Watford 1-1 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 11 Feb 2023
Watford and Blackburn drew 1-1 in the EFL Championship on 11 February 2023 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Wesley Hoedt scored for Watford; B. Dack for Blackburn. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 3 and Blackburn 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-124'B. Dack
- 31'Sorba ThomasFoul
- 36'Hamza ChoudhuryFoul
- Half-time0-1
- 46'Henrique Araújoout: Keinan Davis
- 59'Joseph Rankin-CostelloTime wasting
- 60'
- 60'
- 60'S. Thomasout: Samuel Gallagher
- 71'Hamza Choudhuryout: T. Cleverley
- 1-174'
- 76'B. Dackout: R. Hedges
- 76'Benjamin Breretonout: Samuel Szmodics
- 79'out: Imrân Louza
- 79'out: B. Assombalonga
- 86'Joseph Rankin-Costelloout: Callum Brittain
- 90'Foul
- 90+4'Foul
- 90+6'Samuel GallagherFoul
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Watford
- 7.7João PedroF
- 7.3Matheus MartinsM
- 7.3Hassane KamaraD
- 7.2Wesley HoedtD
- 6.9Hamza ChoudhuryM
- 6.9Tom CleverleyM
- 6.9Kenneth SemaM
- 6.9Ryan PorteousD
- 6.7Mario GasparD
- 6.6Daniel BachmannG
- 6.6Henrique AraújoF
- 6.6Ismaël KonéM
- 6.5Keinan DavisF
- 6.5Britt AssombalongaF
- 6.0Ismaïla SarrM
- 5.9Imrân LouzaM
Blackburn
- 7.3Lewis TravisM
- 7.3Aynsley PearsG
- 7.2Hayden CarterD
- 7.2Bradley DackM
- 7.2Scott WhartonD
- 6.9Ryan HedgesM
- 6.9Harry PickeringD
- 6.7Samuel SzmodicsM
- 6.7Samuel GallagherF
- 6.7John BuckleyM
- 6.7Tyrhys DolanF
- 6.6Sorba ThomasM
- 6.5Tyler MortonM
- 6.3Benjamin BreretonM
- 6.3Joseph Rankin-CostelloD
- 6.0Callum BrittainD
Line-ups
Substitutes
WatfordS. Bilić
Substitutes
- 12Kenneth Sema60'M6.9
- 27Christian KabaseleD
- 8T. Cleverley71'M6.9
- 26B. HamerG
- 7Keinan Davis46'F6.5
- 34B. Assombalonga79'F6.5
- 6Imrân Louza79'M5.9
BlackburnJ. Tomasson
Substitutes
- 2Callum Brittain86'D6.0
- 8Samuel Szmodics76'M6.7
- 9Samuel Gallagher90+6'60'F6.7
- 21John Buckley90'60'M6.7
- 19R. Hedges76'M6.9
- 34J. HiltonG
- 33A. PhillipsD
Team statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Pedro | 79 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7.7 |
| Matheus Martins | 61 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 7.3 |
| Hassane Kamara | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 7.3 |
| Wesley Hoedt | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Hamza Choudhury | 71 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tom Cleverley | 19 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kenneth Sema | 29 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ryan Porteous | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Mario Gaspar | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Henrique Araújo | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ismaël Koné | 79 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Keinan Davis | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Britt Assombalonga | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 6.0 |
| Imrân Louza | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Travis | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | – | 7.3 |
| Aynsley Pears | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Hayden Carter | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Bradley Dack | 76 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Scott Wharton | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Ryan Hedges | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Harry Pickering | 90 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Samuel Szmodics | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 30 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| John Buckley | 30 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Sorba Thomas | 60 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Tyler Morton | 60 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 76 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joseph Rankin-Costello | 86 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Callum Brittain | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2022/23
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Coventry | 46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 | Blackburn | 46 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 | West Brom | 46 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea | 46 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 | Preston | 46 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 | Norwich | 46 | +3 | 62 |
Before and after
Watford
- Previous: Reading 2-2 Watford, 4 Feb 2023 · EFL Championship
- Next: Burnley 1-1 Watford, 14 Feb 2023 · EFL Championship
Blackburn
- Previous: Blackburn 0-0 Wigan, 6 Feb 2023 · EFL Championship
- Next: West Brom 1-1 Blackburn, 15 Feb 2023 · EFL Championship
Data updated