Watford tops Sunderland 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Andrews. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Watford conquers Sunderland 1-0 after R. Andrews scored just 1 goal (64').

April 28, 2024

WATFORD. Watford overcomes Sunderland 1-0 after R. Andrews scored just 1 goal (64′).

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,712 spectators. The referee was Oliver Langford who was helped by Hristo Karaivanov and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was Sam Purkiss. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 9.91 degrees Celsius or 49.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.

Match Statistics

Watford

1 - 0

Sunderland

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

10 Total 11
3 On Target 6
3 Off Target 2
4 Shots blocked 3

105 Attack 113
28 Dangerous attack 58
73 Ball safe 82

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

11 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Watford was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Sunderland that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Watford managed to find the solution to win this contest.

Watford shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Watford received 2 yellow cards (Jamal Lewis and Edo Kayembe). On the opposite side, Sunderland received 1 yellow card (Luke O’Nien).

Match Timeline

Edo Kayembe- Yellow

10'

46'

Matheus Martins- sub ->Emmanuel Dennis

46'

58'

Luke O'Nien- Yellow

64'

65'

Abdoullah Ba- sub ->A. Aouchiche

65'

P. Roberts- sub ->C. Rigg

Jamal Lewis- sub ->Ken Sema

69'

78'

C. Evans- sub ->P. Ekwah

78'

Luís Semedo- sub ->A. Alese

Mileta Rajovic- sub ->Vakoun Bayo

80'

Jamal Lewis- Yellow

86'

Jake Livermore- sub ->Y. Asprilla

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Watford has 56 points like Sunderland and Millwall to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland will stays with 56 points like Watford and Millwall to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away against Middlesbrough on the 4th of May with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Watford (5 draws).

Sunderland will host Sheffield Wednesday on the 4th of May with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Sunderland (2 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford

Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria

8.4

Mattie Pollock 15.England

7.3

Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands

8.4

R. Porteous 5.Scotland

7.3

Ken Sema 12.Sweden

6.4

69'

J. Grieves 59.England

6.3

46'

Ismaël Koné 11.Canada

7.3

Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia

7.0

90'

Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria

6.6

46'

Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo

7.5

10'

Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast

7.3

80'

Substitutes

Ben Hamer 26.England

J. Morris 42.England

F. Sierralta 3.Chile

Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland

6.4

69'

86'

R. Andrews 45.England

7.7

46'

64'

Tom Ince 7.England

Jake Livermore 8.England

90'

Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark

6.4

80'

Matheus Martins 37.Brazil

6.6

46'

Watford adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Tom Cleverley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann (8.4), R. Porteous (7.3), Wesley Hoedt (8.4), Mattie Pollock (7.3), J. Grieves (6.3), Ismaël Koné (7.3), Edo Kayembe (7.5), Ken Sema (6.4), Y. Asprilla (7.0), Emmanuel Dennis (6.6) and Vakoun Bayo (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: F. Sierralta, Jamal Lewis (6.4), R. Andrews (7.7), Tom Ince, Jake Livermore, Mileta Rajovic (6.4), Ben Hamer, Matheus Martins (6.6) and J. Morris.

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: J. Grieves for R. Andrews (46′), Emmanuel Dennis for Matheus Martins (46′), Ken Sema for Jamal Lewis (69′), Vakoun Bayo for Mileta Rajovic (80′) and Y. Asprilla for Jake Livermore (90′).

Player of the match: Daniel Bachmann

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was the goalkeeper: Daniel Bachmann . His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland

Anthony Patterson 1.England

6.4

Daniel Ballard 5.Northern Ireland

7.5

Luke O'Nien 13.England

7.1

58'

A. Alese 42.England

7.1

78'

Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland

7.5

Jobe Bellingham 7.England

7.3

Jack Clarke 20.England

7.3

Callum Styles 28.Hungary

7.5

C. Rigg 31.England

6.3

65'

P. Ekwah 39.France

7.1

78'

A. Aouchiche 22.France

7.5

65'

B. Dack 46.England

Substitutes

N. Bishop 30.England

L. Hjelde 33.Norway

T. Pembélé 6.France

C. Evans 4.Northern Ireland

6.8

78'

P. Roberts 10.England

7.0

65'

R. Mundle 14.England

Abdoullah Ba 17.France

6.4

65'

Luís Semedo 9.Portugal

6.4

78'

Also Sunderland adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Mike Dodds played with: B. Dack, Anthony Patterson (6.4), Luke O’Nien (7.1), Daniel Ballard (7.5), A. Alese (7.1), Trai Hume (7.5), P. Ekwah (7.1), Jobe Bellingham (7.3), Callum Styles (7.5), C. Rigg (6.3) and Jack Clarke (7.3), A. Aouchiche (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: T. Pembélé, C. Evans (6.8), Luís Semedo (6.4), P. Roberts (7.0), R. Mundle, Abdoullah Ba (6.4), N. Bishop, L. Hjelde and T. Watson.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 4 changes: A. Aouchiche for Abdoullah Ba (65′), C. Rigg for P. Roberts (65′), P. Ekwah for C. Evans (78′) and A. Alese for Luís Semedo (78′).