Championship
- Harvey Elliott 43’
- Ben Brereton 82’
- 25’ João Pedro
- 38’ Ismaila Sarr
- 61’ Ken Sema
1 Half Time 2
25/02/2021
Round 32
Ewood Park
Timeline
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KICK OFF
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0'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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0'First Half begins.
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0'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
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1'Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
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3'Attempt saved. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
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5'Jarrad Branthwaite (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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5'Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
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8'Offside, Watford. Daniel Bachmann tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
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9'Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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10'Foul by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
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10'Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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11'Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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11'Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
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13'Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
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13'Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
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13'Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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14'Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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14'Attempt blocked. Dan Gosling (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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17'Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Blackburn Rovers).
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17'Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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18'Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
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21'Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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21'Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
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21'Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Blackburn Rovers).
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21'João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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23'Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Hughes.
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24'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Watford 1. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
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25'G João Pedro Assist Tom Cleverley
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26'Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box.
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27'Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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27'Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
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30'Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved.
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30'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
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31'Attempt missed. Dan Gosling (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
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33'João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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33'Foul by Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers).
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33'Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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34'YC Joe Rothwell
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35'Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Hughes.
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37'Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
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37'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Watford 2. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
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38'G Ismaila Sarr
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39'Offside, Watford. William Troost-Ekong tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
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41'Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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41'Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
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42'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 2. Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
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43'G Harvey Elliott
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43'Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
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43'Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
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43'Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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47'First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 2.
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HALF TIME
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45'Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 2.
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47'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
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48'Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
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48'Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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49'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
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49'Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a cross.
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51'Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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51'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adam Masina.
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55'Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
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55'Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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55'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Stewart Downing replaces Lewis Travis.
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56'SI Stewart Downing SO Lewis Travis
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57'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
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58'Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
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60'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 3. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
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61'G Ken Sema Assist João Pedro
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61'Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
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61'Substitution, Watford. Philip Zinckernagel replaces Dan Gosling.
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62'SI Philip Zinckernagel SO Dan Gosling
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62'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
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62'Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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63'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by João Pedro.
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66'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
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67'Attempt saved. William Troost-Ekong (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved.
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67'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jarrad Branthwaite.
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67'Attempt blocked. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
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68'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Joe Rothwell.
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68'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Bradley Dack.
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69'SI Ben Brereton SO Joe Rothwell
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69'SI Tyrhys Dolan SO Bradley Dack
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69'Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
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69'Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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69'Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross.
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70'Attempt missed. Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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71'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adam Masina.
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75'Philip Zinckernagel (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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75'Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
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76'Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces João Pedro.
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76'Substitution, Watford. Ben Wilmot replaces Ken Sema.
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77'SI Andre Gray SO João Pedro
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77'SI Ben Wilmot SO Ken Sema
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77'Andre Gray (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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77'Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Blackburn Rovers).
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81'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
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81'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 3. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
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82'G Ben Brereton Assist Stewart Downing
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82'Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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82'Foul by Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers).
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83'Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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83'Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
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84'Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
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84'Jarrad Branthwaite (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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86'Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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86'Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
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87'Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Gray.
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88'Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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88'Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
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88'Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
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88'Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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90'Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 3.
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92'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Barry Douglas.
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94'Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 3.
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FULL TIME
Line Up
4-3-3
ACTIVE
4-3-3
Goalkeeper

Thomas Kaminski
1
Defender

Ryan Nyambe
2
Defender

Barry Douglas
15
Defender

Taylor Harwood-Bellis
22
Defender

Jarrad Branthwaite
30
Midfielder

Stewart Downing
6
56'Substituted
Midfielder

Harvey Elliott
16
Midfielder

Corry Evans
29
Midfielder

Tyrhys Dolan
39
69'Substituted
Attacker

Adam Armstrong
7
Attacker

Ben Brereton
20
69'Substituted
Goalkeeper

Daniel Bachmann
26
Defender

William Troost-Ekong
5
Defender

Ben Wilmot
6
77'Substituted
Defender

Adam Masina
11
Defender

Kiko Femenía
21
Defender

Francisco Sierralta
31
Midfielder

Tom Cleverley
8
Midfielder

Will Hughes
19
Captain
Attacker

Philip Zinckernagel
7
62'Substituted
Attacker

Andre Gray
18
77'Substituted
Attacker

Ismaila Sarr
23
SUBSTITUTES
Goalkeeper

Aynsley Pears
13
Defender

Amari'i Bell
17
Defender

Lewis Travis
27
56'Substituted
Defender

Dan Pike
40
Midfielder

Joe Rothwell
8
69'Substituted
Midfielder

John Buckley
21
Midfielder

Bradley Dack
23
69'Substituted
Midfielder

Elliott Bennett
31
Attacker

Connor McBride
43
Goalkeeper

Robert Elliot
33
Defender

Jeremy Ngakia
3
Defender

Craig Cathcart
15
Defender

Achraf Lazaar
17
Midfielder

Ken Sema
12
77'Substituted
Midfielder

Dan Gosling
16
62'Substituted
Midfielder

Joseph Hungbo
44
Attacker

João Pedro
10
77'Substituted
Attacker

Stipe Perica
25
MANAGERS

Tony Mowbray

Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart
Statistics
OVERVIEW
Possession
52%
48%
Effective Chances
6
9
Shots on Target
5
7
Turnovers
18
21
POSSESSION
Passes
413
374
Passing Accuracy
73%
72%
Passing Accuracy in opponent’s half
67%
60%
Crosses
16
21
Crossing accuracy
19%
14%
ATTACK
Shots
19
14
Shots outside the box
3
7
Shots inside the box
7
11
Shooting accuracy
50%
41%
DEFENCE
Tackles
11
20
Effective Tackles
64%
60%
Blocked Shots
3
3
Clearances
18
21
Saves
3
4
DISCIPLINE
Fouls Conceded
13
9
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
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