BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers beats Watford with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Hedges (38′) and a goal from D. Hyam (82′).
The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin with the help of Paul Hodskinson and Geoffrey Liddle. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 13 Total 5
- 6 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 103
- 60 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Blackburn Rovers was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Watford that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Blackburn Rovers was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Blackburn Rovers won the match.
Blackburn Rovers shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Watford shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (D. Hyam and R. Hedges). On the other side, Watford didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Blackburn Rovers will have 15 points like Reading to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Watford will stay with 13 points like Wigan Athletic to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away with Coventry City on the 1st of November with a 2-2 head to head record.
Watford will play away agasint Cardiff City on the 2nd of November with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Watford (5 draws).
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski , Dominic Hyam , Daniel Ayala , Scott Wharton , Hayden Carter , Lewis Travis , Tyler Morton , Harry Pickering , Tyrhys Dolan , Ryan Hedges and Ben Brereton Díaz .
The home team had on the bench: Adam Wharton, Bradley Dack, Ashley Phillips, Aynsley Pears, Clinton Mola, John Buckley and George Hirst.
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 2 changes: B. Brereton Diaz for C. Mola (90′) and B. Brereton Diaz for C. Mola (90′).
Best player: Ryan Hedges
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Ryan Hedges.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Watford – Formation
Watford started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Rob Edwards played with: Daniel Bachmann , Christian Kabasele , Francisco Sierralta , Craig Cathcart , Jeremy Ngakia , Edo Kayembe , Hamza Choudhury , Ken Sema , João Pedro , Ismaïla Sarr and Vakoun Issouf Bayo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joseph Hungbo, Dan Gosling , Yaser Asprilla , Keinan Davis , Mario Gaspar , Maduka Okoye and William Troost-Ekong.
Watford could not rely on the presence of K. Davis (injured) and Mario Gaspar (injured).
Substitutions
Watford made 4 changes: I. Sarr for K. Davis (30′), J. Ngakia for Mario Gaspar (74′), H. Choudhury for Y. Asprilla (74′) and H. Choudhury for Y. Asprilla (74′).
Best player: Jeremy Ngakia
The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Jeremy Ngakia.
His rating is with 21 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Sheffield United – 0-1
- Preston North End – Burnley – 1-1
- Middlesbrough – Cardiff City – 2-3
- Hull City – Stoke City – 0-3
- Huddersfield Town – Wigan Athletic – 1-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Watford – 2-0