LIVE UPDATES. Derby County leads Watford 1-0 after Ebou Adams scored in the 2nd minute

WATFORD. Watford and Derby County are facing off in the 3rd round of the Championship.

Ebou Adams has scored a goal in the 2nd minute to give a 1-0 lead to Derby County over Watford.

Match Statistics

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 12 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 126 Attack 77
  • 59 Dangerous attack 37
  • 70 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Derby County had a superior ball possession 75% while Watford was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Watford was more pushing with dangerous attacks and 0 shots of which 0 were on target.

Watford shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target. On the opposite side, Derby County shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Ebou Adams

Ebou Adams

Forwarder, Defender, Midfielder

England

Age: 28

178 cm

76 kg

Season 2024/2025
Played 3 0 Missed
Minutes 135 45.0 Avg
Goals 1 0.3 Avg
Assist 0 0.0 Avg
Attempt 2 0.7 Avg
Passes 33 11.059.3% AvgSucc
Yellow 1 0.3 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 3 times for 47 minutes for Championship.

Ebou Adams scored 1 goal for Derby County. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 13th in Championship. In the last match Derby County won 1-0 against Middlesbrough. The next match in Championship will be against Mansfield Town.

The last time the teams played each other, the score was 1-0 for Derby County.

Watford performance and stats

Watford

Manager: Tom Cleverley
Rank 2nd
Win 3
Draw 0
Loss 0
Goals 8-3
Diff 5

Watford is currently 3rd in the Championship with 6 points.

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 6 goals and conceding 2.​

Watford will play the next match in Championship against Sheffield United on Sunday 1st of September in Sheffield.​

Derby County performance and stats

Derby County

Manager: Paul Warne
Rank 16th
Win 1
Draw 0
Loss 2
Goals 4-6
Diff -2

Derby County is currently 13th in the Championship with 3 points.

In the last 2 games, it has won once and lost once. In its last match, Derby County won 1-0 against Middlesbrough.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 3 goals and conceding 4.​

Derby County will play the next match in Championship against Bristol City on Saturday 31st of August in Derby.​

Commentary

90'
The second half concludes - Watford triumphs with a score of 2, leaving Derby County trailing behind with 1.
Curtis Nelson of Derby County has been issued a yellow card due to a foul.
Tom Dele-Bashiru from Watford has successfully secured a free kick on the left flank.
Curtis Nelson commits a foul - Derby County.
Opportunity lost. Tom Barkhuizen of Derby County takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but it soars too high.
Another offensive effort. Sonny Bradley of Derby County attempts a header from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper saves it right in the middle of the goal. The assist was made by Ebou Adams with a cross.

89'
Mileta Rajovic of Watford has been handed a yellow card.
Sonny Bradley of Derby County has been shown a yellow card.
Sonny Bradley of Derby County has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Mileta Rajovic of Watford commits a foul.
Ken Sema from Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Joe Ward from Derby County commits a foul.

88'
Opportunity squandered. Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford takes a left-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but it sails high and wide to the left. The assist was provided by Ken Sema.

87'
Tom Dele-Bashiru of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
David Ozoh from Derby County commits a foul.

86'
James Collins of Derby County commits a foul.
Daniel Bachmann of Watford successfully earned a defensive free kick.

85'
Player swap - Watford. Vakoun Bayo is being replaced by Mileta Rajovic.

84'
Kwadwo Baah of Watford commits a foul.
Craig Forsyth of Derby County has earned a free kick on the left flank.
Player switch - Derby County. Joe Ward is coming on to replace Ryan Nyambe.

83'
Substitution - Derby County. James Collins for Jerry Yates.

77'
Francisco Sierralta - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Jerry Yates - Derby County

76'
Goal! Watford 2, Derby County 1. Moussa Sissoko - Watford - shot with right foot from the right side of the box to the right corner.
Shot blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze - Watford - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked.

74'
Substitution - Derby County. Tom Barkhuizen for Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
Substitution - Watford. Ryan Porteous for James Morris.

73'
Substitution - Watford. Kwadwo Baah for Edo Kayembe.
Ryan Nyambe - Derby County - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Moussa Sissoko - Watford

72'
Corner - Derby County. Conceded by James Morris.

71'
Missed chance. Vakoun Bayo - Watford - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high.

69'
Missed chance. Ebou Adams - Derby County - shot with the head from few metres goes high. Assist - Nathaniel Méndez-Laing with a cross .
Ryan Nyambe - Derby County - won a free kick on the right wing.
Fouled by Tom Dele-Bashiru - Watford

68'
Shot blocked. David Ozoh - Derby County - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Nathaniel Méndez-Laing with a cross.
Corner kick awarded to Derby County, forced by Daniel Bachmann's defense.

67'
New attacking attempt. David Ozoh - Derby County - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Kayden Jackson with a head.

66'
Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.
Match pause - Watford.

65'
Player swap - Derby County. Liam Thompson is replacing Kenzo Goudmijn.
Player swap - Derby County. Craig Forsyth is coming on for Callum Elder.

57'
Player switch - Watford. Ken Sema is replacing Yasser Larouci.
Moussa Sissoko commits a foul - Watford.
Ebou Adams of Derby County has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

52'
Shot blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Mattie Pollock.

50'
Ebou Adams from Derby County has been shown a yellow card due to committing a foul.
Tom Dele-Bashiru of Watford has secured a free kick on the left flank.
Ebou Adams commits a foul - Derby County.

49'
Corner kick awarded to Watford. The opportunity is given due to a deflection off Callum Elder.

48'
Opportunity squandered. Ebou Adams of Derby County takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it soars too high.

47'
Ryan Andrews from Watford commits a foul.
Ebou Adams of Derby County has earned a free kick on the left flank.

45'
The second half kicks off with Watford and Derby County tied at 1-1.
The first half concludes with Watford and Derby County tied at 1-1.
Opportunity squandered. Vakoun Bayo from Watford takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area. It's a near miss, but the ball fails to find the top right corner.
Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford has been issued a yellow card due to a foul.
Kayden Jackson of Derby County has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford commits a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Watford. Ryan Nyambe is responsible for the concession.

43'
Jerry Yates of Derby County has earned a free kick on the left flank.
Francisco Sierralta of Watford commits a foul.

42'
Offside call - Derby County. Jerry Yates has been flagged offside.
Shot blocked. Ebou Adams - Derby County - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kenzo Goudmijn with a cross.

37'
Yasser Larouci of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Fouled by Kayden Jackson - Derby County

31'
Goal! Watford 1, Derby County 1. Vakoun Bayo - Watford - shot with right foot from the left side of the box to the right corner. Assist - Mattie Pollock with a through ball.

29'
Fouled by Ebou Adams - Derby County
Edo Kayembe - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
Missed chance. Giorgi Chakvetadze - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a free kick.

27'
Fouled by Callum Elder - Derby County
Edo Kayembe - Watford - won a free kick in attack.

26'
Missed chance. Francisco Sierralta - Watford - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Edo Kayembe with a cross after corner.
Corner kick awarded to Watford. Jacob Widell Zetterström is responsible for the concession.

24'
Attempt thwarted. Yasser Larouci of Watford takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's stopped. The assist was by James Morris.

23'
Another offensive move. Mattie Pollock from Watford attempts a header from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it right in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Edo Kayembe.

22'
Corner kick awarded to Watford. The opportunity arises due to Curtis Nelson's defensive action.

21'
Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
Kenzo Goudmijn of Derby County commits a foul.

19'
Francisco Sierralta of Watford successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Jerry Yates commits a foul - Derby County.

16'
Tom Dele-Bashiru of Watford commits a foul.
David Ozoh of Derby County has successfully secured a defensive free kick.

10'
Edo Kayembe of Watford commits a foul.
Callum Elder of Derby County has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

7'
Opportunity squandered. Mattie Pollock of Watford takes a shot with his right foot from over 35 yards out, but it sails high. The assist was from Giorgi Chakvetadze.

2'
Score! Watford 0, Derby County 1. Ebou Adams of Derby County strikes with his left foot from the middle of the box, sending the ball to the left corner. The assist comes from a cross by Kayden Jackson.
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