WATFORD. Watford was ultimately too much to handle for Stoke City with the goal of Edo Kayembe (47′), Ryan Andrews (49′) and Edo Kayembe (73′).
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 18,789 spectators. The referee was Tom Nield who had the assistance of Richard Wild and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Ben Atkinson. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 26.78 degrees Celsius or 80.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 24 Total 7
- 8 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 96 Attack 98
- 42 Dangerous attack 46
- 82 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Watford had a superior ball possession 55% while Stoke City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Watford found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Watford shot 24 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Watford received 2 yellow cards (Vakoun Bayo and Francisco Sierralta Carvallo). On the other side, Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Thompson and Josh Laurent).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Watford has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. On the opposite side, Stoke City stays with 3 points (13th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Watford will host Derby County on the 24th of August with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Derby County (2 draws).
Stoke City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 24th of August with a 14-10 head to head statistic in favor of Stoke City (9 draws).
Watford – Formation
Watford
88'
47', 73'
46'
Watford started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Tom Cleverley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann , Matthew Pollock , Francisco Sierralta Carvallo , James Morris , Ryan Andrews , Boris Savic , Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru , Jeremy Ngakia , Edo Kayembe , Giorgi Chakvetadze and Vakoun Bayo .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Porteous, Tom Ince, Mileta Rajovic , Imrân Louza, Rocco Vata, Ken Sema, Jonathan Bond, Kwadwo Baah and Yasser Larouci .
Substitutions
Watford made 4 changes: Vakoun Bayo for Mileta Rajovic (67′), Jeremy Ngakia for Yasser Larouci (46′), Giorgi Chakvetadze for Kwadwo Baah (84′) and Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru for Imrân Louza (90′).
Player of the match: Edo Kayembe
The most impressive player for Watford was Edo Kayembe.
His rating is with 2 goals, 28 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
Stoke City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steven Schumacher played with: Viktor Johansson , J. Tchamadeu , Ben Wilmot , Ben Gibson , Eric Junior Bocat , Josh Laurent , Jordan Thompson , Million Manhoef , Wouter Burger , Lynden Gooch and Emre Tezgel .
These were the players on the bench: Lewis Baker, Ryan Mmaee Nwambeben Kabir , Bae Jun-Ho , Lewis Koumas , Daniel Johnson, Andrew Moran , Sol Sidibe, Frank Fielding and Jaden Dixon .
Stoke City could not rely on the presence of Lewis Koumas (injured).
Substitutions
Stoke City made 3 changes: Wouter Burger for Andrew Moran (63′), Emre Tezgel for Bae Jun-Ho (63′) and Jordan Thompson for Ryan Mmaee Nwambeben Kabir (74′).
Player of the match: Eric Junior Bocat
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Eric Junior Bocat.
His rating is with 50 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Derby County – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Luton Town – 0-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Leeds United – 0-0
- Bristol City – Millwall – 4-3
- Burnley – Cardiff City – 5-0
- Norwich City – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Hull City – 1-1
- Sheffield United – Queens Park Rangers – 2-2
- Swansea City – Preston North End – 3-0
- Watford – Stoke City – 3-0
