Watford and Blackburn share the points in a yellow-card filled encounter
Watford and Blackburn Rovers drew 1-1 in a thrilling encounter played at Vicarage Road on Saturday. The match was marked by a high number of yellow cards, a total of eight, and a penalty goal that gave Watford the lead in the 71st minute.
The game started with a high tempo, with both teams looking to attack. However, scoring chances were few and far between in the first half. In the 36th minute, F. Sierralta received the first yellow card of the game for a foul on a Blackburn player.
The second half started with even more intensity. In the 49th minute, G. Chakvetadze received the second yellow card for Watford, followed by E. Kayembe in the 51st minute and K. Baah in the 55th minute.
Watford took the lead in the 71st minute thanks to a penalty goal from E. Kayembe. Blackburn, in turn, responded with a goal from [Nombre del jugador que marcó el gol del Blackburn], which levelled the game and led to a thrilling end to the match.
In the final minutes, both teams went in search of the winning goal, but couldn’t find the breakthrough. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, which leaves both teams with one point in the standings.
Statistics:
* Watford: 47% possession, 10 shots (1 on target, 6 off target), 6 corners, 9 fouls, 5 yellows, 0 reds
* Blackburn: 53% possession, 13 shots (2 on target, 10 off target), 3 corners, 16 fouls, 3 yellows, 0 reds
Match details:
* Date: October 26, 2024
* City: Watford
* Stadium: Vicarage Road
* Referee: Darren England (England)
* League: Championship
* Season: 2024
* Round: Regular Season – 12
* Country: England
Substitutions watford: at minute 56 V. Bayo came in and T. Ince went out., at minute 66 K. Sema came in and Y. Larouci went out., at minute 66 R. Vata came in and M. Pollock went out., at minute 84 R. Andrews came in and K. Baah went out.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 59 Y. Ohashi came in and M. Gueye went out., at minute 77 A. Sigurdsson came in and A. Weimann went out., at minute 77 J. Rankin-Costello came in and R. Hedges went out., at minute 78 J. Buckley came in and L. Travis went out., at minute 84 T. Dolan came in and S. Tronstad went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Watford
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