Postat 40 minutes
Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Championship Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 27th April
Championship Table
On Saturday 27th April
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- Watford, Position 14, Points 56
- Sunderland, Position 15, Points 56
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 86 | 39 | 47 | 94 |
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| 2 | 45 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 41 | 39 | 90 |
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| 3 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 88 | 56 | 32 | 90 |
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| 4 | 45 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 85 | 62 | 23 | 84 |
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| 5 | 45 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 63 | 16 | 73 |
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| 6 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 47 | 20 | 72 |
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| 7 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 59 | 9 | 70 |
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| 8 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 61 | 7 | 66 |
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| 9 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 55 | 13 | 64 |
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| 10 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 63 |
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| 11 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 47 | 6 | 62 |
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| 12 | 45 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 62 |
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| 13 | 45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 57 |
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| 14 | 45 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 56 |
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| 15 | 45 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 56 |
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| 16 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 56 |
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| 17 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 53 |
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| 18 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 53 |
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| 19 | 45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 74 | -16 | 50 |
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| 20 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 68 | -26 | 50 |
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| 21 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 48 |
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| 22 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 65 | -16 | 47 |
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| 23 | 45 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 75 | -27 | 45 |
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| 24 | 45 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 87 | -55 | 24 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Watford
Manager: Tom Cleverley
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Bachmann, Goalkeeper
5, Porteous, Defender
4, Hoedt, Defender
15, Pollock, Defender
59, Grieves, Midfielder
11, Koné, Midfielder
39, Kayembe, Midfielder
12, Sema, Midfielder
18, Asprilla, Attacking Midfielder
25, Dennis, Attacking Midfielder
19, Bayo, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Bachmann
- Number 15, M. Pollock
- Number 4, W. Hoedt , Captain
- Number 5, R. Porteous
- Number 12, K. Sema , substituted for J. Lewis at 69 minutes
- Number 39, E. Kayembe , Yellow Card at 10 minutes
- Number 11, I. Koné
- Number 59, J. Grieves , substituted for R. Andrews at 46 minutes
- Number 25, E. Dennis , substituted for Matheus Martins at 46 minutes
- Number 18, Y. Asprilla , substituted for J. Livermore at 91 minutes
- Number 19, V. Bayo , substituted for M. Rajović at 80 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Watford
- Number 45, R. Andrews
- Number 26, B. Hamer
- Number 7, T. Ince
- Number 6, J. Lewis , Yellow Card at 86 minutes
- Number 8, J. Livermore
- Number 42, J. Morris
- Number 9, M. Rajović
- Number 3, F. Sierralta
- Number 37, Matheus Martins
away team, Sunderland
Manager: Mike Dodds
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Patterson, Goalkeeper
13, O'Nien, Defender
5, Ballard, Defender
42, Alese, Defender
32, Hume, Midfielder
39, Ekwah, Midfielder
7, Bellingham, Midfielder
28, Styles, Midfielder
31, Rigg, Attacking Midfielder
20, Jack Clarke, Attacking Midfielder
22, Aouchiche, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Patterson
- Number 42, A. Alese , substituted for Luís Semedo at 78 minutes
- Number 5, D. Ballard
- Number 13, L. O'Nien , Captain, Yellow Card at 58 minutes
- Number 28, C. Styles
- Number 7, J. Bellingham
- Number 39, P. Ekwah , substituted for C. Evans at 78 minutes
- Number 32, T. Hume
- Number 20, J. Clarke
- Number 31, C. Rigg , substituted for P. Roberts at 65 minutes
- Number 22, A. Aouchiche , substituted for A. Ba at 65 minutes
away team, Sunderland
- Number 17, A. Ba
- Number 30, N. Bishop
- Number 4, C. Evans
- Number 33, L. Hjelde
- Number 14, R. Mundle
- Number 6, T. Pembélé
- Number 10, P. Roberts
- Number 9, Luís Semedo
- Number 40, T. Watson
home team, Watford
Manager: Tom Cleverley
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Bachmann, Goalkeeper
5, Porteous, Defender
4, Hoedt, Defender
15, Pollock, Defender
59, Grieves, Midfielder
11, Koné, Midfielder
39, Kayembe, Midfielder
12, Sema, Midfielder
18, Asprilla, Attacking Midfielder
25, Dennis, Attacking Midfielder
19, Bayo, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Bachmann
- Number 15, M. Pollock
- Number 4, W. Hoedt , Captain
- Number 5, R. Porteous
- Number 12, K. Sema , substituted for J. Lewis at 69 minutes
- Number 39, E. Kayembe , Yellow Card at 10 minutes
- Number 11, I. Koné
- Number 59, J. Grieves , substituted for R. Andrews at 46 minutes
- Number 25, E. Dennis , substituted for Matheus Martins at 46 minutes
- Number 18, Y. Asprilla , substituted for J. Livermore at 91 minutes
- Number 19, V. Bayo , substituted for M. Rajović at 80 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 45, R. Andrews
- Number 26, B. Hamer
- Number 7, T. Ince
- Number 6, J. Lewis , Yellow Card at 86 minutes
- Number 8, J. Livermore
- Number 42, J. Morris
- Number 9, M. Rajović
- Number 3, F. Sierralta
- Number 37, Matheus Martins
away team, Sunderland
Manager: Mike Dodds
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Patterson, Goalkeeper
13, O'Nien, Defender
5, Ballard, Defender
42, Alese, Defender
32, Hume, Midfielder
39, Ekwah, Midfielder
7, Bellingham, Midfielder
28, Styles, Midfielder
31, Rigg, Attacking Midfielder
20, Jack Clarke, Attacking Midfielder
22, Aouchiche, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Patterson
- Number 42, A. Alese , substituted for Luís Semedo at 78 minutes
- Number 5, D. Ballard
- Number 13, L. O'Nien , Captain, Yellow Card at 58 minutes
- Number 28, C. Styles
- Number 7, J. Bellingham
- Number 39, P. Ekwah , substituted for C. Evans at 78 minutes
- Number 32, T. Hume
- Number 20, J. Clarke
- Number 31, C. Rigg , substituted for P. Roberts at 65 minutes
- Number 22, A. Aouchiche , substituted for A. Ba at 65 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 17, A. Ba
- Number 30, N. Bishop
- Number 4, C. Evans
- Number 33, L. Hjelde
- Number 14, R. Mundle
- Number 6, T. Pembélé
- Number 10, P. Roberts
- Number 9, Luís Semedo
- Number 40, T. Watson
- Referee:
- Oliver Langford
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Hristo Karaivanov
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Matthew Jones
- Fourth Official:
- Sam Purkiss
Match Officials
Season so far
Championship
Key, Watford v Sunderland
League position, Watford 7th, Sunderland 2ndTotal points, Watford 26, Sunderland 32
Goals scored
Watford 25Sunderland 26Goals conceded
Watford 24Sunderland 12Shots
Watford 144Sunderland 130Shots on target
Watford 67Sunderland 64Shots off target
Watford 77Sunderland 66Blocked shots
Watford 49Sunderland 54Passing accuracy %
Watford 81.21Sunderland 81.72Points gained from a losing position
Watford 7Sunderland 1Points dropped from a winning position
Watford 2Sunderland 9Form guide
All competitions
Watford draw
v Hull City
0
0
Championship
Sunderland lose
v Millwall
0
1
Championship
Watford lose
v Southampton
3
2
Championship
Sunderland won
v West Bromwich Albion
0
1
Championship
Watford draw
v Ipswich Town
0
0
Championship
Sunderland draw
v Leeds United
0
0
Championship
Watford draw
v Preston North End
0
0
Championship
Sunderland draw
v Bristol City
0
0
Championship
Watford draw
v West Bromwich Albion
2
2
Championship
Sunderland lose
v Blackburn Rovers
1
5
Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
Watford and SunderlandWatford Won 7Sunderland Won 10Draw 10
Played
27
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
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Watford
4th of October 2023
Sunderland 2 , Watford 2 on the 29th of April 2023
Sunderland
Watford
29th of April 2023
Watford 2 , Sunderland 2 on the 17th of September 2022
Watford
Sunderland
17th of September 2022
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Match Facts
Watford have won just two of their last 13 league games against Sunderland (D5 L6), with both of those victories in that time coming via 1-0 scorelines.
Sunderland have failed to win any of their last five away league games against Watford (D4 L1), with three of those draws ending 2-2. Across their 20 visits to Vicarage Road in the EFL, the Black Cats have kept just two clean sheets in total.
Three of Watford’s last four league games have ended goalless and the Hornets have more goalless draws than any other team in the Championship this season (6). If they draw this game goalless, April 2024 will be the first month the Hornets have had four 0-0 draws since March 1973.
Watford defender Ryan Porteous has received 14 yellow cards in the Championship this season. In Championship history, only three players have been booked 15+ times in one season: Paul Robinson in 2013-14 (15), Jack Colback in 2018-19 (15) and Matt Crooks in 2021-22 (16).
16-year-old Chris Rigg has made 19 Championship appearances this season for Sunderland. He could become the fifth player to play 20 Championship matches aged 16 or younger, after Jude Bellingham (34), Ryan Sessegnon (26), Connor Wickham (22) and Theo Walcott (21).