WATFORD. Swansea City and Watford draw 1-1. R. Andrews scored the first own goal (18′) for Swansea City. R. Porteous made it even (57′). Swansea City was much better in terms of ball possession (63%)
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Tom Nield with the support of Mark Stevens and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.09 degrees Celsius or 46.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 20 Total 11
- 3 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 4
- 12 Shots blocked 5
- 85 Attack 94
- 42 Dangerous attack 47
- 69 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 18 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Swansea City had a strong ball possession 63% while Watford was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swansea City was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Swansea City to win the match.
Watford shot 20 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Swansea City shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Watford received 4 yellow cards (Giorgi Chakvetadze, Ryan Andrews, Ryan Porteous and Jake Livermore). On the opposite side, Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (Josh Tymon and Nathan Wood).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Watford has 45 points to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Swansea City will has 43 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Watford will host Coventry City on the 9th of March with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Watford (6 draws).
Swansea City will play away against Bristol City on the 10th of March with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (8 draws).
Watford – Formation
Watford
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Watford adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Horacio Barrenechea , Ryan Andrews , Ryan Porteous , Wesley Hoedt , Jamal Lewis , Jake Livermore , Tom Dele-Bashiru , Emmanuel Dennis , Yaser Asprilla , Ken Sema and Vakoun Issouf Bayo .
The home team had on the bench: Francisco Sierralta, Ben Hamer, Thomas Ince, Mileta Rajovic , Ismaël Koné , Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze , Matheus Martins and Edo Kayembe.
Watford could not rely on the presence of Giorgi Chakvetadze (injured).
Substitutions
Watford made 3 changes: Ken Sema for Giorgi Chakvetadze (43′), Jake Livermore for Ismaël Koné (46′) and Vakoun Issouf Bayo for Mileta Rajovic (74′).
Player of the match: Wesley Hoedt
The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Wesley Hoedt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
Also Swansea City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luke Williams played with: Carl Rushworth , Harry Darling , Ben Cabango , Nathan Wood , Josh Tymon , Jay Fulton , Matt Grimes , Ronald , Jamie Paterson , Przemysław Płacheta and Jerry Yates .
They had on the bench: Joe Allen , Kyle Naughton , Andrew Fisher, Josh Key, Jamal Lowe , Charlie Patino , Liam Cullen , Oliver Cooper and Azeem Abdulai.
Substitutions
Swansea City made 5 changes: Harry Darling for Kyle Naughton (69′), Jay Fulton for Joe Allen (70′), Jamie Paterson for Liam Cullen (60′), Jerry Yates for Jamal Lowe (60′) and Ronald for Charlie Patino (81′).
Player of the match: Ben Cabango
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Ben Cabango.
His rating is with 71 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Swansea City – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – West Bromwich Albion – 2-2
- Middlesbrough – Norwich City – 3-1
- Cardiff City – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
