Watford 2-3 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 30 Sep 2023
Middlesbrough beat Watford 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 30 September 2023 at Vicarage Road, Watford. V. Bayo and Wesley Hoedt scored for Watford; Riley McGree and Joshua Coburn for Middlesbrough. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 2 and Middlesbrough 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-15'Riley McGreeassist: J. Howson
- 0-212'Riley McGreeassist: Matt Crooks
- 1-219'assist: Ryan Porteous
- 36'Lewis O'Brienout: T. Smith
- 40'Foul
- Half-time1-2
- 46'
- 2-252'
- 55'
- 2-363'Joshua Coburnassist: Matt Crooks
- 64'
- 65'Imrân Louzaout: G. Chakvetadze
- 65'Y. Asprillaout: Thomas Ince
- 78'Isaiah Jonesout: M. Forss
- 84'out: R. Healey
- 86'Matt Crooksout: Sam Greenwood
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Riley McGree · Middlesbrough
Watford
- 8.0Vakoun Issouf BayoF
- 8.0Wesley HoedtD
- 7.7Ryan PorteousD
- 7.3Yaser AsprillaF
- 7.2Jamal LewisM
- 7.2Jeremy NgakiaM
- 6.9Matheus MartinsF
- 6.9Giorgi ChakvetadzeM
- 6.9Imrân LouzaM
- 6.7Edouard KayembeM
- 6.7Mileta RajovićF
- 6.7Thomas InceM
- 6.6Tom Dele-BashiruM
- 6.3Rhys HealeyF
- 6.2Francisco SierraltaD
- 6.0Daniel BachmannG
Middlesbrough
- 8.7Riley McGreeM
- 7.9Matt CrooksM
- 7.5Joshua CoburnF
- 7.2Jonathan HowsonM
- 7.0Seny DiengG
- 6.9Tommy SmithD
- 6.9Hayden HackneyM
- 6.7Patrick McNairD
- 6.6Isaiah JonesM
- 6.5Rav van den BergD
- 6.5Lewis O'BrienD
- 6.3Marcus ForssF
- 6.3Sam GreenwoodM
- 6.2Dael FryD
Line-ups
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
Watford3-4-3
Substitutes
WatfordV. Ismaël
Substitutes
- 39Edouard Kayembe64'M6.7
- 16G. Chakvetadze65'M6.9
- 15Matthew PollockD
- 14R. Healey84'F6.3
- 26B. HamerG
- 7Thomas Ince65'M6.7
- 37Matheus Martins46'F6.9
- 11Ismaël KonéM
- 45R. AndrewsD
MiddlesbroughM. Carrick
Substitutes
- 27Lukas EngelD
- 2T. Smith36'D6.9
- 10Morgan RogersF
- 21M. Forss78'F6.3
- 4Daniel BarlaserM
- 9Emmanuel Latte LathF
- 23T. GloverG
- 18Samuel SilveraF
- 29Sam Greenwood86'M6.3
Team statistics
54%Possession46%
1.45Expected goals (xG)1.03
17Total shots9
4Shots on target3
11Shots off target3
2Blocked shots3
9Corners3
10Fouls15
2Yellow cards0
0Goalkeeper saves2
580Total passes502
485Accurate passes415
84%Pass accuracy83%
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 90 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Wesley Hoedt | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Ryan Porteous | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Yaser Asprilla | 65 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Jamal Lewis | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | – | 7.2 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 90 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Matheus Martins | 45 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 25 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Imrân Louza | 65 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 25 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Mileta Rajović | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Thomas Ince | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | 84 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Rhys Healey | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Francisco Sierralta | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley McGree | 90 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.7 |
| Matt Crooks | 86 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Joshua Coburn | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jonathan Howson | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Seny Dieng | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Tommy Smith | 54 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Hayden Hackney | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Patrick McNair | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Isaiah Jones | 78 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Rav van den Berg | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Lewis O'Brien | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Marcus Forss | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Sam Greenwood | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dael Fry | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 28 Jan 23Middlesbrough2-0Watford
- 30 Aug 22Watford2-1Middlesbrough
- 05 Apr 21Middlesbrough1-1Watford
- 11 Sept 20Watford1-0Middlesbrough
- 14 Jan 17Watford0-0Middlesbrough
- 16 Oct 16Middlesbrough0-1Watford
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2023/24
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Norwich | 46 | +15 | 73 |
| 7 | Hull City | 46 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 | Coventry | 46 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 | Preston | 46 | -11 | 63 |
| 13 | Millwall | 46 | -10 | 59 |
| 14 | Swansea | 46 | -6 | 57 |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 46 | -2 | 56 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | -11 | 56 |
Before and after
Watford
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Middlesbrough
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- Next: Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff, 3 Oct 2023 · EFL Championship
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