Football
Blackburn Rovers vs Watford. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 23rd December 2023.
Ewood ParkAttendance: Attendance17,803.
Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 2.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 2.
Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Andrew Moran.
Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers).
Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 2. Rhys Healey (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
Attempt blocked. Rhys Healey (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a through ball.
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 1. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
Substitution, Watford. Rhys Healey replaces Ismaël Koné.
Mileta Rajovic (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
Leopold Wahlstedt (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
Attempt saved. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
Foul by Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers).
Ben Hamer (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
Jamal Lewis (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Jake Livermore.
Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. James Hill replaces Dominic Hyam.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
Attempt saved. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Garrett.
Attempt missed. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Leonard with a through ball.
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard replaces Niall Ennis.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
Attempt saved. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
Niall Ennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Hand ball by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Andrews with a through ball.
Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Attempt missed. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 0.
Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Matheus Martins.
Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 0.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
Attempt blocked. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
Foul by Niall Ennis (Blackburn Rovers).
Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Koné following a corner.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
Attempt blocked. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
Jake Livermore (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
Attempt saved. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers).
Attempt missed. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 0. Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hayden Carter.
Offside, Watford. Ken Sema is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.