Championship
·Matchday 9
Featured match
- João Pedro 15' (pen)
- João Pedro 87'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Reading 2-0. Scorers for Watford: João Pedro 15' (pen), João Pedro 87'.
Watford
Reading
- Full-time 2 - 0
Added time: 3 minutes
-
90+3'
T. Dele-Bashiru Out: João Pedro · Watford Substitution for Watford: T. Dele-Bashiru comes on for João Pedro
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90+1'
Vakoun Bayo Out: K. Davis · Watford Substitution for Watford: Vakoun Bayo comes on for K. Davis
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90+1'
Mario Gaspar Out: Ismaïla Sarr · Watford Substitution for Watford: Mario Gaspar comes on for Ismaïla Sarr
-
87'
João Pedro 2-0 Goal · Watford Goal! João Pedro scores for Watford. It is 2-0
-
81'
A. Carroll Out: L. Joao · Reading Substitution for Reading: A. Carroll comes on for L. Joao
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80'
Y. Meïté Out: O. Ejaria · Reading Substitution for Reading: Y. Meïté comes on for O. Ejaria
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78'
M. Loum Yellow card · Reading M. Loum of Reading is booked
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73'
Abdul Rahman Baba Yellow card · Reading Yellow card for Abdul Rahman Baba (Reading)
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66'
S. Kalu Out: Yáser Asprilla · Watford Substitution for Watford: S. Kalu comes on for Yáser Asprilla
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63'
M. Loum Out: S. Hutchinson · Reading Substitution for Reading: M. Loum comes on for S. Hutchinson
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49'
Kenneth Sema Yellow card · Watford Kenneth Sema of Watford is booked
- Half-time 1 - 0
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38'
O. Ejaria Yellow card · Reading Yellow card for O. Ejaria (Reading)
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34'
Yáser Asprilla Yellow card · Watford Yáser Asprilla of Watford is booked
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32'
D. Bouzanis Out: J. Lumley · Reading Substitution for Reading: D. Bouzanis comes on for J. Lumley
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15'
João Pedro 1-0 Penalty goal · Watford João Pedro converts from the spot for Watford (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Reading
LWWWL
Last 5 matches LWLDL
1.7Goals scored per match1.2
1.3Goals conceded per match1.3
3Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-2-3-1
Reading4-1-4-1
12
6.9
Baba
73'
Abdul Rahman Baba
- 73'Yellow card
23
7.3
Sarr
90+1'
Ismaïla Sarr
- 90+1'Out
- 15'Penalty goal
- 87'Goal
- 90+3'Out
- 34'Yellow card
- 66'Out
Watford4-2-3-1
Coach: S. Bilić
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Bachmann 7.3
- 16DF D. Gosling 6.3
- 5DF William Troost-Ekong 7.2
- 27DF C. Kabasele 7.2
- 12DF Kenneth Sema49' 7.5
- 4MF Hamza Choudhury 7.3
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe 6.9
- 18MF Yáser Asprilla34'66' 6.3
- 10MF João Pedro15'87'90+3' 9.2
- 23MF Ismaïla Sarr90+1' 7.3
- 7FW K. Davis90+1' 6.6
Substitutes
- 28FW S. Kalu66' 7.2
- 3DF Mario Gaspar90+1'
- 24MF T. Dele-Bashiru90+3'
- 19FW Vakoun Bayo90+1'
- 42MF J. Morris
- 15DF C. Cathcart
- 35GK Maduka Okoye
Reading4-1-4-1
Coach: P. Ince
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Lumley32' 6.5
- 17DF A. Yiadom 6.2
- 27DF A. Mbengue 6.9
- 3DF T. Holmes 6.2
- 12DF Abdul Rahman Baba73' 6.9
- 4MF S. Hutchinson63' 6.9
- 10MF T. Ince 6.5
- 8MF Jeff Hendrick 6.3
- 19MF T. Fornah 6.5
- 14MF O. Ejaria38'80' 6.2
- 9FW L. Joao81' 6.9
Substitutes
- 21GK D. Bouzanis32' 6.3
- 22MF M. Loum63'78' 6.9
- 11FW Y. Meïté80' 6.7
- 2FW A. Carroll81' 6.3
- 18DF N. Guinness-Walker
- 23MF Junior Hoilett
- 7FW S. Long
Watford
Reading
54%
46%
15
Shots
6
5
On target
1
4
Off target
4
7
Corners
3
15
Fouls
16
2
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Saves
2
421
Passes
362
81%
Pass accuracy
76%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burnley
|
46 | 87 | 35 | 87:35 | +52 | 101 |
| 2 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 73 | 39 | 73:39 | +34 | 91 |
| 3 |
Luton
|
46 | 57 | 39 | 57:39 | +18 | 80 |
| 4 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 84 | 56 | 84:56 | +28 | 75 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 58 | 46 | 58:46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 68 | 55 | 68:55 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 57 | 50 | 57:50 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 59 | 53 | 59:53 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 |
Swansea
|
46 | 68 | 64 | 68:64 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 |
Watford
|
46 | 56 | 53 | 56:53 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 |
Preston
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 57 | 54 | 57:54 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 55 | 56 | 55:56 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 |
Hull City
|
46 | 51 | 61 | 51:61 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 55 | 54 | 55:54 | +1 | 53 |
| 17 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 47 | 62 | 47:62 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 |
QPR
|
46 | 44 | 71 | 44:71 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 41 | 58 | 41:58 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 |
Reading
|
46 | 46 | 68 | 46:68 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 48 | 72 | 48:72 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 |
Wigan
|
46 | 38 | 65 | 38:65 | -27 | 39 |
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