Watford – Lincoln 3–2

	1H	2H	T
WAT	2	1	3
L	2	0	2

Match report

Watford beat Lincoln 3–2 at Watford Stadium in Championship. Kovač opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Watford have 3 wins in their last 5, while Lincoln have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

⚽Kovačassist Bianchi

⚽P. Ekwah

21'

25'

Haas

32'

⚽Dubois

⚽G. Chakvetadzeassist M. Bola

44'

A. Eames

62'

⇄E. Selvik↓ G. Chakvetadze

63'

⇄Hansen↓ Vidić

P. Ekwah

74'

⚽G. Chakvetadzeassist S. Goglichidze

82'

⇄Alfie Marriott↓ P. Ekwah

82'

⇄Novak↓ Kovač

Momentum

WAT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 12, 2023 · 17:00

VenueWatford Stadium

Attendance50,991 / 59,989 (85%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking WAT

#17·

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

N. Baxter

7.8

Lineups

WAT 4-3-37.11Formation6.914-3-3 L

7.2Ekwah 17.5Haas 26.3Martin 37.2Almeida 46.5Bianchi 57.1Keller 66.5Janssen 76.4Johnson 86.3Weber 97.6Dubois 107.0Vidić 117.6Kovač

Watford

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

Lincoln

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Haas7.5 2Martin6.3 3Almeida7.2 4Bianchi6.5 5Keller7.1 6Janssen6.5 7Johnson6.4 8Weber6.3 9Dubois7.6 10Vidić7.0 11Kovač7.6

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL

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