Watford 4-0 Blackburn Rovers: result and report
Championship · Saturday 20 April 2013
Result
Watford 4-0 Blackburn Rovers
Championship · Saturday 20 April 2013, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Watford 4-0 Blackburn Rovers: match report
Watford won against Blackburn Rovers 4-0 in the Championship on Saturday 20 April 2013. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Troy Deeney opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Watford's goals came from Troy Deeney (52'), Troy Deeney (61'), Almen Abdi (67') and M. Briggs (75'). Blackburn Rovers did not score.
Discipline: Watford received 2 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Watford were 3rd on 69 points from 43 and Blackburn Rovers 20th on 53 points from 42. Watford went on to finish that season 2nd with 79 points, and Blackburn Rovers 17th with 58.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Watford win, 0 draws and 2 for Blackburn Rovers.
Going into the match Watford's last five read L-L-D-W-D and Blackburn Rovers's W-W-L-L-D.
Key events
- 49'Yellow card · Joel Ekstrand
- 52'Goal · Troy Deeney
- 61'Goal · Troy Deeney
- 63'Yellow card · L. Williamson
- 67'Goal · Almen Abdi
- 69'Yellow card · Karim Rekik
- 75'Goal · M. Briggs
- 90'Red card · Leon Best
- 90'Yellow card · Marco Cassetti
- 90'Yellow card · David Jones
Head-to-head
Team news
Watford expected line-up (3-5-2)
Almunia, Marco Cassetti, Joel Ekstrand, Lloyd Doyley, Almen Abdi, Nathaniel Chalobah, Ikechi Anya, Cristian Battocchio, Troy Deeney, Matej Vydra
Blackburn Rovers expected line-up
Scott Dann, Grant Hanley, Martin Olsson, Adam Henley, Todd Kane, Danny Murphy, Jason Lowe, Joshua King, J. Kean