Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 11 September 2021

Score2-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,019
Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 5 Watford won: 2 Drawn: 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Watford scored: 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won on three of their last four league visits to Vicarage Road.

0 Watford

Manager: Xisco

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Bruno Lage

Goals:

Goals:

Francisco Sierralta own goal 74 OG
HWANG Hee-chan 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Max Kilman Defender
Marçal Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Trincão Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Josh King 53
Ken Sema for Peter Etebo 77

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for Trincão 63
Daniel Podence for Adama Traoré 81

Cards:

Peter Etebo 13 Y
Danny Rose 67 Y
Emmanuel Dennis 69 Y

Cards:

Marçal 68 Y
Raúl Jiménez 90 Y
Max Kilman 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 15th This defeat ended Watford's club record run of ten consecutive home league wins. This was the Hornets' first home league defeat since the visit of Queens Park Rangers in the League Championship on 1 February 2021; longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. They failed in their attempt to win their opening two home games of a season in the Premier League for the second time.

Comments:

League position: 13th Wolverhampton Wanderers avoided losing the opening four games of a league season for the first time in their history. Wolves avoided failing to score in the opening four games of a league season for the first time in their history. They had now taken 300 points from their 270 games in the Premier League (won 76, lost 122).

0 Watford

Manager: Xisco

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Josh King 53
Ken Sema for Peter Etebo 77

Cards:

Peter Etebo 13 Y
Danny Rose 67 Y
Emmanuel Dennis 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández

Comments:

League position: 15th This defeat ended Watford's club record run of ten consecutive home league wins. This was the Hornets' first home league defeat since the visit of Queens Park Rangers in the League Championship on 1 February 2021; longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. They failed in their attempt to win their opening two home games of a season in the Premier League for the second time.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Bruno Lage

Goals:

Francisco Sierralta own goal 74 OG
HWANG Hee-chan 83 G

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Max Kilman Defender
Marçal Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Trincão Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for Trincão 63
Daniel Podence for Adama Traoré 81

Cards:

Marçal 68 Y
Raúl Jiménez 90 Y
Max Kilman 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 13th Wolverhampton Wanderers avoided losing the opening four games of a league season for the first time in their history. Wolves avoided failing to score in the opening four games of a league season for the first time in their history. They had now taken 300 points from their 270 games in the Premier League (won 76, lost 122).