WATFORD. Ipswich Town found a way to turn the tables against Watford to win 2-1. It was Watford to strike first with a goal of Yaser Asprilla at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 24′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sam Morsy gave the win to Ipswich Town in the 80′ minute.
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 18,109 spectators. The referee was David Coote who had the assistance of Tim Wood and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.29 degrees Celsius or 34.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 3 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 87 Attack 113
- 53 Dangerous attack 40
- 70 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Watford was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Ipswich Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Watford was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Ipswich Town was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Watford shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Ipswich Town shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Watford received 2 yellow cards (Vakoun Issouf Bayo and Edo Kayembe). Regarding the opposition, Ipswich Town received 4 yellow cards (Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Conor Chaplin, Massimo Luongo and George Hirst).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Watford stays with 28 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Ipswich Town will has 51 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 5th of August with a 8-8 head to head.
Ipswich Town will host Norwich City on the 16th of December with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Norwich City (7 draws).
Watford – Formation
Watford
82'
12'
46'
Watford adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Ben Hamer , Ryan Andrews , Ryan Porteous , Wesley Hoedt , Jamal Lewis , Jake Livermore , Edo Kayembe , Yaser Asprilla , Ismaël Koné , Ken Sema and Mileta Rajovic .
The home team had on the bench: Francisco Sierralta, Rhys Healey , Horacio Barrenechea, Thomas Ince , Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Vakoun Issouf Bayo , Tom Dele-Bashiru and Matheus Martins .
Substitutions
Watford made 4 changes: Mileta Rajovic for Vakoun Issouf Bayo (67′), Yaser Asprilla for Thomas Ince (67′), Edo Kayembe for Rhys Healey (82′) and Ken Sema for Matheus Martins (82′).
Player of the match: Yaser Asprilla
The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Yaser Asprilla.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Ipswich Town – Formation
Ipswich Town
Also Ipswich Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kieran McKenna played with: Václav Hladký , Brandon Williams , Axel Tuanzebe , Cameron Burgess , Leif Davis , Sam Morsy , Massimo Luongo , Omari Giraud-Hutchinson , Conor Chaplin , Marcus Harness and George Hirst .
They had on the bench: Harry Clarke , Luke Woolfenden, Wes Burns , Christian Walton, Freddie Ladapo , Jack Taylor, Kayden Jackson, Dane Scarlett and Nathan Broadhead .
Substitutions
Ipswich Town made 4 changes: Brandon Williams for Harry Clarke (46′), Marcus Harness for Nathan Broadhead (68′), George Hirst for Freddie Ladapo (68′) and Conor Chaplin for Wes Burns (68′).
Player of the match: Leif Davis
The most impressive player for Ipswich Town was Leif Davis even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Ipswich Town – 1-2
- Sunderland – Leeds United – 1-0
- Stoke City – Swansea City – 1-1
- Rotherham United – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
- Huddersfield Town – Preston North End – 1-3
- Blackburn Rovers – Bristol City – 2-1
