Ipswich Town vs Watford — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Ipswich Town

10 APR

0:0

Watford

Goals

No goals in this one.

Man of the match

Leif DavisIpswich Town8.1

Expected goals (xG)

Ipswich TownxGWatford

1.080.42

AI forecast

Tippio

The AI forecast opens in the Tippio app

An AI subscription opens everything. You can also earn it by tipping: tip at least 70% of a league's matches in a week and next week it's yours for free. A single outcome opens by watching an ad. Sign in and it shows here too, if you have access.

Get the app

TV stations

England

SKY GO Extra

Channels in 3 countries

England

SKY GO Extra

International

Bet365

SKY GO Extra

Ireland

SKY GO Extra

Venue

Portman Road StadiumIpswich · 29,673 seats

Larger map ›

Conditions

Weatherovercast clouds
RefereeSamuel Barrott
1st AssistantMark Dwyer
2nd AssistantRobert Hyde
4th OfficialDean Whitestone

Pressure index

Ipswich TownWatford

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card33'

Harry Clarke · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card57'

Kieffer Moore · Foul

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Massimo Luongo · Out: Jack Taylor · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Conor Mark Chaplin · Out: Kayden Jackson · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Jeremy Sarmiento · Out: Nathan Broadhead · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card67'

Ryan Porteous · Foul

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Ali Al-Hamadi · Out: Kieffer Moore · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Ismaël Koné · Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution79'

In: Luke Woolfenden · Out: George Edmundson · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution86'

In: Emmanuel Dennis · Out: Vakoun Bayo · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Tom Ince · Out: Yáser Asprilla · Tactical sub

Ball positions

The ball's path over the whole match or one half: press play to run through it, drag the slider to jump anywhere. Loaded on request to keep the page light.

Commentary

108

That's it. The match concludes - Ipswich Town 0, Watford 0.
90+6′The second half concludes with Ipswich Town and Watford locked at a 0-0 stalemate.
90+5′Corner kick awarded to Watford. Václav Hladky is responsible for the concession.
90+5′Another offensive effort. Edo Kayembe of Watford takes a shot with his left foot from beyond 35 yards, but it's thwarted in the left corner.
90+4′Player change - Watford. Tom Ince is coming on to replace Yáser Asprilla.
90+3′Sam Morsy of Ipswich Town has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
90+3′Emmanuel Dennis from Watford commits a foul.
90+1′Massimo Luongo of Ipswich Town has successfully secured a free kick on the left flank.
90+1′Yáser Asprilla of Watford commits a foul.
87′Corner kick awarded to Ipswich Town. Mattie Pollock is responsible for the concession.
87′Attempt thwarted. Ali Al Hamadi of Ipswich Town's right-footed shot from the middle of the box gets intercepted. The assist was by Conor Chaplin.
86′Player switch - Watford. Emmanuel Dennis comes on to replace Vakoun Bayo.
85′Leif Davis of Ipswich Town has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
85′Yaser Asprilla of Watford commits a foul.
85′Shot blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento - Ipswich Town - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Cameron Burgess.
85′Shot blocked. Massimo Luongo - Ipswich Town - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
84′Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich Town has been awarded a free kick on the right flank.
84′Tom Dele-Bashiru from Watford commits a foul.
83′Corner kick awarded to Ipswich Town. Ryan Andrews is responsible for the concession.
79′Player swap - Ipswich Town. George Edmundson is replaced by Luke Woolfenden due to an injury.
78′Wesley Hoedt of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
78′Ali Al Hamadi of Ipswich Town has committed a foul.
78′Ismaël Koné's attempt is thwarted. The Watford player's right-footed strike from beyond the box is successfully blocked.
78′New attacking attempt. Jamal Lewis - Watford - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Yáser Asprilla.
76′Corner kick awarded to Watford. George Edmundson is responsible for the concession.
74′George Edmundson from Ipswich Town has successfully earned a free kick on the offensive end.
74′Vakoun Bayo of Watford commits a foul.
74′Leif Davis of Ipswich Town has secured a free kick on the left flank.
74′Ryan Andrews from Watford commits a foul.
73′Jeremy Sarmiento of Ipswich Town has earned a defensive free kick.
73′Mattie Pollock from Watford commits a foul.
71′Player swap for Ipswich Town. Ali Al Hamadi is coming on to replace Kieffer Moore.
71′Player swap - Watford. Ismaël Koné is coming on to replace Giorgi Chakvetadze.
70′Omari Hutchinson of Ipswich Town has earned a free kick on the right flank.
70′Fouled by Jamal Lewis - Watford
67′Shot blocked. Omari Hutchinson - Ipswich Town - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Massimo Luongo.
67′Ryan Porteous from Watford has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
67′Omari Hutchinson of Ipswich Town has secured a free kick on the right flank.
67′Ryan Porteous from Watford commits a foul.
64′Mattie Pollock of Watford has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
64′Kieffer Moore from Ipswich Town has committed a foul.
64′Player change - Ipswich Town. Nathan Broadhead is being replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento.
64′Player swap - Ipswich Town. Kayden Jackson is being replaced by Conor Chaplin.
63′Player change - Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor is replaced by Massimo Luongo.
63′Opportunity squandered. Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it goes too high and off to the right. The assist came from Yáser Asprilla following a corner kick.
62′Corner kick awarded to Watford, forced by George Edmundson's defensive play.
59′Another offensive move. Yáser Asprilla of Watford takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Vakoun Bayo.
57′Kieffer Moore of Ipswich Town has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
57′Tom Dele-Bashiru of Watford has secured a defensive free kick.
57′Kieffer Moore from Ipswich Town commits a foul.
55′Opportunity lost. Sam Morsy of Ipswich Town attempted a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it went wide to the left. The assist was by Kieffer Moore.
53′Jack Taylor from Ipswich Town has committed a foul.
53′Edo Kayembe of Watford has secured a defensive free kick.
51′Attempt thwarted. Yáser Asprilla of Watford takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's intercepted. The assist was by Vakoun Bayo.
50′Leif Davis of Ipswich Town has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
50′Edo Kayembe from Watford commits a foul.
49′Attempt thwarted. Edo Kayembe from Watford tries a left-footed shot from beyond the box but it's defended. The assist came from Vakoun Bayo.
45′The second half of the football match between Ipswich Town and Watford commences, with the score still at a deadlock, 0-0.
45+3′The first half concludes with Ipswich Town and Watford both yet to score, standing at 0-0.
45′Ryan Andrews from Watford has secured an offensive free kick.
45′Kieffer Moore of Ipswich Town commits a foul.
43′Missed chance. Omari Hutchinson - Ipswich Town - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - George Edmundson after corner.
43′Corner kick awarded to Ipswich Town. Daniel Bachmann is responsible for it.
43′Another offensive move is underway. Kieffer Moore of Ipswich Town attempts a header from the middle of the box, but it's thwarted in the left corner. The cross that set up the shot was delivered by Harry Clarke.
42′Sam Morsy of Ipswich Town has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
41′Another offensive move. Sam Morsy from Ipswich Town takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Leif Davis.
41′Jack Taylor of Ipswich Town has successfully secured a free kick on the left flank.
41′Yáser Asprilla of Watford commits a foul.
38′Attempt thwarted. Ipswich Town's Jack Taylor's right-footed shot from the middle of the box is stopped. Kayden Jackson provided the assist.
36′Shot blocked. Nathan Broadhead - Ipswich Town - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Omari Hutchinson.
35′New attacking attempt. Nathan Broadhead - Ipswich Town - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Cameron Burgess.
33′Harry Clarke of Ipswich Town has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
33′Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
33′Harry Clarke of Ipswich Town has committed a foul.
32′Ryan Andrews of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
32′Nathan Broadhead from Ipswich Town commits a foul.
28′Missed chance. Kieffer Moore - Ipswich Town - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Kayden Jackson with a cross.
26′Wesley Hoedt - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
26′Fouled by Kieffer Moore - Ipswich Town
22′Pause completed. They are prepared to proceed.
21′Match pause - Omari Hutchinson of Ipswich Town is injured.
20′Opportunity squandered. Vakoun Bayo of Watford attempts a header from the middle of the box that narrowly misses the top right corner. The assist came from Yáser Asprilla, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
19′Corner kick awarded to Watford. Cameron Burgess is responsible for the concession.
19′Attempt thwarted. Vakoun Bayo of Watford tries a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's deflected. The assist came from Giorgi Chakvetadze.Penalty
19′Tom Dele-Bashiru of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
19′Omari Hutchinson commits a foul - Ipswich Town.
18′Another offensive effort. Nathan Broadhead of Ipswich Town takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Kieffer Moore.
16′Giorgi Chakvetadze - Watford - won a free kick in attack.
16′Sam Morsy of Ipswich Town commits a foul.
13′Leif Davis of Ipswich Town has secured an attacking free kick.
13′Yáser Asprilla of Watford commits a foul.
10′Opportunity lost. Kieffer Moore of Ipswich Town attempted a header from the middle of the box, but it went wide to the left. The setup was provided by Leif Davis with a cross.
9′Leif Davis of Ipswich Town has secured a free kick on the left flank.
9′Ryan Andrews from Watford commits a foul.
8′Opportunity squandered. Yáser Asprilla of Watford takes a left-footed shot from over 35 yards out, but it soars high and veers to the right. The assist was by Edo Kayembe.
7′Offside called - It's Watford. Jamal Lewis has been flagged offside.
6′Kieffer Moore of Ipswich Town has secured a free kick on the offensive end.
6′Wesley Hoedt of Watford commits a foul.
5′Ryan Porteous of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
5′Kayden Jackson from Ipswich Town has committed a foul.
3′Yáser Asprilla - Watford - won a free kick in attack.
3′Sam Morsy from Ipswich Town commits a foul.
2′Leif Davis commits a foul - Ipswich Town.
2′Daniel Bachmann of Watford successfully secured a defensive free kick.
1′Harry Clarke of Ipswich Town has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
1′Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford commits a foul.
1′Attempt thwarted. Kayden Jackson of Ipswich Town's left-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area is obstructed. The assist was provided by Nathan Broadhead.Penalty
The initial half commences..

Match statistics

IPSWAT

Possession and passing

57%Possession43%

82%Pass accuracy79%

546Passes419

445Successful Passes331

68Ball Safe80

14Key Passes8

2 more

5Substitutions3

19Throw-ins16

Attack

0Goals0

15Shots Total10

4Shots On Target3

3Corners4

71Dangerous Attacks21

5Accurate Crosses1

13 more

130Attacks88

9Dribble Attempts18

42Duels Won53

8Goal Attempts6

0Offsides1

0Penalties0

7Shots Blocked4

8Shots inside the box3

4Shots Off Target3

7Shots outside the box7

50%Successful dribbles100%

3Successful Dribbles13

21Total Crosses10

Defence and discipline

3Saves4

9Tackles12

6Interceptions10

13Fouls16

2Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

13Successful Headers15

9Successful Interceptions11

35Headers21

5Challenges9

0Yellowred Cards0

2 more

1Injuries0

0Counter Attacks1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

S. BarrottPer-match averages this season · 21 matches · career: 114

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.24	1.71	1.52	3.82
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02
Second yellows	0.10	0.10	0.00	0.03
Penalties	0.29	0.14	0.14	0.24

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Ipswich TownxGWatford

1.080.42

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.230.54

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.080.42

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.800.36

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.280.06

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.030.06

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.900.77

Starting XI

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Ipswich Town€26Mstarting XI · 10/11€34Mwith bench · 15/20

Watford€55Mstarting XI · 10/11€102Mwith bench · 17/20

Watford's starting XI cost €29M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Ipswich Town — bench

Christian WaltonGoalkeeper6

Luke WoolfendenDefender6.7 10

Conor Mark ChaplinAttacker · €875K (2021)6.4 11

Marcus HarnessMidfielder · €700K (2022)16

Ali Al-HamadiAttacker · €1.2M (2024)6.6 21

Jeremy SarmientoAttacker · €3.7M (2026)6.8 25

Massimo LuongoMidfielder · €1.1M (2019)7.0 28

Lewis TravisMidfielder40

Axel TuanzebeDefender

Watford — bench

Francisco SierraltaDefender · €1.8M (2025)7

Tom InceMidfielder · €58K (2023)8

Jake LivermoreMidfielder · €12M (2017)9

Mileta RajovićAttacker · €3M (2025)11

Ismaël KonéMidfielder · €10M (2026)7.0 25

Emmanuel DennisAttacker · €15M (2022)6.6 26

Ben HamerGoalkeeper37

Matheus MartinsAttacker · €6M (2026)42

James MorrisDefender

Player statistics

Ipswich Town starters then subs, by rating

Leif Davis#3 · Defender · 90′8.1

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 28/38
Pass accuracy: 76%
Key passes: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 2/8
Long balls (won/total): 1/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 8/9
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1
Fouls drawn: 5

Player	Reason	Back
George Hirst🩹 injury · Torn Muscle Fiber	injury · Torn Muscle Fiber	23 Apr 2024
Janoi Donacien🩹 injury · Groin Injury	injury · Groin Injury	31 Dec 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Ipswich Town	1.5365.23%	1.4369.93%
Draw	4.3323.08%	4.6021.74%
Watford	5.7517.39%	6.7514.81%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Ipswich Town or Draw	1.1487.57%	1.1090.91%
Ipswich Town or Watford	1.2083.33%	1.1984.03%
Draw or Watford	2.3742.11%	2.8035.71%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1884.75%
0–1 goals	–	5.0020%
3+ goals	1.5763.65%	1.6162.11%
0–2 goals	2.3742.11%	2.3342.92%
4+ goals	–	2.6038.46%
0–3 goals	–	1.5066.67%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Ipswich Town	2.0548.78%	1.8753.48%
Draw	2.5040%	2.5539.22%
Watford	5.5018.18%	5.8017.24%

Outcome	bet365
IPS → IPS	2.3043.48%
IPS → X	15.006.67%
IPS → WAT	34.002.94%
X → IPS	4.5022.22%
X → X	7.0014.29%
X → WAT	12.008.33%
WAT → IPS	19.005.26%
WAT → X	17.005.88%
WAT → WAT	9.5010.53%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.0025%
6 - 8	3.5028.57%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	11.009.09%
Over 14	8.0012.5%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.2083.33%
0–2 cards	–	3.8525.97%
4+ cards	1.7257.9%	1.5763.69%
0–3 cards	2.0050%	2.2344.84%
5+ cards	2.2045.45%	2.3243.1%
0–4 cards	1.6161.92%	1.5265.79%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.6660.02%	1.7756.5%
No	2.1047.62%	2.0050%