England
F
Emmanuel Latte Lath 9.Ivory Coast

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

Michael Carrick played with: Darragh Lenihan, Seny Dieng (7.1), Rav van den Berg (6.4), Dael Fry (6.3), Paddy McNair (6.8), Lewis O’Brien (6.6), Jonathan Howson (7.3), Hayden Hackney (7.0), Isaiah Jones (6.7), Matt Crooks (8.1) and Riley McGree (8.9), Josh Coburn (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tommy Smith (7.0), Emmanuel Latte Lath, Tom Glover, Samuel Silvera, Marcus Forss (6.4), Sam Greenwood (6.4), Daniel Barlaser, Morgan Rogers and Lukas Engel.

Middlesbrough could not rely on the presence of Tommy Smith (injured) and Sam Greenwood (injured).

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Lewis O’Brien for Tommy Smith (36′), Matt Crooks for Sam Greenwood (86′) and Isaiah Jones for Marcus Forss (78′).

Best player: Riley McGree​

The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Riley McGree.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

Results of the day

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