Watford 2 Swansea City 0 - Match Report

Watford 2 Swansea City 0

Today's match report as Watford beat Swansea City 2-0 at Vicarage Road

Watford ended their Championship season on a high as they beat Swansea City 2-0 at Vicarage Road.

Breaking their record for the most home wins in a Football League campaign, goals courtesy of Andre Gray and Isaac Success saw the Hornets win for the 27th time this season.

Watford boss Xisco Munoz made six changes from the side who lost to Brentford last weekend. Ben Foster, Marc Navarro, Achraf Lazaar, Carlos Sánchez, Phiip Zinckernagel & Isaac Success replaced Daniel Bachmann, Francisco Sierralta, Adam Masina, Tom Cleverley, Will Hughes & Joseph Hungbo.

Swansea manager Steve Cooper made four changes from the team who beat Derby County last time out. Andre Ayew, Marc Guéhi, Jay Fulton & Conor Hourihane replaced Morgan Whittaker, Ben Cabango, Yan Dhanda & Korey Smith.

Watford threatened the Swansea goal early as Ken Sema found Zinckernagel in the penalty area. Whipping a ball into the path of the winger, the Dane failed to steer his effort on target.

Ben Foster made his first contribution moments later in Hertfordshire. Standing strong to deny Ayew, the Hornets shot stopper kept the scores level at his near post.

The Golden Boys’ number one was quickly called into action again as Swansea searched for an opener. Forced into a smart save, Foster denied Matt Grimes’ fizzing shot.

A must win game for the Welsh outfit in their play-off push, Liam Cullen was next to try his hand at goal for the visitors. Heading wide shortly after the half an hour mark, the forward could not connect cleanly as the chance was squandered.

The hosts responded as Zinckernagel dragged a shot wide from the edge of the area. Played in by Sánchez, the winger missed the target by some distance as the first half drew to a close.

Swansea’s Cullen was quickest out of the blocks after the re-start. Taking aim as he picked up from Jama Lowe’s dragged back pass, the front man’s strike flew over Foster’s crossbar.

Watford’s Gray broke the deadlock as he nodded the Hornets ahead in the 56th minute. Latching onto Sema’s cross, the striker made just enough contact to find the back of Freddie Woodman’s net from extremely close-range.

Munoz made a double substitution in the 65th minute. Joao Pedro and Hughes replaced Sanchez and Zinckernagel.

Cooper made four changes with 25 minutes to go in the last regular Championship game of the season. Wayne Routledge, Smith, Dhanda and Oliver Cooper replaced Cullen, Grimes, Lowe and Ayew.

The hosts made a second change with just under 20 minutes left to play as Watford captain Troy Deeney returned from an achilles injury to replace Gray.

On the hunt for an equaliser, Swansea attacking midfielder Dhanda cut inside and struck with his side trailing as the game reached its closing stages.

Achraf Lazaar attempted to double his side’s lead late on. Sending a thunderbolt Woodman’s way, the Moroccan was unlucky not to write his name onto the score sheet.

Success concluded Watford’s season in style as he doubled the Hornet’s lead in the 87th minute. Giving Woodman no chance as he pulled the trigger, the Nigerian was clinical with his finish.

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