Watford annihilates Rotherham United 5-0 . HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Watford estinguishes Rotherham United 5-0 with goals of

November 12, 2023

WATFORD. Watford obliterates Rotherham United 5-0 with goals of Mileta Rajovic (10′), Mileta Rajovic (45′), Edo Kayembe (54′), Thomas Ince (86′) and Matheus Martins (90′).

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 11:00 am local time. In front of 17,349 spectators. The referee was Stephen Martin who was helped by Mark Dwyer and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 4.77 degrees Celsius or 40.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Watford

5 - 0

Rotherham United

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

14 Total 9
8 On Target 2
4 Off Target 5
2 Shots blocked 2

112 Attack 104
36 Dangerous attack 33
81 Ball safe 85

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

13 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Watford was in firm control of the ball 55% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Watford was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Watford won the match.

Watford shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rotherham United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Watford received 2 yellow cards (Ryan Porteous and Yaser Asprilla). Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Matthew Taylor and Cafú).

Match Timeline

Mileta Rajovic(goal)Ken Sema

10'

33'

Cafú- sub ->Sam Clucas

45'

Cafú- Yellow

Mileta Rajovic(goal)Ken Sema

45'

52'

Daniel Ayala- sub ->Sean Morrison

52'

Edo Kayembe(goal)Ryan Porteous

54'

R. Porteous- Yellow

58'

Y. Asprilla- Yellow

61'

Matheus Martins- sub ->Yaser Asprilla

67'

Giorgi Chakvetadze- sub ->Jake Livermore

68'

Tom Ince- sub ->Jamal Lewis

68'

70'

Hakeem Odoffin- sub ->Jordan Hugill

84'

Tom Ince(goal)Ryan Andrews

86'

T. Dele-Bashiru- sub ->Ismael Koné

88'

Matheus Martins(goal)Rhys Healey

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Watford will have 21 points like Stoke City to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Rotherham United will stay with 11 points to sit in the 22nd 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 in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Rotherham United will play away agasint West Bromwich Albion on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford

Ben Hamer 26.England

7.0

Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria

R. Porteous 5.Scotland

7.3

58'

R. Andrews 45.England

7.9

Jeremy Ngakia 2.England

F. Sierralta 3.Chile

Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands

7.8

Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland

7.0

68'

Ismaël Koné 11.Canada

7.3

88'

Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia

7.0

67'

61'

Jake Livermore 8.England

7.0

68'

Ken Sema 12.Sweden

8.4

Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo

8.1

54'

Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark

8.4

84'

10', 45'

Substitutes

M. Roberts 40.England

Mattie Pollock 15.England

Tom Ince 7.England

7.5

68'

86'

Imrân Louza 10.Morocco

T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria

7.0

88'

Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia

7.1

68'

Rhys Healey 14.England

7.0

84'

Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast

Matheus Martins 37.Brazil

7.3

67'

90'

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

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann, Jeremy Ngakia, Francisco Sierralta, Ben Hamer (7.0), Ryan Andrews (7.9), Ryan Porteous (7.3), Wesley Hoedt (7.8), Jamal Lewis (7.0), Jake Livermore (7.0), Edo Kayembe (8.1), Ismael Koné (7.3), Yaser Asprilla (7.0), Mileta Rajovic (8.4) and Ken Sema (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Giorgi Chakvetadze (7.1), Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Matheus Martins (7.3), Thomas Ince (7.5), Imrân Louza, Rhys Healey (7.0), Matthew Pollock, Tom Dele-Bashiru (7.0) and Myles Roberts.

Watford could not rely on the presence of Tom Dele-Bashiru (injured).

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Yaser Asprilla for Matheus Martins (67′), Jake Livermore for Giorgi Chakvetadze (68′), Jamal Lewis for Thomas Ince (68′), Mileta Rajovic for Rhys Healey (84′) and Ismael Koné for Tom Dele-Bashiru (88′).

Best player: Mileta Rajovic

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Mileta Rajovic.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 6 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United

Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden

6.4

Lee Peltier 21.England

6.3

70'

Sean Morrison 23.England

6.3

52'

Sebastian Revan 28.England

6.1

52'

Dexter Lembikisa 2.Jamaica

6.3

Cohen Bramall 3.England

6.3

Sam Clucas 8.England

6.8

33'

Oliver Rathbone 18.England

6.7

C. Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast

6.6

Jordan Hugill 10.England

7.0

70'

Sam Nombe 29.England

6.1

Substitutes

Dillon Phillips 26.England

Daniel Ayala 4.Spain

6.3

52'

Hakeem Odoffin 22.England

6.6

70'

Cafú 7.Portugal

7.0

33'

45'

Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland

Fred Onyedinma 14.Nigeria

6.4

52'

Tom Eaves 9.England

Arvin Appiah 30.England

Georgie Kelly 12.Northern Ireland

6.8

70'

Rotherham United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Matthew Taylor played with: Viktor Johansson (6.4), Dexter Lembikisa (6.3), Lee Peltier (6.3), Sean Morrison (6.3), Cohen Bramall (6.3), Sebastian Revan (6.1), Oliver Rathbone (6.7), Christ Tiehi (6.6), Sam Clucas (6.8), Jordan Hugill (7.0), Sam Nombe (6.1).

They had on the bench: Daniel Ayala (6.3), Georgie Kelly (6.8), Fred Onyedinma (6.4), Hakeem Odofin (6.6), Cafú (7.0), Tom Eaves, Jamie Lindsay, Dillon Phillips and Arvin Appiah.

Rotherham United could not rely on the presence of Cafú (injured).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Lee Peltier for Georgie Kelly (70′), Sebastian Revan for Fred Onyedinma (52′), Sam Clucas for Cafú (33′), Sean Morrison for Daniel Ayala (52′) and Jordan Hugill for Hakeem Odofin (70′).