Watford vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship 27 Aug 2023, 11:00
Watford
Watford
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 G. Ward Round 4

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past Watford 1-0 in the Championship on 27 August 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Watford dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 24 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 5.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with G. Ward in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 24 - 5 On target 4 - 3 Corners 8 - 4 Fouls 8 - 5 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Ryan Hedges
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Ryan Porteous 98 passes (92% accurate)
8 Ken Sema captained the side
8 Yaser Asprilla captained the side
8 Matheus Martins captained the side
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 15 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–3 15–2
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–2
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 4–3 4–1
Match statistics
24 Shots Total 5
4 Shots On Goal 3
10 Shots Off Goal 1
10 Shots Blocked 1
11 Shots Inside Box 3
13 Shots Outside Box 2
8 Fouls 5
8 Corners 4
0 Offsides 2
65% Ball Possession 35%
3 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 4
618 Passes Total 336
549 Passes Accurate 254
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-3-3
1 D. Bachmann
45 R. Andrews 5 R. Porteous 4 W. Hoedt 12 K. Sema
24 T. Dele-Bashiru 39 E. Kayembe 11 I. Koné
18 Y. Asprilla 19 V. Bayo 37 M. Martins
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
11 J. Rankin-Costello 17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 2 C. Brittain
27 L. Travis 23 A. Wharton
19 R. Hedges 8 S. Szmodics 10 T. Dolan
20 H. Leonard
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 10 Imrân Louza
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 2 Jeremy Ngakia
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 42 James Morris
  • 8 Jake Livermore
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 24 Andrew Moran
  • 9 Sam Gallagher
  • 16 Scott Wharton
  • 12 Leopold Wahlstedt
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 15 Patrick Gamble
  • 37 Thomas Bloxham
  • 6 Sondre Tronstad
  • 18 Dilan Markanday
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ I. Louza ↓ I. Koné Watford
  • 55' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 56' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ V. Bayo Watford
  • 57' ↑ A. Moran ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 57' ↑ S. Gallagher ↓ H. Leonard Blackburn Rovers
  • 73' ↑ T. Ince ↓ Y. Asprilla Watford
  • 77' ↑ S. Wharton ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 80' ↑ J. Ngakia ↓ R. Andrews Watford
  • 90+6' ↑ J. Garrett ↓ L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 24' W. Hoedt Watford
  • 63' D. Hyam Blackburn Rovers
  • 69' I. Louza Watford
  • 69' R. Andrews Watford
  • 77' J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Watford 4 1 draws 3 Blackburn Rovers
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2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers vs Watford 2 - 1
2024-10-26 Watford vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0
2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers vs Watford 1 - 2
2023-08-27 Watford vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1
Recent form
Watford D W D D D
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Blackburn Rovers?
Watford lost 0-1 against Blackburn Rovers on 27 August 2023.
Who won Watford vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 1-0.
Where was Watford vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Blackburn Rovers?
Watford had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.