West Ham United 1-0 Watford: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Bowen
LONDON. West Ham United tops Watford 1-0 after J. Bowen scored just 1 goal (68').
LONDON. West Ham United overcomes Watford 1-0 after J. Bowen scored just 1 goal (68′). West Ham United was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Martin Atkinson who had the assistance of Lee Betts and Richard West. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.31 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.
Match Statistics
West Ham United was in firm control of the ball 64% while Watford was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
West Ham United was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons West Ham United won the encounter.
West Ham United shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Watford shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
West Ham United received 1 yellow card (V. Coufal). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Watford.
After playing this match, West Ham United will have 37 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Watford will stay with 15 points like Newcastle United to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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60'60'
M. Lanzini
S. Benrahma
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68'68'
J. Bowen
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79'79'
J. Pedro
T. Cleverley
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79'79'
I. Louza
E. Kayembe
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79'79'
J. Ngakia
Kiko
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83'83'
V. Coufal
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, West Ham United will play away with Leicester City on the 13th of February with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of West Ham United (4 draws).
Watford will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 12th of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Watford (7 draws).
West Ham United: Formation and Lineups
West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Moyes chose to play with the following team: Łukasz Fabiański , Vladimír Coufal , Craig Dawson , Kurt Zouma , Aaron Cresswell , Tomáš Souček , Declan Rice , Jarrod Bowen , Pablo Fornals , Saïd Benrahma and Michail Antonio .
Substitutes
West Ham United made only 1 change substituting S. Benrahma for M. Lanzini (60′).
Top player: Jarrod Bowen
Probably the most impressive player in West Ham United was Jarrod Bowen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Watford: Formation and Lineups
Watford started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Roy Hodgson played with: Ben Foster , Kiko Femenía , Craig Cathcart , Samir , Hassane Kamara , Juraj Kucka , Moussa Sissoko , Edo Kayembe , Tom Cleverley , Joshua King and Emmanuel Dennis .
Substitutes
Watford made 3 changes: T. Cleverley for J. Pedro (79′), E. Kayembe for I. Louza (79′) and Kiko for J. Ngakia (79′).
Top player: Craig Cathcart
The player who no doubt impressed Watford the most was Craig Cathcart.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
