Watford FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Watford FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Nov Reading FC H 2–0 W 05 Nov Coventry City FC H 0–1 L 02 Nov Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W 29 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W 23 Oct Luton Town FC H 4–0 W 19 Oct Millwall FC A 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Nov Watford FC A 0–2 L 04 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–2 L 01 Nov Luton Town FC A 0–0 D 29 Oct Burnley FC A 1–2 L 22 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–0 W 18 Oct Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L Key Stats
20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Vicarage Road Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' Joao Pedro puts Watford FC on the lead.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dean Bouzanis made 221 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' Daniel Bachmann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 31' Dean Bouzanis is replacing Joe Lumley for the Reading FC side.
- 32' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Joe Lumley by Dean Bouzanis on 32 minute.
- 34' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Yaser Asprilla gets a Yellow card.
- 38' The referee calls foul for Ovie Ejaria. He receives a Yellow card.
- 43' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for William Troost-Ekong suffering a number of foals already.
- 48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
- 49' Ken Sema was booked on 49.
- 54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 59' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' The whistle greets Sam Hutchinson as he departs to be replaced by Loum Ndiaye.
- 65' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Yaser Asprilla is replaced by Samuel Kalu on 65 minute.
- 70' Andy Carroll has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 73' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 78' The referee calls foul for Loum Ndiaye. He receives a Yellow card.
- 80' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Ovie Ejaria is replaced by Yakou Meite on 80 minute.
- 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 87' Joao Pedro with the second goal in the match!
- 90' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Keinan Davis departs to be replaced by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
- Full Time. Watford FC beats Reading FC
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Watford FC
Starting XI- 4
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- 27
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Ismaila Sarr ↓ Mario Gaspar 90'
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10
Joao Pedro ↓ Tom Dele-Bashiru 90'
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Yaser Asprilla ↓ Samuel Kalu 65'
Bench- 15
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28
Samuel Kalu ↑ 65'
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3
Mario Gaspar ↑ 90'
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Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↑ 90'
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Tom Dele-Bashiru ↑ 90'
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Coach Rob EdwardsReading FC
Starting XI- 3
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4
Sam Hutchinson ↓ Loum Ndiaye 62'
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9
Lucas Joao ↓ Andy Carroll 80'
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Joe Lumley ↓ Dean Bouzanis 32'
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Ovie Ejaria ↓ Yakou Meite 80'
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Bench-
11
Yakou Meite ↑ 80'
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Andy Carroll ↑ 80'
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Dean Bouzanis ↑ 32'
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Loum Ndiaye ↑ 62'
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Coach Paul Ince -
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