Watford vs Blackburn Rovers 1-0 — Championship

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Watford

1–0

Blackburn Rovers

Sat 26 Oct·05:30·Matchday 12·Watford won

Match overview

12 priority stats · full time

6Corners3
5Cards4
10Shots12
1Shots on target2
9Fouls17
19Throw-ins21
1Offsides0
8Goal kicks10
2Saves0
14Tackles19
6Interceptions6
6Dribbles8

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Period

Match statistics

Watford and Blackburn Rovers match statistics, ft
Watford	Statistic	Blackburn Rovers
Overview
6	Corner kicks	3
5	Yellow cards	4
10	Total shots	12
1	Shots on target	2
9	Fouls	17
19	Throw-ins	21
1	Offsides	0
8	Goal kicks	10
2	Goalkeeper saves	0
14	Tackles	19
6	Interceptions	6
6	Dribbles	8
47	Ball possession	53
2.03	Expected goals (xG)	1.44
353	Passes	411
16	Free kicks	9
3	Big chances	3
287	Accurate passes	333
Shots
4	Shots outside box	4
6	Shots off target	9
6	Shots inside box	8
3	Blocked shots	1
0	Hit woodwork	1
Attack
1	Offsides	0
24	Touches in penalty area	25
4	Fouled in final third	3
2	Big chances missed	3
Passing
17	Accurate long balls	25
19	Throw-ins	21
44	Final third entries	44
2	Accurate crosses	7
Duels
54%	Duels won (%)	46%
6	Dribbles	8
35%	Ground duels (%)	35%
7	Dispossessed	10
18%	Aerial duels (%)	10%
Defending
20	Clearances	24
34	Ball recoveries	41
6	Interceptions	6
11%	Tackles won (%)	11%
Goalkeeping
2	Saves	0
8	Goal kicks	10
1	High claims	0
0.42	Goals prevented	-0.05
Non-penalty expected goals
1.3	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	1.5

Watford and Blackburn Rovers match statistics, h1
Watford	Statistic	Blackburn Rovers
Overview
5	Corner kicks	0
1	Yellow cards	0
5	Total shots	4
0	Shots on target	2
12	Throw-ins	13
1	Offsides	0
1	Goal kicks	3
2	Goalkeeper saves	0
8	Tackles	9
2	Interceptions	4
3	Dribbles	3
55	Ball possession	45
1.02	Expected goals (xG)	0.51
204	Passes	171
8	Free kicks	5
2	Big chances	2
172	Accurate passes	140
Shots
2	Shots outside box	2
2	Shots off target	2
3	Shots inside box	2
3	Blocked shots	0
0	Hit woodwork	1
Attack
1	Offsides	0
1	Fouled in final third	1
2	Big chances missed	2
Passing
4	Accurate long balls	10
12	Throw-ins	13
21	Final third entries	22
2	Accurate crosses	1
Duels
58%	Duels won (%)	42%
3	Dribbles	3
18%	Ground duels (%)	16%
3	Dispossessed	5
10%	Aerial duels (%)	4%
Defending
6	Clearances	17
17	Ball recoveries	17
2	Interceptions	4
5%	Tackles won (%)	6%
Goalkeeping
2	Saves	0
1	Goal kicks	3

Watford and Blackburn Rovers match statistics, h2
Watford	Statistic	Blackburn Rovers
Overview
1	Corner kicks	3
4	Yellow cards	4
5	Total shots	8
1	Shots on target	0
7	Throw-ins	8
0	Offsides	0
7	Goal kicks	7
0	Goalkeeper saves	0
6	Tackles	10
4	Interceptions	2
3	Dribbles	5
38	Ball possession	62
1.01	Expected goals (xG)	0.93
149	Passes	240
8	Free kicks	4
1	Big chances	1
115	Accurate passes	193
Shots
2	Shots outside box	2
4	Shots off target	7
3	Shots inside box	6
0	Blocked shots	1
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
0	Offsides	0
3	Fouled in final third	2
0	Big chances missed	1
Passing
13	Accurate long balls	15
7	Throw-ins	8
23	Final third entries	22
0	Accurate crosses	6
Duels
50%	Duels won (%)	50%
3	Dribbles	5
17%	Ground duels (%)	19%
4	Dispossessed	5
8%	Aerial duels (%)	6%
Defending
14	Clearances	7
17	Ball recoveries	24
4	Interceptions	2
6%	Tackles won (%)	5%
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	0
7	Goal kicks	7

Line-ups

Watford3-5-2

26Bachmann6.7 6Pollock6.6 Sierralta6.6 Porteous7.2 Larouci6.8 Ebosele6.6 39Kayembe6.6 Ince6.1 Sissoko7.1 34Baah6.4 Chakvetadze7.4

Bench

Blackburn Rovers4-2-3-1

1Pears6.4 Hyam6.6 Brittain7.1 Batth7.1 Beck6.7 Weimann6.8 Travis7.1 Tronstad7.1 10Cantwell7.4 Gueye6.4 Hedges6.6

Bench

Shot map

Watford10 shots · 1 on target · 1 goals · 2.12 xG

Blackburn Rovers12 shots · 2 on target · 0 goals · 1.53 xG

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Player ratings

Watford14 rated

7.4Giorgi Chakvetadze90′
7.2Ryan Porteous90′
7.1Moussa Sissoko90′
6.726Daniel Bachmann90′
6.639Edo Kayembe90′1G
6.6Festy Ebosele90′
6.6Francisco Sierralta90′
6.434Kwadwo Baah84′
6.8Yasser Larouci66′
6.66Matthew Pollock66′
6.1Tom Ince56′
6.3Vakoun Issouf Bayo34′
7.111Rocco Vata24′
6.4Ryan Andrews12′

Blackburn Rovers16 rated

7.410Todd Cantwell90′
7.1Callum Brittain90′
7.1Danny Batth90′
6.7Owen Beck90′
6.6Dominic Hyam90′
6.41Aynsley Pears90′
7.1Sondre Tronstad84′
7.1Lewis Travis78′
6.6Ryan Hedges78′
6.8Andreas Weimann77′
6.4Makhtar Gueye59′
6.623Yuki Ohashi31′
6.4Arnór Sigurðsson13′
7.4John Buckley12′
6.8Joe Rankin-Costello12′
6.8Tyrhys Dolan12′

Player statistics

Watford

Player	Min	Rtg	G	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
Giorgi ChakvetadzeForward	90′	7.4		1	0.05	28/32	2	5/11
Ryan PorteousDefender	90′	7.2				46/52		6/8	1
Moussa SissokoMidfielder	90′	7.1		1	0.08	35/36		7/9	5
26Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper	90′	6.7				13/24				2
39Edo KayembeMidfielder	90′	6.6	1	1	0.75	22/29		4/9	2
Festy EboseleDefender	90′	6.6				19/30	2	8/15	4
Francisco SierraltaDefender	90′	6.6		1	0.63	48/56	1	5/8
34Kwadwo BaahForward	84′	6.4		3	0.26	5/5		4/10
Yasser LarouciDefender	66′	6.8		1	0.04	18/20		2/5	1
6Matthew PollockDefender	66′	6.6				37/45		5/7	1
Tom InceMidfielder	56′	6.1				10/11	1	1/5
Vakoun Issouf BayoForward	34′	6.3				3/7		4/6
11Rocco VataForward	24′	7.1		2	0.14	1/2		2/4
Ryan AndrewsDefender	12′	6.4				1/2
Antonio TikvićDefender	—	—
Imrân LouzaMidfielder	—	—
James MorrisDefender	—	—
Jonathan BondGoalkeeper	—	—
20Mamadou DoumbiaForward	—	—

Blackburn Rovers

Player	Min	Rtg	Sh	xG	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl
10Todd CantwellForward	90′	7.4	1	0.02	24/28	3	3/9	1
Callum BrittainDefender	90′	7.1			38/48	1	7/11	3
Danny BatthDefender	90′	7.1	2	0.05	38/50		3/5	1
Owen BeckDefender	90′	6.7			27/31	1	7/14	4
Dominic HyamDefender	90′	6.6	1	0.33	28/39		4/9	1
1Aynsley PearsGoalkeeper	90′	6.4			22/29
Sondre TronstadMidfielder	84′	7.1			36/40		1/3
Lewis TravisMidfielder	78′	7.1	1	0.02	32/34	1	3/8	3
Ryan HedgesForward	78′	6.6			25/30	1	2/6	1
Andreas WeimannMidfielder	77′	6.8	1	0.47	20/21		1/2	1
Makhtar GueyeForward	59′	6.4	2	0.25	5/12		6/19	1
23Yuki OhashiForward	31′	6.6	3	0.17	3/4		2/4	1
Arnór SigurðssonMidfielder	13′	6.4			10/11		2/4	1
John BuckleyMidfielder	12′	7.4			16/20	1	3/3	1
Joe Rankin-CostelloMidfielder	12′	6.8			2/4		1/1
Tyrhys DolanMidfielder	12′	6.8	1	0.15	7/10
22Balázs TóthGoalkeeper	—	—
3Harry PickeringDefender	—	—
Kyle McFadzeanDefender	—	—
Lewis BakerMidfielder	—	—

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Away shape: 4-2-3-1

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Around this match

CompetitionChampionship Home teamWatford Away teamBlackburn Rovers RefereeDarren England