Queens Park Rangers beats Watford 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Queens Park Rangers topped Watford.

August 28, 2022

WATFORD. Queens Park Rangers prevailed over Watford. Watford lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

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 Keith Stroud who had the assistance of Samuel Lewis and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Lee Venamore. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.

Match Statistics

Watford

2 - 3

Queens Park Rangers

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

13 Total 11
6 On Target 5
7 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 0

103 Attack 85
34 Dangerous attack 51
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 4
6 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 9
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Watford had a superior ball possession 58% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Queens Park Rangers was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Queens Park Rangers won the match.

Watford shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Queens Park Rangers shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Watford received 4 yellow cards (Joao Pedro, E. Kayembe, H. Kamara and C. Kabasele). On the other side, Queens Park Rangers received 3 yellow cards (S. Johansen, S. Dieng and A. Dozzell).

Match Timeline

18'

Ilias Chair(goal)S. Johansen

Ken Sema(goal)Joao Pedro

27'

Y. Asprilla- sub ->R. Manaj

31'

34'

Chris Willock(goal)E. Laird

40'

44'

Edo Kayembe- Yellow

45'

50'

61'

Albert Adomah- sub ->L. Dykes

70'

Albert Adomah(goal)K. Paal

80'

S. Armstrong- sub ->I. Chair

81'

Vakoun Bayo- sub ->Mario Gaspar

82'

84'

85'

88'

Osman Kakay- sub ->C. Willock

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After this match, Watford will stay with 9 points like Rotherham United, Burnley and Blackburn Rovers to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers will have 8 points like Bristol City, Preston North End, Sunderland, Blackpool and Cardiff City to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away against Cardiff City on the 2nd of November with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Watford (5 draws).

Queens Park Rangers will play away agasint Norwich City on the 2nd of November with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Norwich City (5 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford

Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria

5.9

Christian Kabasele 27.Belgium

6.5

90'

Mario Gaspar 3.Spain

6.4

82'

Hassane Kamara 14.Gambia

6.8

84'

F. Sierralta 31.Chile

6.1

Ken Sema 12.Sweden

7.1

27'

Hamza Choudhury 4.England

7.1

Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo

6.8

45'

Ismaïla Sarr 23.Senegal

6.1

João Pedro 10.Brazil

7.7

40'

50'

Rey Manaj 9.Albania

6.7

31'

Substitutes

Ben Hamer 26.England

C. Cathcart 15.Northern Ireland

Kortney Hause 30.England

Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia

6.4

31'

Joseph Hungbo 36.England

Dan Gosling 16.England

Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast

6.4

82'

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

The manager Rob Edwards decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann (5.9), Mario Gaspar (6.4), Francisco Sierralta (6.1), Christian Kabasele (6.5), Hassane Kamara (6.8), Edo Kayembe (6.8), Hamza Choudhury (7.1), Ismaïla Sarr (6.1), João Pedro (7.7), Ken Sema (7.1) and Rey Manaj (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: B. Hamer, Yaser Asprilla (6.4), C. Cathcart, J. Hungbo, Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6.4), D. Gosling and K. Hause.

Watford could not rely on the presence of Y. Asprilla (injured).

Substitutions

Watford made 2 changes: R. Manaj for Y. Asprilla (31′) and Mario Gaspar for V. Bayo (82′).

Best player: João Pedro

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was João Pedro.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers

Seny Dieng 1.Senegal

6.4

81'

K. Paal 22.Suriname

7.1

Rob Dickie 4.England

6.0

Jimmy Dunne 3.Republic of Ireland

6.4

Ethan Laird 27.England

6.9

Stefan Johansen 6.Norway

7.5

88'

44'

Ilias Chair 10.Morocco

7.8

80'

18'

Andre Dozzell 17.England

6.2

85'

Sam Field 15.England

6.8

Chris Willock 7.England

7.4

88'

34'

L. Dykes 9.Scotland

6.5

61'

Substitutes

Jordan Archer 13.Scotland

Osman Kakay 2.Sierra Leone

88'

Conor Masterson 23.Republic of Ireland

88'

Albert Adomah 37.Ghana

7.2

61'

70'

S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland

6.8

80'

Macauley Bonne 18.Zimbabwe

Olamide Shodipo 25.Republic of Ireland

Also Queens Park Rangers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Michael Beale played with: Seny Dieng (6.4), Ethan Laird (6.9), Robert Dickie (6.0), Jimmy Dunne (6.4), Kenneth Paal (7.1), Samuel Field (6.8), Stefan Johansen (7.5), Andre Dozzell (6.2), Ilias Chair (7.8), Christopher Willock (7.4) and Lyndon Dykes (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Archer, Sinclair Armstrong (6.8), Albert Adomah (7.2), Osman Kakay, M. Bonne, O. Shodipo and Conor Masterson.

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: L. Dykes for A. Adomah (61′), I. Chair for S. Armstrong (80′), C. Willock for O. Kakay (88′) and S. Johansen for C. Masterson (88′).