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WatfordWatford vs Blackpool — Championship
3-4
Blackpool
Vicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Blackpool had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (L L D W W). 1.5 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Preston · 28 Oct 2008
- L 2-3 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · 25 Oct 2008
- D 2-2 vs Cardiff · 21 Oct 2008
- W 0-3 at Southampton · 18 Oct 2008
- W 2-1 vs Preston · 4 Oct 2008
- L 3-2 at Burnley · 30 Sept 2008
Away form going in: Blackpool
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (L D W D D). 1.0 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Cardiff · 28 Oct 2008
- D 2-2 vs Crystal Palace · 25 Oct 2008
- W 3-2 vs Derby · 21 Oct 2008
- D 0-0 at Doncaster · 18 Oct 2008
- D 1-1 vs Cardiff · 4 Oct 2008
- D 1-1 at QPR · 30 Sept 2008
Match statistics
| Watford | Metric | Blackpool |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Total shots | 9 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |