Watford vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Watford

1-1-2

0-1

Final

Blackburn

2-1-1

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BLK

65%Possession35%

24Shots5

4On target3

8Corners4

2Saves4

8Fouls5

24'Wesley HoedtWAT63'Dominic HyamBLK69'Imran LouzaWAT69'Ryan AndrewsWAT77'Joe Rankin-CostelloBLK

Team	1H	2H	T
WAT	0	0	0
BLK	0	1	1

Who won: Blackburn 1-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Watford 1-0 on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Blackburn: Ryan Hedges (72').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
90'+6'
Free kick won
Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
90'+6'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic with a headed pass.
90'+6'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Travis
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Lewis Travis.
J. Garrett
90'+5'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
88'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.
J. Ngakia
88'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
87'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
85'
Free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Andrew Moran.
81'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
T. Ince
81'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
M. Martins
80'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Andrews
Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Ryan Andrews.
J. Ngakia
79'
Foul
Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
77'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Rankin-Costello
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Joe Rankin-Costello because of an injury.
S. Wharton
77'
Yellow card
Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
J. Rankin-Costello
74'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema.
M. Martins
73'
Sub
Subbed on for Y. Asprilla
Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Yáser Asprilla.
T. Ince
GOAL72'
Goal! Right footed shot
R. Hedges
Goal! Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
WAT 0 - 1 BLK
71'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
M. Rajovic
71'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
70'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ken Sema.
69'
Yellow card
Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
R. Andrews

Leaders

WATBLK

Total Shots

Matheus Martins

Sammie Szmodics

Saves

Daniel Bachmann

Aynsley Pears