MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough overcomes Watford 3-1.

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was James Bell who had the assistance of Ian Cooper and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.31 degrees Celsius or 54.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Middlesbrough

3 - 1

Watford

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 98 Attack 97
  • 45 Dangerous attack 52
  • 68 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Middlesbrough was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Watford that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Watford was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Middlesbrough was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Watford shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (Finn Azaz). On the other side, Watford received 1 yellow card (Mattie Pollock).

Match Timeline

20'
Mattie Pollock- Yellow
Emmanuel Latte Lath(goal)Luke Ayling
28'
Finn Azaz- Yellow
33'
46'
55'
Matheus Martins- sub ->Mileta Rajovic
Alex Bangura- sub ->Luke Thomas
66'
Dan Barlaser- sub ->Jonathan Howson
66'
Sam Greenwood- sub ->A. Gilbert
71'
Lewis O'Brien- sub ->L. McCabe
72'
73'
Wesley Hoedt(goal)Y. Asprilla
Alex Bangura(goal)I. Jones
78'
79'
I. Jones(goal)Luke Ayling
84'
90'

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 playing this match, Middlesbrough has 69 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Watford will stays with 56 points like Sunderland, Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
7.3
D
Rav van den Berg 3.Netherlands
6.4
D
M. Clarke 5.England
7.5
D
Luke Ayling 12.England
8.1
90'
D
Luke Thomas 33.England
7.1
66'
M
I. Jones 11.England
8.5
84'
M
A. Gilbert 14.England
7.3
71'
M
Jonathan Howson 16.England
6.8
66'
M
Finn Azaz 20.England
7.7
33'
F
Emmanuel Latte Lath 9.Ivory Coast
7.5
28'
Substitutes
D
A. Dijksteel 15.Suriname
D
Alex Bangura 24.Sierra Leone
7.5
66' 78'
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
6.8
66'
M
Lewis O'Brien 28.England
6.6
72'
M
Sam Greenwood 29.England
7.3
71'
M
J. Wilson 56.Wales
F
Sam Silvera 18.Australia
F
Josh Coburn 19.England

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

The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: Seny Dieng (7.3), Luke Ayling (8.1), Rav van den Berg (6.4), M. Clarke (7.5), Luke Thomas (7.1), Jonathan Howson  (6.8), L. McCabe (7.0), I. Jones (8.5), A. Gilbert (7.3), Finn Azaz (7.7) and Emmanuel Latte Lath (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Dan Barlaser (6.8), A. Dijksteel, Sam Silvera, Josh Coburn, Alex Bangura (7.5), Lewis O’Brien (6.6), Sam Greenwood (7.3), S. Connor, J. Wilson and J. Wilson.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 4 changes: A. Gilbert for Sam Greenwood (71′), L. McCabe for Lewis O’Brien (72′), Luke Thomas for Alex Bangura (66′) and Jonathan Howson  for Dan Barlaser (66′).

Player of the match: I. Jones​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was I. Jones.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria
6.4
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
8.4
73'
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
7.3
79' 20'
D
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
6.3
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
7.7
M
Ken Sema 12.Sweden
7.1
46'
M
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
7.3
M
R. Andrews 45.England
6.4
90'
F
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
8.1
90'
F
Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast
6.8
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
6.3
55'
Substitutes
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
D
J. Morris 42.England
6.6
46'
D
A. Eames 55.England
90'
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
F
J. Grieves 59.England
7.0
79'
F
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
6.8
55'

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

Tom Cleverley played with: R. Porteous, Emmanuel Dennis, Daniel Bachmann  (6.4), F. Sierralta (6.3), Wesley Hoedt (8.4), Mattie Pollock (7.3), Ken Sema (7.1), Ismaël Koné (7.7), Edo Kayembe (7.3), R. Andrews (6.4) and Vakoun Bayo (6.8), Mileta Rajovic (6.3), Y. Asprilla (8.1).

They had on the bench: J. Grieves (7.0), Jake Livermore, Ben Hamer, Matheus Martins (6.8), J. Morris (6.6), A. Eames, L. Ramirez-Espain, Z. Massiah-Edwards and A. Nabizada.

Substitutions

Watford made 4 changes: Ken Sema for J. Morris (46′), Mileta Rajovic for Matheus Martins (55′), Mattie Pollock for J. Grieves (79′) and R. Andrews for A. Eames (90′).

Player of the match: Wesley Hoedt​

The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Wesley Hoedt.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 61 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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