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Watford vs Middlesbrough

Championship
Watford
2-3-4
2-3
Final
Boro
2-2-5
Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'MID
55%Possession46%
17Shots9
4On target3
9Corners3
0Saves2
10Fouls15
40'Ryan PorteousWAT55'Francisco SierraltaWAT
Team1H2HT
WAT112
MID213

Who won: Boro 3-2

Middlesbrough beat Watford 3-2 on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Bayo Youssouf (19') and Wesley Hoedt (52'). Goals for Boro: Riley McGree (5', 12') and Josh Coburn (63').

What it means

  • Watford has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 13h ago
Sir Elton John slates Watford form 'decline'
ESPN · Sep 13
Toure nets again but loses English battle of Socceroos
ESPN · Sep 11
Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio returns to English football with Watford
ESPN · Aug 29
West Ham still winless after three games in EFL Championship
Recap · Aug 22
Wrexham still winless after frustrating Watford draw
ESPN · Aug 19
It's hard not to hop on the Nestory Irankunda hype train
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

Lineups

Boro2nd in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Seny DiengG
  2. 2Paddy McNairCD-L
  3. 3Dael FryCD-R
  4. 4Lewis O'BrienLB
  5. 5Rav van den BergRB
  6. 6Matt CrooksAM
  7. 7Hayden HackneyLM
  8. 8Jonathan HowsonRM
  9. 9Josh CoburnF
  10. 10Riley McGreeAM-L
  11. 11Isaiah JonesAM-R
Watford20th in English League Championship
Lineup (3-4-3)
  1. 1Daniel BachmannG
  2. 2Francisco SierraltaCD
  3. 3Wesley HoedtCD-L
  4. 4Ryan PorteousCD-R
  5. 5Tom Dele-BashiruCM-L
  6. 6Imran LouzaCM-R
  7. 7Jamal LewisLM
  8. 8Jeremy NgakiaRM
  9. 9Mileta RajovicF
  10. 10Bayo YoussoufCF-L
  11. 11Yáser AsprillaCF-R

Head to head

WAT leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Boro 0, Watford 0 (Jan 14)

Last 5

MID
  • W@ BRD2-0
  • Wvs SOU2-1
  • T@ SHW1-1
  • L@ BLK1-2
  • Lvs QPR0-2
WAT
  • L@ LEE0-3
  • Tvs WBA2-2
  • Wvs BIR2-0
  • T@ COV3-3
  • Lvs BLK0-1

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Game info

Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford, England · Attendance 18,446
Officials
Oliver Langford

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesWAT leads series 2-1-2

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