Watford 3-2 West Bromwich Albion: Hornets finish fifth in Championship
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Until the win against West Bromwich Albion, Watford had not won in the Championship since 14 January
Watford edged out a spirited side from West Bromwich Albion in an entertaining clash at Vicarage Road to move back into the Championship play-off places.
Albion equalized twice after falling back but were eventually beaten by a shot from Ken Sema which was deflected off Erik Pieters, leaving them 10th in the table and four points from a top six place.
Sema had put Watford ahead in the first half and fired high into the net from close range after Darnell Furlong blocked a first attempt by Keinan Davis.
A double substitution at half-time paid off for the Baggies as left-back Conor Townsend emerged from a corner in the penalty area and acrobatically maneuvered past Daniel Bachmann.
Watford winger Ismaila Sarr – who scored from her own half in August’s 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns – appeared to have made the crucial contribution with a fine first finish into the corner, only for the Hornets to lose that lead as Jed Wallace could capitalize on Bachmann’s bad faint to equalize.
But ex-Albion coach Slaven Bilic was happy to win against his former club when Sema smashed in from the right and his shot from the edge of the box flew past defender Pieters.
Both goalkeepers made clever saves in the barrage of second-half goals, while Sema had ruled out an offside attempt just after Wallace made it 2-2.
Watford ended their run without a win after five games fifth in the table before meeting second-placed Sheffield United on Saturday, while the Baggies will look to end their recent setback if they welcome Middlesbrough on form.
lineups
Watford
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Bachman
3M Gaspar22Porteous44Hoedt42Morris
4Choudhury11Koné
23Sarr10João Pedro12Sema
7 Davis
1Bachmann3M Gaspar22Porteous44HoedtBooked at 31mins42Morris4ChoudhuryBooked at 46mins11KonéSubstituted forBacunaat 81’minutes23Sarr10João Pedro12SemaSubstituted forLouzaat 84’minutes7DavisSubstituted forAssombalongaat 90+1’minutesSubstitutes6Louza21Araújo25Bacuna26Hamer27Kabasele34Assombalonga37Martins
West Brom
Formation 4-2-3-1
33Griffiths
2Furlong4O’Shea15Pieters3Townsend
25Chalobah 35Yokuslu
22Albrighton17J Wallace19Swift
21Thomas Asante
33Griffiths2Furlong4O’Shea15PietersBooked at 55mins3Townsend25ChalobahSubstituted forMolumbyat 45’minutesBooked at 75mins35Yokuslu22AlbrightonSubstituted forDianganaat 45’minutes17J Wallace19SwiftSubstituted forGrantat 80’minutes21Thomas-AsanteSubstituted forDikeat 62’minutesSubstitutes1Button6Ajayi11Diangana12Dike14Molumby18Grant20Reach
Referee: Tim Robinson
Number of visitors: 18,634
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Game ends, Watford 3, West Bromwich Albion 2.
Second half ends, Watford 3, West Bromwich Albion 2.
Britt Assombalonga (Watford).
Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Joao Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner of Watford. Goal conceded by Erik Pieters.
attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Watford) left footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imran Louza.
Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion).
Substitution Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Keinan Davis.
attempt failed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
Dara O’Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
