LONDON. Watford overcame Queens Park Rangers to win 2-1. J. Livermore was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Watford to strike first with a goal of Jake Livermore at the 60′. Then Jake Livermore scored again for Watford in the 65′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Lyndon Dykes reduced the distance for Queens Park Rangers (77′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Watford made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. In front of 17,409 spectators.​ The referee was Simon Hooper with the assistance of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.05 degrees Celsius or 42.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Queens Park Rangers

1 - 2

Watford

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 16 Total 9
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 92 Attack 85
  • 54 Dangerous attack 32
  • 64 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Watford was in firm control of the ball 59% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Queens Park Rangers was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, Watford managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Queens Park Rangers shot 16 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Watford shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Queens Park Rangers received 3 yellow cards (Kenneth Paal, Samuel Field and Jack Colback). On the other side, Watford received 3 yellow cards (Tom Dele-Bashiru, Wesley Hoedt and Jake Livermore).

Match Timeline

Sam Field- Yellow
5'
20'
Jake Livermore- Yellow
K. Paal- Yellow
23'
Jack Colback- Yellow
39'
45'
Wesley Hoedt- Yellow
49'
T. Dele-Bashiru- Yellow
60'
Jake Livermore(goal)Matheus Martins
65'
Jake Livermore(goal)Yaser Asprilla
69'
Mattie Pollock- sub ->Jake Livermore
69'
R. Porteous- sub ->Matheus Martins
Paul Smyth- sub ->Ilias Chair
70'
70'
70'
Mileta Rajovic- sub ->Yaser Asprilla
L. Dykes(goal)
77'
85'
85'
Tom Ince- sub ->Rhys Healey
Ziyad Larkeche- sub ->Jake Clarke-Salter
85'

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 encounter, Queens Park Rangers stays with 21 points to occupy the 23rd place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Watford has 39 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will host Millwall on the 20th of January with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Queens Park Rangers (8 draws).

Watford will play away against Bristol City on the 20th of January with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Watford (8 draws).

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Asmir Begovic 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.1
D
Jimmy Dunne 3.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Jake Clarke-Salter 6.England
7.0
85'
D
Reggie Cannon 20.United States
7.1
D
K. Paal 22.Suriname
7.7
23'
M
Jack Colback 4.England
6.3
70' 39'
M
Chris Willock 7.England
7.5
M
Sam Field 8.England
7.3
85' 5'
M
L. Dykes 9.Scotland
7.9
77'
M
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
7.0
70'
F
S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland
6.3
Substitutes
G
M. Salamon 40.England
D
Steve Cook 5.England
D
Morgan Fox 15.Wales
D
Ziyad Larkeche 21.France
6.4
85'
D
A. Drewe 29.England
M
Andre Dozzell 17.England
6.8
85'
M
E. Dixon-Bonner 19.England
6.8
70'
M
Albert Adomah 37.Ghana
F
Paul Smyth 11.Northern Ireland
7.1
70'

Queens Park Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Martí Cifuentes Corvillo decided to play with the following team: Asmir Begović (6.1), Reggie Cannon (7.1), Jimmy Dunne (7.5), Jake Clarke-Salter (7.0), Kenneth Paal (7.7), Samuel Field (7.3), Jack Colback (6.3), Chris Willock (7.5), Lyndon Dykes (7.9), Ilias Chair (7.0) and Sinclair Armstrong (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Steve Cook, Paul Smyth (7.1), Morgan Fox, Andre Dozzell (6.8), Elijah Dixon-Bonner (6.8), Ziyad Larkeche (6.4), Aaron Drewe, Albert Adomah and Matteo Salamon.

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: Jack Colback for Elijah Dixon-Bonner (70′), Samuel Field for Andre Dozzell (85′), Jake Clarke-Salter for Ziyad Larkeche (85′) and Ilias Chair for Paul Smyth (70′).

Player of the match: Lyndon Dykes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Queens Park Rangers was Lyndon Dykes.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 21 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13.

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
8.2
D
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
6.7
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
7.0
45'
D
J. Morris 42.England
7.5
D
R. Andrews 45.England
7.0
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
8.7
69' 20' 60', 65'
M
Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia
7.0
M
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
7.5
70'
M
T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria
6.7
49'
M
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
7.5
69'
F
Rhys Healey 14.England
7.0
85'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
6.4
69'
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
6.4
69'
D
A. Coyne 52.Australia
M
Tom Ince 7.England
7.0
85'
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
6.3
70'
F
J. Cabezas 17.Colombia
F
J. Grieves 59.England

Watford started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Valérien Ismaël played with: Ben Hamer (8.2), Ryan Andrews (7.0), Francisco Sierralta (6.7), Wesley Hoedt (7.0), James Morris (7.5), Jake Livermore (8.7), Yaser Asprilla (7.5), Tom Dele-Bashiru (6.7), Giorgi Chakvetadze (7.0), Matheus Martins (7.5) and Rhys Healey (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Horacio Barrenechea, Ryan Porteous (6.4), Thomas Ince (7.0), Mileta Rajovic (6.3), Ismaël Koné, Matthew Pollock (6.4), Jorge Cabezas, Aidan Coyne and Jack Grieves.

Substitutions

Watford made 4 changes: Yaser Asprilla for Mileta Rajovic (70′), Rhys Healey for Thomas Ince (85′), Jake Livermore for Matthew Pollock (69′) and Matheus Martins for Ryan Porteous (69′).

Player of the match: Jake Livermore​

The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Jake Livermore.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 30 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.

Results of the day

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