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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
Team1H2HT
WAT000
BLK011

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').

What it means

  • Watford has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 12h ago
Sir Elton John slates Watford form 'decline'
ESPN · Sep 11
Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio returns to English football with Watford
Recap · Aug 22
Wrexham still winless after frustrating Watford draw
ESPN · Aug 16
Southampton mocked over 'Spygate' in Championship opener defeat to Watford
ESPN · Aug 15
Nestory Irankunda leaves Watford for Portuguese giants Sporting CP
ESPN · Aug 14
Raúl Jiménez marks Wolves return by rescuing draw with Blackburn
ESPN · Aug 14
Wolves 2-2 Blackburn: Raúl Jiménez converts last minute penalty to rescue point in curtain raiser - as it happened
ESPN · Feb 17
What's happened to Blackburn Rovers' Ryan Alebiosu since his injury on debut for Nigeria at AFCON?

Lineups

Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Aynsley PearsG
  2. 2Dominic HyamCD-L
  3. 3Hayden CarterCD-R
  4. 4Callum BrittainLB
  5. 5Joe Rankin-CostelloRB
  6. 6Sammie SzmodicsAM
  7. 7Adam WhartonLM
  8. 8Lewis TravisRM
  9. 9Harry LeonardF
  10. 10Tyrhys DolanAM-L
  11. 11Ryan HedgesAM-R
Watford20th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Daniel BachmannG
  2. 2Wesley HoedtCD-L
  3. 3Ryan PorteousCD-R
  4. 4Ken SemaLB
  5. 5Ryan AndrewsRB
  6. 6Edo KayembeCM
  7. 7Ismaël KonéLM
  8. 8Tom Dele-BashiruRM
  9. 9Bayo YoussoufF
  10. 10Matheus MartinsLF
  11. 11Yáser AsprillaRF

Head to head

WAT leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Watford 1, Blackburn 0 (Feb 7)

Last 5

BLK
  • Lvs HUL1-2
  • T@ ROT2-2
  • Wvs WAL4-3
  • Wvs WBA2-1
  • W@ MIL4-3
WAT
  • L@ STK0-1
  • Tvs PLY0-0
  • L@ STE1-1
  • Wvs QPR4-0
  • L@ CRY1-2

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Game info

Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford, England · Attendance 17,810
Officials
Gavin Ward

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Season seriesWAT leads series 3-1-1