WATFORD. Leeds United was finally too good for Watford with the goal of Raphinha (21′), Rodrigo (73′) and J. Harrison (85′).

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner assisted by Simon Long and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Watford

0 - 3

Leeds United

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 160 Attack 110
  • 58 Dangerous attack 36
  • 90 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Watford was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Leeds United that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Watford had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Leeds United succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Watford shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Watford received 2 yellow cards (I. Louza and M. Sissoko). Talking about the opposition, Leeds United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

21'
Emmanuel Dennis- sub ->Cucho
39'
57'
58'
67'
Edo Kayembe- sub ->J. Kucka
72'
73'
80'
81'
84'
C. Summerville- sub ->Raphinha
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
93
38
Liverpool
92
38
Chelsea
74
38
Tottenham Hotspur
71
38
Arsenal
69
38
Manchester United
58
38
West Ham United
56
38
Leicester City
52
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
51
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
51
38
Newcastle United
49
38
Crystal Palace
48
38
Brentford
46
38
Aston Villa
45
38
Southampton
40
38
Everton
39
38
Leeds United
38
38
Burnley
35
38
Watford
23
38
Norwich City
22
38

After this match, Watford will stay with 22 points to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Leeds United will have 33 points like Brentford to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Watford will host Brentford on the 16th of April with a 3-3 head to head.

Leeds United will host Chelsea on the 11th of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Ben Foster 1.England
5.5
D
Christian Kabasele 27.Belgium
6.1
D
Kiko Femenía 21.Spain
6.3
D
Hassane Kamara 14.Gambia
6.9
D
Samir Caetano 22.Brazil
5.8
M
Boris Savic 19.France
6.6
80'
M
Juraj Kucka 33.Slovakia
7.2
72'
M
Imrân Louza 6.Morocco
6.8
57'
F
Cucho Hernández 29.Colombia
6.7
39'
F
Ismaïla Sarr 23.Senegal
5.6
F
João Pedro 10.Brazil
6.9
81'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bachmann 26.Austria
D
C. Cathcart 15.Northern Ireland
D
F. Sierralta 31.Chile
D
Adam Masina 11.Morocco
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
6.2
72'
M
Tom Cleverley 8.England
F
Samuel Kalu 28.Nigeria
F
Joshua King 7.Norway
6.2
81'
F
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
6.2
39'

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

The manager Roy Hodgson decided to play with the following team: .

Watford could not rely on the presence of E. Dennis (injured).

Substitutions

Watford made 3 changes: Cucho for E. Dennis (39′), J. Kucka for E. Kayembe (72′) and J. Pedro for J. King (81′).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
7.4
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
7.7
D
Luke Ayling 2.England
7.1
D
Stuart Dallas 15.Northern Ireland
7.3
D
Diego Llorente 14.Spain
7.6
M
Robin Koch 5.Germany
6.4
M
Mateusz Klich 43.Poland
5.9
58'
M
Jack Harrison 22.England
7.6
85'
M
Rodrigo 19.Spain
7.5
73'
M
Raphinha 10.Brazil
7.1
84' 21'
F
Daniel James 20.Wales
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
K. Klaesson 13.Norway
D
C. Cresswell 35.England
D
L. Hjelde 33.Norway
D
P. Struijk 21.Netherlands
M
C. Summerville 38.Netherlands
6.9
84'
M
Nohan Kenneh 54.Liberia
M
Kalvin Phillips 23.England
6.8
58'
F
Sam Greenwood 42.England
7.2
67'
F
Joe Gelhardt 30.England

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

Jesse Marsch played with: .

Substitutions

Leeds United made 3 changes: M. Klich for K. Phillips (58′), D. James for S. Greenwood (67′) and Raphinha for C. Summerville (84′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​