In this week 11 match on Sep 17th, Watford hosts Sunderland in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Watford sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 38th minute, then Dominic Hyam added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Watford was frustrated by Blackburn Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Blackburn Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory. Watford is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Sunderland is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Middlesbrough. Riley McGree scored the first goal for Middlesbrough in the 25th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sunderland couldn’t muster any offence and Middlesbrough ran away with the shutout win. Sunderland is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Sunderland’s most prolific scorer has been Ross Stewart. The Scotish attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Watford’s most prolific scorer has been Vakoun Issouf Bayo. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.