Championship
·Matchday 13
Featured match
- I. Louza 15'
- L. Kjerrumgaard 32'
- Mamadou Doumbia 49'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Middlesbrough 3-0. Scorers for Watford: I. Louza 15', L. Kjerrumgaard 32', Mamadou Doumbia 49'. Middlesbrough had 55% of possession.
Watford
Middlesbrough
- Full-time 3 - 0
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89'
V. Semedo Out: Mamadou Doumbia · Watford Substitution for Watford: V. Semedo comes on for Mamadou Doumbia
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88'
Edouard Kayembe Out: I. Louza · Watford Substitution for Watford: Edouard Kayembe comes on for I. Louza
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77'
Nestory Irankunda Out: L. Kjerrumgaard · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nestory Irankunda comes on for L. Kjerrumgaard
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77'
J. Petris Out: K. Baah · Watford Substitution for Watford: J. Petris comes on for K. Baah
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71'
Sontje Hansen Out: Tommy Conway · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: Sontje Hansen comes on for Tommy Conway
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71'
M. Sene Out: H. Hackney · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: M. Sene comes on for H. Hackney
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70'
David Strelec Out: Alfie Jones · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: David Strelec comes on for Alfie Jones
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70'
M. Whittaker Out: D. Burgzorg · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: M. Whittaker comes on for D. Burgzorg
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70'
Riley McGree Out: Aidan Morris · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: Riley McGree comes on for Aidan Morris
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62'
T. Ince Out: R. Vata · Watford Substitution for Watford: T. Ince comes on for R. Vata
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57'
Luke Ayling Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough)
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49'
Mamadou Doumbia 3-0 Goal · Assist: K. Keben · Watford K. Keben provides, Mamadou Doumbia finishes for Watford (3-0)
- Half-time 2 - 0
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45'
K. Keben Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for K. Keben (Watford)
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34'
K. Baah Yellow card · Watford K. Baah of Watford is booked
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32'
L. Kjerrumgaard 2-0 Goal · Assist: J. Ngakia · Watford J. Ngakia provides, L. Kjerrumgaard finishes for Watford (2-0)
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15'
I. Louza 1-0 Goal · Assist: K. Baah · Watford Goal! I. Louza scores for Watford, set up by K. Baah. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Middlesbrough
DWLWL
Last 5 matches DLWWD
1.2Goals scored per match1.2
1.4Goals conceded per match0.8
0Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-4-2
Middlesbrough3-4-1-2
5
6.3
Jones
70'
Alfie Jones
- 70'Out
- 57'Yellow card
9
7.9
Kjerrumgaard
32'77'
L. Kjerrumgaard
- 32'Goal
- 77'Out
- 49'Goal
- 89'Out
11
6.9
Vata
62'
R. Vata
- 62'Out
- 15'Goal
- 88'Out
- 34'Yellow card
- 77'Out
Watford4-4-2
Coach: Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Starting XI
- 1GK Egil Selvik 7.9
- 2DF J. Ngakia 7.3
- 4DF K. Keben45' 7.2
- 6DF M. Pollock 7.2
- 16DF M. Bola 7.3
- 34MF K. Baah34'77' 7.3
- 10MF I. Louza15'88' 7.9
- 5MF H. Kyprianou 6.3
- 11MF R. Vata62' 6.9
- 20FW Mamadou Doumbia49'89' 6.6
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard32'77' 7.9
Substitutes
- 12GK N. Baxter
- 3DF Max Alleyne
- 7MF T. Ince62' 6.9
- 17MF M. Sissoko
- 18FW V. Semedo89' 6.7
- 29DF J. Petris77' 6.6
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe88' 6.6
- 42FW O. Maamma
- 66FW Nestory Irankunda77' 6.9
Middlesbrough3-4-1-2
Coach: Robert Owen Edwards
Starting XI
- 31GK S. Brynn 6.2
- 12DF Luke Ayling57' 7.0
- 6DF D. Fry 6.9
- 5DF Alfie Jones70' 6.3
- 2MF C. Brittain 6.3
- 16MF A. Browne 7.2
- 18MF Aidan Morris70' 6.9
- 3MF Matt Targett 6.3
- 7FW H. Hackney71' 6.2
- 9FW Tommy Conway71' 6.6
- 10FW D. Burgzorg70' 6.7
Substitutes
- 33GK J. McLaughlin
- 8MF Riley McGree70' 6.7
- 11FW M. Whittaker70' 6.9
- 13FW David Strelec70' 6.3
- 19MF S. Nypan
- 20FW M. Sene71' 6.5
- 22FW Samuel Silvera
- 25DF G. Edmundson
- 27FW Sontje Hansen71' 6.3
Watford
Middlesbrough
45%
55%
8
Shots
14
4
On target
4
2
Off target
6
1
Corners
7
15
Fouls
11
0
Offsides
2
2
Yellow cards
1
4
Saves
1
419
Passes
490
81%
Pass accuracy
87%
0.76
Expected goals
0.79
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins3Draws0
Middlesbrough wins3Last meetings
-
15 February 2025 · Championship
Middlesbrough
0-1
Watford
-
5 October 2024 · Championship
Watford
2-1
Middlesbrough
-
4 May 2024 · Championship
Middlesbrough
3-1
Watford
-
30 September 2023 · Championship
Watford
2-3
Middlesbrough
-
28 January 2023 · Championship
Middlesbrough
2-0
Watford
-
30 August 2022 · Championship
Watford
2-1
Middlesbrough