Watford vs Middlesbrough

Championship 30 Sep 2023, 14:00
Watford
Watford
2–3
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 O. Langford Round 9

Match report

Middlesbrough edged past Watford 3-2 in the Championship on 30 September 2023.

Watford had 16 shots to Middlesbrough's 9.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with O. Langford in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 16 - 9 On target 4 - 3 Corners 9 - 3 Fouls 10 - 15 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Riley McGree
Middlesbrough · 2 goals
8 Wesley Hoedt 1 goal
8 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1 goal
8 Matt Crooks 2 assists
7 Josh Coburn 1 goal
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–3 8–6
Shots On Goal 1–2 3–1
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 3–1 6–2
Match statistics
16 Shots Total 9
4 Shots On Goal 3
10 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 6
5 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 15
9 Corners 3
54% Ball Possession 46%
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Saves 2
582 Passes Total 500
486 Passes Accurate 415
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 3-4-3
1 D. Bachmann
5 R. Porteous 3 F. Sierralta 4 W. Hoedt
2 J. Ngakia 10 I. Louza 24 T. Dele-Bashiru 6 J. Lewis
18 Y. Asprilla 9 M. Rajovic 19 V. Bayo
Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Dieng
3 R. Berg 6 D. Fry 17 P. McNair 28 L. O'Brien
16 J. Howson 7 H. Hackney
11 I. Jones 25 M. Crooks 8 R. McGree
19 J. Coburn
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 37 Matheus Martins
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 14 Rhys Healey
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 11 Ismael Koné
Middlesbrough
Coach
M. Carrick
Substitutes
  • 2 Tommy Smith
  • 21 Marcus Forss
  • 29 Sam Greenwood
  • 23 Tom Glover
  • 27 Lukas Engel
  • 18 Samuel Silvera
  • 4 Daniel Barlaser
  • 9 Emmanuel Latte Lath
  • 10 Morgan Rogers
Substitutions
  • 36' ↑ T. Smith ↓ L. OBrien Middlesbrough
  • 46' ↑ Matheus Martins ↓ M. Rajović Watford
  • 64' ↑ E. Kayembe ↓ F. Sierralta Watford
  • 65' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ I. Louza Watford
  • 65' ↑ T. Ince ↓ Y. Asprilla Watford
  • 78' ↑ M. Forss ↓ I. Jones Middlesbrough
  • 84' ↑ R. Healey ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 86' ↑ S. Greenwood ↓ M. Crooks Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 40' R. Porteous Watford
  • 55' F. Sierralta 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 lost 2-3 against Middlesbrough on 30 September 2023.
Who won Watford vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough won the match 3-2.
Where was Watford vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Middlesbrough?
Watford had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.