English
Watford Defeats Derby in Hard-Fought Match
Watford, England – In a match corresponding to matchday 33 of the Championship, 2025 season, Watford defeated Derby at Vicarage Road. The match, refereed by David Webb, was characterized by a constant struggle in midfield and several yellow cards.
The scoring opened early, in the 5th minute, with a goal from L. Kjerrumgaard for Watford. Despite having only 46% possession, Watford generated more goal-scoring opportunities, with 18 total shots, 8 of which were on target. Derby, on the other hand, had 54% possession but only managed 5 shots, with only one directed at the goal.
The match was interrupted several times by fouls, 12 for Watford and 8 for Derby. The referee showed yellow cards to M. Clarke (Derby) in the 23rd minute, G. Chakvetadze (Watford) in the 52nd minute, C. Elder (Derby) in the 55th minute, and M. Doumbia (Watford) in the 83rd minute.
When it seemed that the match would end with a minimal advantage for the home side, M. Doumbia scored the second goal for Watford in the 90th minute, sealing the victory for his team with an assist from M. Bola. Watford 2 – Derby 0.
Substitutions watford: at minute 23 O. Maamma came in and G. Chakvetadze went out., at minute 68 N. Irankunda came in and K. Baah went out., at minute 68 L. Kjerrumgaard came in and M. Doumbia went out., at minute 85 K. Baah came in and M. Bola went out., at minute 86 S. Goglichidze came in and M. Pollock went out.
Substitutions derby: at minute 62 D. Ozoh came in and B. Clark went out., at minute 62 R. Brewster came in and C. Morris went out., at minute 62 C. Elder came in and D. Murkin went out., at minute 78 B. Brereton Diaz came in and O. Fraulo went out., at minute 90 L. Travis came in and C. Allen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Watford
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