Watford vs Blackpool

Championship

Watford

12-7-8

2-0

Final

Blackpool

6-8-13

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BLP

52%Possession48%

11Shots6

5On target2

2Corners3

2Saves3

11Fouls14

41'MarioWAT64'João FerreiraWAT86'James HusbandBLP86'Chris MaxwellBLP88'Charlie PatinoBLP

Team	1H	2H	T
WAT	0	2	2
BLP	0	0	0

Who won: Watford 2-0

Watford beat Blackpool 2-0 on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Tobi Ademeyo (72') and Ismaïla Sarr (87' pen).

Player of the game

Daniel Bachmann

WAT · 2 saves, clean sheet

7.7

Deserved to win

75%

WAT · 0.86 xG

24%

Draw

BLP · 0.05 xG

Watford created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 2, Blackpool 0.
Second Half ends, Watford 2, Blackpool 0.
90'+5'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sonny Carey with a cross following a set piece situation.
J. Thorniley
90'+4'
Free kick won
Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Jack Grieves (Watford).
90'+4'
Sub
Subbed on for I. Sarr
Substitution, Watford. Jack Grieves replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
J. Grieves
90'+3'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Lyons.
S. Lavery
90'+2'
Offside
Offside, Watford. Daniel Bachmann tries a through ball, but Tobi Adeyemo is caught offside.
90'+2'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Bowler
Substitution, Blackpool. Shayne Lavery replaces Josh Bowler.
S. Lavery
90'+1'BLP
Free kick won
Tobi Adeyemo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Sonny Carey (Blackpool).
90'+1'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
88'
Yellow card
Charlie Patino (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
C. Patino
88'
Free kick won
Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Charlie Patino (Blackpool).
GOAL87'
Goal! Penalty
I. Sarr
Goal! Watford 2, Blackpool 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
WAT 2 - 0 BLP
86'
Yellow card
Chris Maxwell (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
C. Maxwell
86'
Yellow card
James Husband (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
J. Husband
85'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Chris Maxwell (Blackpool) after a foul in the penalty area.
85'BLP
Foul
Penalty Watford. Matheus Martins draws a foul in the penalty area.
82'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Connolly
Substitution, Blackpool. Andrew Lyons replaces Callum Connolly.
A. Lyons
82'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
81'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Thorniley.
80'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Connolly with a cross.
J. Yates
80'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.