Watford vs Derby County

Championship 24 Aug 2024, 14:00
Watford
Watford
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Derby County
Derby County
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 G. Eltringham Round 3

Match report

Watford edged past Derby County 2-1 in the Championship on 24 August 2024.

Watford dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 12 shots to Derby County's 8.

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

Half-time 1-1 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 12 - 8 On target 3 - 3 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 10 - 11 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Moussa Sissoko
Watford · 1 goal
8 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1 goal
8 Matthew Pollock 1 assist
7 Ebou Adams 1 goal
7 Francisco Sierralta 87 passes (97% accurate)
First half vs second half
Derby County came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–2 5–6
Shots On Goal 2–1 1–2
Ball Possession 67–33 —
Corners 0–0 4–2
Attacks 25–14 101–63
Match statistics
4 Corners 2
4 Substitution 5
126 Attacks 77
59 Dangerous Attacks 37
3 On Target 2
9 Off Target 7
12 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 7
5 Shots Outside Box 1
10 Fouls 11
4 Corners 2
0 Offsides 1
65% Ball Possession 35%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 1
615 Passes Total 315
539 Passes Accurate 238
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 3-4-2-1
1 D. Bachmann
6 M. Pollock 3 F. Sierralta 22 J. Morris
45 R. Andrews 24 T. Dele-Bashiru 17 M. Sissoko 37 Y. Larouci
39 E. Kayembe 8 G. Chakvetadze
19 V. Bayo
Derby County · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Zetterström
24 R. Nyambe 35 C. Nelson 5 S. Bradley 20 C. Elder
4 D. Ozoh 32 E. Adams
19 K. Jackson 17 K. Goudmijn 11 N. Méndez-Laing
10 J. Yates
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 12 Ken Sema
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 5 Ryan Porteous
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
  • 23 Jonathan Bond
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 10 Imrân Louza
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 11 Rocco Vata
Derby County
Coach
P. Warne
Substitutes
  • 3 Craig Forsyth
  • 16 Liam Thompson
  • 7 Tom Barkhuizen
  • 9 James Collins
  • 23 Joe Ward
  • 13 Rohan Luthra
  • 39 Dajaune Brown
  • 14 Conor Washington
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ K. Sema ↓ Y. Larouci Watford
  • 65' ↑ C. Forsyth ↓ C. Elder Derby County
  • 65' ↑ L. Thompson ↓ K. Goudmijn Derby County
  • 73' ↑ K. Baah ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
  • 74' ↑ R. Porteous ↓ J. Morris Watford
  • 74' ↑ T. Barkhuizen ↓ N. Mendez-Laing Derby County
  • 83' ↑ J. Collins ↓ J. Yates Derby County
  • 84' ↑ J. Ward ↓ R. Nyambe Derby County
  • 85' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ V. Bayo Watford
Cards
  • 45' G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 50' E. Adams Derby County
  • 89' S. Bradley Derby County
  • 89' M. Rajovic Watford
  • 90+5' C. Nelson Derby County
Head-to-head
Watford 6 0 draws 0 Derby County
2026-02-21 Watford vs Derby 2 - 0
2025-11-22 Derby vs Watford 2 - 3
2025-01-18 Derby County vs Watford 0 - 2
2024-08-24 Watford vs Derby County 2 - 1
2021-02-19 Watford vs Derby County 2 - 1
2020-10-16 Derby County vs Watford 0 - 1
Recent form
Watford D W D D D
Derby County D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Derby County?
Watford won 2-1 against Derby County on 24 August 2024.
Who won Watford vs Derby County?
Watford won the match 2-1.
Where was Watford vs Derby County played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Derby County?
Watford had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.