WATFORD. Watford annihilates Luton Town 4-0 with goals of K. Davis (3′), W. Troost-Ekong (45′), Joao Pedro (57′) and I. Sarr (79′). Watford took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Madley with the support of Jonathan Hunt and George Byrne. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 8 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 95
- 54 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Watford was in firm control of the ball 59% while Luton Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Watford was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Watford won the match.
Watford shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Luton Town shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Watford received 3 yellow cards (K. Davis, W. Troost-Ekong and K. Sema). On the other side, Luton Town received 4 yellow cards (S. Bradley, A. Doughty, A. Campbell and H. Cornick).
Also, Luton Town didn’t finish the match with 11 players after G. Osho (Luton Town) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (83′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Watford will have 23 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will stay with 24 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away with Cardiff City on the 2nd of November with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Watford (5 draws).
Luton Town will host Reading on the 1st of November with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Reading (1 draw).
Watford – Formation
Watford
45'
45'
75'
Watford started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Slaven Bilić decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann , Dan Gosling , William Troost-Ekong , Craig Cathcart , Hassane Kamara , Hamza Choudhury , Edo Kayembe , Ken Sema , João Pedro , Ismaïla Sarr and Keinan Davis .
The home team had on the bench: Yaser Asprilla, Samuel Kalu, Matthew Pollock, Mario Gaspar , James Morris, Maduka Okoye and Vakoun Issouf Bayo .
Substitutions
Watford made 4 changes: K. Davis for V. Bayo (69′), H. Choudhury for Mario Gaspar (75′), Joao Pedro for Y. Asprilla (84′) and I. Sarr for S. Kalu (85′).
Best player: João Pedro
The most impressive player for Watford was João Pedro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 7 crosses.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
83'
Luton Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Nathan Jones played with: Ethan Horvath , Tom Lockyer , Sonny Bradley , Amari’i Bell , James Bree , Luke Freeman , Jordan Clark , Alfie Doughty , Allan Campbell , Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gabriel Osho , Daniel Potts, Harry Isted, Luke Berry, Harry Cornick , Cameron Jerome and Louie Watson.
Substitutions
Luton Town made 4 changes: S. Bradley for G. Osho (46′), L. Freeman for H. Cornick (57′), C. Morris for C. Jerome (77′) and A. Campbell for L. Watson (88′).
Best player: James Bree
The most impressive player for Luton Town was James Bree.
His rating is with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Luton Town – 4-0
- Swansea City – Cardiff City – 2-0
