Watford vs Middlesbrough

Championship - Regular Season 30 Aug 2022, 19:00
Watford
Watford
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 C. Kavanagh Round 7

Match report

Watford edged past Middlesbrough 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 30 August 2022.

Watford had 14 shots to Middlesbrough's 14.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with C. Kavanagh in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 14 - 14 On target 4 - 3 Corners 2 - 7 Fouls 13 - 9 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
João Pedro
Watford · 1 assist
8 Edo Kayembe captained the side
7 Ismaïla Sarr 1 goal
7 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1 goal
7 Rodrigo Muniz 1 goal
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–4 6–10
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–2
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 1–4 1–3
Attacks 54–67 56–47
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
110 Attacks 114
35 Dangerous Attacks 32
4 On Target 3
9 Off Target 12
14 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 6
7 Shots Inside Box 5
7 Shots Outside Box 9
13 Fouls 9
2 Corners 7
3 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 2
373 Passes Total 357
274 Passes Accurate 269
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-5-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 3-5-2
1 D. Bachmann
27 C. Kabasele 31 F. Sierralta 15 C. Cathcart
14 H. Kamara 39 E. Kayembe 18 Y. Asprilla 4 H. Choudhury 12 K. Sema
10 J. Pedro 23 I. Sarr
Middlesbrough · 3-5-1-1
23 L. Roberts
17 P. McNair 26 D. Lenihan 5 M. Clarke
2 I. Jones 25 M. Crooks 16 J. Howson 4 A. Mowatt 3 R. Giles
8 R. McGree
9 R. Muniz
Watford
Coach
R. Edwards
Substitutes
  • 35 Maduka Okoye
  • 3 Mario Gaspar
  • 5 William Troost-Ekong
  • 30 Kortney Hause
  • 16 Dan Gosling
  • 36 Joseph Hungbo
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Middlesbrough
Coach
C. Wilder
Substitutes
  • 28 Luke Daniels
  • 6 Dael Fry
  • 15 Anfernee Dijksteel
  • 14 Tommy Smith
  • 27 Marc Bola
  • 18 Duncan Watmore
  • 21 Marcus Forss
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Dijksteel ↓ J. Howson Middlesbrough
  • 56' ↑ D. Fry ↓ D. Lenihan Middlesbrough
  • 73' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ Y. Asprilla Watford
  • 79' ↑ Mario Gaspar ↓ K. Sema Watford
  • 80' ↑ K. Hause ↓ C. Cathcart Watford
  • 90+5' ↑ M. Forss ↓ P. McNair Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 38' M. Crooks Middlesbrough
  • 61' F. Sierralta Watford
  • 82' I. Jones Middlesbrough
  • 87' P. McNair Middlesbrough
  • 90+2' R. McGree Middlesbrough
  • 90+2' H. Choudhury Watford
Head-to-head
Watford 5 2 draws 2 Middlesbrough
2026-04-25 Middlesbrough vs Watford 0 - 0
2025-11-01 Watford vs Middlesbrough 3 - 0
2025-02-15 Middlesbrough vs Watford 0 - 1
2024-10-05 Watford vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1
2024-05-04 Middlesbrough vs Watford 3 - 1
2023-09-30 Watford vs Middlesbrough 2 - 3
Recent form
Watford D W D D D
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Middlesbrough?
Watford won 2-1 against Middlesbrough on 30 August 2022.
Who won Watford vs Middlesbrough?
Watford won the match 2-1.
Where was Watford vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Middlesbrough?
Watford had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.