← ScoresTimes: UK time
- HT 0–1
- Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
- Kick-off
- Referee: not supplied
- Last data update
Key eventsavailable
- 90+2′Substitution · WatfordG. Chakvetadze ↔ M. Pollock
- 83′Yellow card · MiddlesbroughM. Forss
- 81′Yellow card · WatfordE. Selvik
- 80′Substitution · WatfordR. Andrews ↔ J. Ngakia
- 79′Substitution · MiddlesbroughN. Borges ↔ M. Forss
- 67′Substitution · MiddlesbroughM. Whittaker ↔ S. Iling Junior
- 65′Yellow card · WatfordG. Chakvetadze
- 64′Substitution · WatfordM. Doumbia ↔ R. Vata
- 59′Substitution · MiddlesbroughL. Ayling ↔ A. Jamal Dijksteel
- 58′Substitution · MiddlesbroughK. Iheanacho ↔ F. Azaz
- 47′Yellow card · MiddlesbroughL. Ayling
- 46′Substitution · WatfordM. Sissoko ↔ T. Ince
- 46′Substitution · MiddlesbroughD. Barlaser ↔ D. Burgzorg
- 40′Goal · WatfordM. Sissoko · (assist I. Louza)
- 15:00Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Championship 2024/25
League table, before kick-off
9th of 24 · 44 pts from 31 played
W 12 · D 8 · L 11 · GD +8
Form in this competition only, latest first: L L L W L
- 25 pts behind first
- 1 pt behind the place above
- Level on points with the place below
13th of 24 · 42 pts from 32 played
W 12 · D 6 · L 14 · GD -6
Form in this competition only, latest first: L D L L L
- 27 pts behind first
- 1 pt behind the place above
- 1 pt clear of the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Leeds, 69 pts
From the 384 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
Where the qualification, promotion and relegation places fall is not in our records, so no gap to them is shown.
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Statisticsavailable
- 5Blocked shots2
- 8Corners5
- 0.91Expected goals (xG)1.57
- 7Fouls7
- 1Offsides0
- 88%Pass accuracy83%
- 571Passes429
- 502Accurate passes354
- 58%Possession42%
- 5Saves5
- 13Shots14
- 3Shots off target6
- 5Shots on target6
- 2Yellow cards2
Player statisticsavailable
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Morris | 90 | 8.0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 |
| G. Edmundson | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
| H. Hackney | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 |
| M. Travers | 90 | 7.9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| R. van den Berg | 90 | 7.7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 |
| T. Conway | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| N. Borges | 79 | 7.3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
| M. Whittaker | 67 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Ayling | 59 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| K. Iheanacho | 58 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| D. Barlaser | 45 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| D. Burgzorg | 45 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 |
| F. Azaz | 32 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| A. Jamal Dijksteel | 31 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| S. Iling Junior | 23 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – |
| M. Forss | 11 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Kayembe | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| E. Selvik | 90 | 8.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| I. Louza | 90 | 8.0 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Abankwah | 90 | 7.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| K. Keben Biakolo | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| T. Dele-Bashiru | 90 | 6.2 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Y. Larouci | 90 | 7.6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
| G. Chakvetadze | 89 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| R. Andrews | 80 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 |
| M. Doumbia | 64 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| M. Sissoko | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| T. Ince | 45 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| R. Vata | 26 | 6.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| J. Ngakia | 10 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| M. Pollock | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – |
xG (Highlightly)not supplied
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Recent form
Middlesbroughavailable
- L1–3 at Sheffield UnitedChampionship
- L2–3 v SunderlandChampionship
- L1–2 at PrestonChampionship
- W2–0 v West BromChampionship
- L1–2 at PortsmouthChampionship
Watfordavailable
- L0–4 v LeedsChampionship
- D2–2 at SunderlandChampionship
- L0–1 v NorwichChampionship
- L1–2 at CoventryChampionship
- L1–2 v PrestonChampionship
Head-to-headlimited
- Watford 2–1 MiddlesbroughChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Middlesbrough 3–1 WatfordChampionship · Riverside Stadium
- Watford 2–3 MiddlesbroughChampionship · Vicarage Road
Line-upsavailable
Watford4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough4-4-2
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Middlesbrough · Bench
10 D. Burgzorg
15 A. Jamal Dijksteel
20 F. Azaz
21 M. Forss
23 T. Glover
28 R. Giles
29 S. Iling Junior
46 J. Dede
49 L. McCabe
Coach: M. Carrick
Watford · Bench
2 J. Ngakia
3 F. Sierralta
6 M. Pollock
7 T. Ince
11 R. Vata
22 J. Morris
23 J. Bond
49 M. Adu-Poku
- 61 A. Nabizada
Coach: T. Cleverley
Availabilitynot supplied
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Key players
Middlesbroughavailable
- H. Hackney · Midfielder2,444 min in 28 matches · 5 goals · 2 assists
- F. Azaz · Midfielder2,370 min in 30 matches · 8 goals · 9 assists
- N. Borges · Defender2,089 min in 25 matches · 0 goals · 3 assists
From player figures for all 31 matches played.
Watfordavailable
- M. Pollock · Defender2,846 min in 32 matches · 0 goals · 4 assists
- G. Chakvetadze · Midfielder2,657 min in 31 matches · 2 goals · 5 assists
- E. Kayembe · Midfielder2,160 min in 31 matches · 7 goals · 1 assist
From player figures for all 32 matches played.
Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Championship 2024/25 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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