West Bromwich Albion manages to draw 2-2 with Watford after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion finds its way back against Watford with a goal on the M. Rajovic 66' and a goal on the E. Kayembe 51'.

By
Mark Hall
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West Bromwich Albion manages to draw 2-2 with Watford after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion bounces back against Watford with a goal on the M. Rajovic 66′ and a goal on the E. Kayembe 51′. West Bromwich Albion was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward who was helped by Lee Venamore and Alex James. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.55 degrees Celsius or 50.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

West Bromwich Albion

2 - 2

Team 1

Watford

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 10 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 111 Attack 94
  • 37 Dangerous attack 38
  • 87 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 57% while Watford was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Watford was more pushing with 38 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Watford to win the match​.

West Bromwich Albion shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Watford shot 12 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Watford received 1 yellow card (Emmanuel Dennis).

Match Timeline

30'
Emmanuel Dennis- Yellow
51'
Edo Kayembe(goal)
56'
Y. Asprilla- sub ->Ismaël Koné
56'
Mileta Rajovic- sub ->Vakoun Bayo
66'
Mileta Rajovic(goal)Jamal Lewis
G. Diangana- sub ->John Swift
67'
Yann M'Vila- sub ->Okay Yokuşlu
67'
Adam Reach- sub ->Alex Mowatt
67'
Brandon Thomas-Asante(goal)G. Diangana
70'
Jed Wallace- sub ->T. Fellows
71'
74'
Matheus Martins- sub ->Emmanuel Dennis
Andreas Weimann- sub ->Mikey Johnston
84'
85'
Jake Livermore- sub ->Edo Kayembe
Darnell Furlong(goal)G. Diangana
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After this match, West Bromwich Albion has 68 points to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Watford will has 50 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away with Stoke City on the 6th of April with a 15-10 head to head statistic in favor of Stoke City (7 draws).

Watford will host Preston North End on the 6th of April with a 5-5 head to head stats.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
7.1
D
Kyle Bartley 5.England
7.3
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
6.8
D
Darnell Furlong 2.England
7.5
Goals90'
D
Conor Townsend 3.England
7.0
D
Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast
M
T. Fellows 31.England
6.3
71'
M
John Swift 19.England
7.0
67'
M
Mikey Johnston 23.Scotland
6.8
84'
M
Alex Mowatt 27.England
7.0
67'
M
Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey
6.6
67'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England
7.7
Goals70'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Griffiths 33.England
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
M
Jed Wallace 7.England
6.3
71'
M
M. Phillips 10.Scotland
M
N. Chalobah 14.England
M
Adam Reach 20.England
7.1
67'
M
Yann M'Vila 22.France
6.7
67'
M
G. Diangana 11.England
8.1
67'
M
Andreas Weimann 17.Austria
6.7
84'

West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Cédric Kipré, Alex Palmer (7.1), Darnell Furlong (7.5), Semi Ajayi (6.8), Kyle Bartley (7.3), Conor Townsend (7.0), Okay Yokuşlu (6.6), Alex Mowatt (7.0), T. Fellows (6.3), John Swift (7.0), Mikey Johnston (6.8) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: G. Diangana (8.1), Erik Pieters, Andreas Weimann (6.7), Jed Wallace (6.3), M. Phillips, N. Chalobah, Adam Reach (7.1), Yann M’Vila (6.7) and Joshua Griffiths.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: T. Fellows for Jed Wallace (71′), John Swift for G. Diangana (67′), Okay Yokuşlu for Yann M’Vila (67′), Alex Mowatt for Adam Reach (67′) and Mikey Johnston for Andreas Weimann (84′).

Player of the match: G. Diangana​

The most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was G. Diangana.

His rating is 8.1 with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 67′.

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Daniel Bachmann  1.Austria
6.6
D
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
6.3
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
6.7
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
7.1
56'
M
Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland
7.3
M
T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria
7.1
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
7.7
85' Goals51'
M
R. Andrews 45.England
7.0
F
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
7.0
74' 30'
F
Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast
6.7
56'
Substitutes
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
D
J. Morris 42.England
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
M
Tom Ince 7.England
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
6.4
85'
M
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
6.4
56'
F
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
6.7
74'
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
7.5
56' Goals66'

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

Tom Cleverley played with: Daniel Bachmann  (6.6), R. Porteous (6.7), F. Sierralta (6.3), Wesley Hoedt (7.3), R. Andrews (7.0), Edo Kayembe (7.7), T. Dele-Bashiru (7.1), Jamal Lewis (7.3), Ismaël Koné (7.1), Vakoun Bayo (6.7), Emmanuel Dennis (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mileta Rajovic (7.5), Mattie Pollock, Y. Asprilla (6.4), Tom Ince, Jake Livermore (6.4), Ben Hamer, Matheus Martins (6.7), J. Morris and Z. Massiah-Edwards.

Substitutions

Watford made 4 changes: Ismaël Koné for Y. Asprilla (56′), Vakoun Bayo for Mileta Rajovic (56′), Edo Kayembe for Jake Livermore (85′) and Emmanuel Dennis for Matheus Martins (74′).

Player of the match: Edo Kayembe​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Edo Kayembe.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 39 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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