Watford and Stoke City draw 1-1 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Watford and Stoke City draw 1-1. J. Livermore scored the first goal (15') for Watford. R. Mmaee settled the score (34').

John Ross

December 30, 2023

WATFORD. Watford and Stoke City draw 1-1. J. Livermore scored the first goal (15′) for Watford. R. Mmaee settled the score (34′).

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Scott Oldham with the help of Matthew Jones and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 0.87 degrees Celsius or 33.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.

Match Statistics

Watford

1 - 1

Stoke City

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

13 Total 14
6 On Target 4
5 Off Target 7
2 Shots blocked 4

82 Attack 132
32 Dangerous attack 81
87 Ball safe 74

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

7 Total 9
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Watford was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Stoke City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Stoke City to win the match.

Watford shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Stoke City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Watford received 5 yellow cards (James Morris, Ismaël Koné, Jake Livermore, Valérien Ismaël and Giorgi Chakvetadze). Talking about the opposition, Stoke City received 1 yellow card (Junior Tchamadeu).

(Watford) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (52′).

Match Timeline

14'

J. Tchamadeu- Yellow

Jake Livermore(goal)Ryan Porteous

15'

34'

R. Mmaee(goal)

Ismaël Koné- Yellow

42'

Jake Livermore- Yellow

45'

Vakoun Bayo- Red

52'

Mileta Rajovic- sub ->Matheus Martins

57'

58'

Ki-Jana Hoever- sub ->Junior Tchamadeu

Edo Kayembe- sub ->Ismaël Koné

58'

67'

L. Baker- sub ->Wouter Burger

Giorgi Chakvetadze- Yellow

72'

Daniel Johnson- sub ->Ben Pearson

72'

Wesley- sub ->Ryan Mmaee

73'

Mattie Pollock- sub ->Giorgi Chakvetadze

78'

F. Sierralta- sub ->Jake Livermore

78'

80'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Watford has 35 points like Preston North End to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Stoke City will has 28 points like Plymouth Argyle and Birmingham City to hold in the 19th 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 statistic.

Stoke City will host Ipswich Town on the 1st of January with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford

Ben Hamer 26.England

7.0

J. Morris 42.England

7.5

80'

Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands

7.3

R. Porteous 5.Scotland

8.4

T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria

7.3

Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia

7.1

78'

72'

Matheus Martins 37.Brazil

6.8

57'

Jake Livermore 8.England

7.5

78'

45'

15'

Ismaël Koné 11.Canada

6.7

58'

42'

Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia

7.1

73'

Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast

6.0

52'

Ken Sema 12.Sweden

Substitutes

Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria

F. Sierralta 3.Chile

6.8

78'

Mattie Pollock 15.England

6.8

78'

R. Andrews 45.England

6.8

73'

Tom Ince 7.England

Imrân Louza 10.Morocco

Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo

7.3

58'

Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark

6.8

57'

J. Grieves 59.England

Watford started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Ken Sema, Ben Hamer (7.0), Tom Dele-Bashiru (7.3), Ryan Porteous (8.4), Wesley Hoedt (7.3), James Morris (7.5), Jake Livermore (7.5), Matheus Martins (6.8), Giorgi Chakvetadze (7.1), Ismaël Koné (6.7), Yaser Asprilla (7.1) and Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: Edo Kayembe (7.3), Ryan Andrews (6.8), Horacio Barrenechea, Francisco Sierralta (6.8), Thomas Ince, Mileta Rajovic (6.8), Imrân Louza, Matthew Pollock (6.8) and Jack Grieves.

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Yaser Asprilla for Ryan Andrews (73′), Giorgi Chakvetadze for Matthew Pollock (78′), Jake Livermore for Francisco Sierralta (78′), Matheus Martins for Mileta Rajovic (57′) and Ismaël Koné for Edo Kayembe (58′).

Player of the match: Ryan Porteous

The most impressive player for Watford was Ryan Porteous.

His rating is 8.4 with 52 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 8.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City

J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Michael Rose 5.Scotland

7.1

Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland

7.1

Luke McNally 23.Republic of Ireland

7.3

J. Tchamadeu 24.Cameroon

6.3

58'

14'

Ben Pearson 4.England

7.0

72'

Sead Haksabanovic 20.Montenegro

8.2

Lynden Gooch 2.United States

Wouter Burger 6.Netherlands

7.1

67'

André Vidigal 7.Portugal

7.1

Bae Jun-Ho 22.South Korea

7.3

R. Mmaee 19.Morocco

8.1

72'

34'

Substitutes

Tommy Simkin 45.England

B. Wilmot 16.England

Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands

6.8

58'

L. Baker 8.England

7.3

67'

Daniel Johnson 12.Jamaica

6.4

72'

Wesley 18.Brazil

6.7

72'

N. Jojić 21.Serbia

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

Steven Schumacher played with: Lynden Gooch, Jack Bonham (7.3), Junior Tchamadeu (6.3), Luke McNally (7.3), Michael Rose (7.1), Jordan Thompson (7.1), Ben Pearson (7.0), Wouter Burger (7.1), André Vidigal (7.1), Joon-ho Bae (7.3), Sead Hakšabanović (8.2) and Ryan Mmaee (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Ki-Jana Hoever (6.8), Lewis Baker (7.3), Daniel Johnson (6.4), Ben Wilmot, Wesley Moraes (6.7), Nikola Jojić, Souleymane Sidibe, Nathan Lowe and Tommy Simkim.

Substitutions

Stoke City made 4 changes: Junior Tchamadeu for Ki-Jana Hoever (58′), Ryan Mmaee for Wesley Moraes (72′), Ben Pearson for Daniel Johnson (72′) and Wouter Burger for Lewis Baker (67′).