Watford vs Charlton Athletic, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Watford

58': Luca Kjerrumgaard
90'+4': Jordan Zemura

FT
2 - 0

Charlton Athletic

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Watford are hosting Charlton Athletic at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic).
2': Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt saved. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic).
4': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iker Bravo.
5': Foul by Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic).
5': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt missed. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Mesík with a cross.
10': Foul by Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic).
10': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic).
11': Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Attempt saved. Krépin Diatta (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
17': Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Myron Boadu (Watford).
17': Myron Boadu (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
18': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
21': Foul by Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic).
21': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Attempt missed. Kévin Keben (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iker Bravo.
27': Attempt blocked. Myron Boadu (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard with a through ball.
27': Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a fast break.
28': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic).
28': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
30': Attempt saved. Iker Bravo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Myron Boadu.
30': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
30': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
31': Iker Bravo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic).
32': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Delay in match (Watford).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Charlton Athletic).
34': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic).
35': Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Dan McNamara with a cross.
37': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
37': Attempt missed. Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dan McNamara with a cross following a corner.
38': Handball by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
42': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
42': Attempt missed. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
42': Attempt missed. Billy Koumetio (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell following a corner.
44': Foul by Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic).
44': Myron Boadu (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Myron Boadu (Watford).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Charlton Athletic 0.
45': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Alan Mwamba replaces Oliver Skipp.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Charlton Athletic 0.
46': Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
47': Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
47': Myron Boadu (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic).
47': Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic).
50': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt saved. Krépin Diatta (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
54': Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Soumaïla Coulibaly (Watford).
55': Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard following a fast break.
58': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Hector Kyprianou.
58': Goal! Watford 1, Charlton Athletic 0. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
62': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Sonny Carey replaces Conor Coventry.
63': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Harvey Knibbs replaces Karlan Grant.
63': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Charlie Kelman replaces Dan McNamara.
63': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Charlie Kelman is caught offside.
64': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Soumaïla Coulibaly.
65': Attempt blocked. Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sonny Carey with a cross.
66': Substitution, Watford. Jordan Zemura replaces Krépin Diatta.
66': Substitution, Watford. Martín Payero replaces Myron Boadu.
67': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic).
67': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
67': Attempt blocked. Kévin Keben (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Bola.
69': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
70': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
72': Foul by Billy Koumetio (Charlton Athletic).
72': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Alan Mwamba (Charlton Athletic).
74': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic).
76': Martín Payero (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Substitution, Watford. Branimir Mlacic replaces Marc Bola.
76': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
77': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Millenic Alli replaces Tyreece Campbell.
77': Attempt blocked. Martín Payero (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
77': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
79': Millenic Alli (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).
79': Jordan Zemura (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Attempt blocked. Billy Koumetio (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sonny Carey with a cross.
79': Attempt missed. Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Mesík following a set piece situation.
79': Attempt saved. Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Kayne Ramsay.
82': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kayne Ramsay.
83': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Miles Leaburn.
84': Attempt saved. Martín Payero (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Jordan Zemura with a cross.
84': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Watford) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
84': Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Iker Bravo.
85': Attempt missed. Martín Payero (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Iker Bravo following a fast break.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Iker Bravo (Watford).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Iker Bravo because of an injury.
87': Attempt blocked. Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Kelman with a headed pass.
87': Attempt blocked. Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
87': Attempt blocked. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Attempt saved. Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Ivan Mesík with a headed pass.
88': Attempt missed. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Mesík.
89': Foul by Millenic Alli (Charlton Athletic).
89': Jordan Zemura (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Alan Mwamba (Charlton Athletic).
90'+2': Martín Payero (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Alan Mwamba (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Martín Payero (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Goal! Watford 2, Charlton Athletic 0. Jordan Zemura (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rocco Vata with a through ball.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Charlton Athletic 0.
0': Match ends, Watford 2, Charlton Athletic 0.

Statistics

CHA		WAT
21	Fouls	10
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
8	Saves	3
50.5	Possession	49.5
14	SHOTS	22
3	ON GOAL	10
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	276
359	Passes	359
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	1
20	Crosses	11
0.4	Cross %	0.1
67	Long Balls	64
22	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
3	Interceptions	12
18	Effective Clearances	28
18	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,031

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	11	+8	23
2	West Ham United	11	+18	22
3	Middlesbrough	11	+6	22
4	Birmingham City	11	+9	20

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Watford (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Federico Ravaglia (GK)
6	Matthew Pollock
3	Soumaila Coulibaly
4	Kévin Keben
16	Marc Bola
15	Krépin Diatta
5	Hector Kyprianou
17	Iker Bravo
39	Edo Kayembe
10	Myron Boadu
9	Luca Kjerrumgaard

Watford Substitutes:

Jordan Zemura, Othmane Maamma, Daniel Bachmann, Branimir Mlacic, Stephy Mavididi, Amin Nabizada, Rocco Vata, Martín Payero, Mamadou Doumbia.

Charlton Athletic (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
5	Lloyd Jones
12	Billy Koumetio
2	Kayne Ramsay
6	Conor Coventry
34	Oliver Skipp
18	Ivan Mesik
20	Dan McNamara
11	Miles Leaburn
7	Tyreece Campbell
9	Karlan Grant

Charlton Athletic Substitutes:

Amari'i Bell, Millenic Alli, Sonny Carey, Charlie Kelman, Alan Nwamba, Tyler Bindon, Harvey Knibbs, William Mannion, Micah Mbick.

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