Watford vs Aston Villa

Premier League ·Matchday 1

Watford

3-2

Full-time HT 2-0

Aston Villa

E. Dennis 10'
I. Sarr 42'
Cucho Hernández 67'

J. McGinn 70'
D. Ings 90+7' (pen)

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Saturday 14 August · 17:00 Vicarage Road, Watford M. Dean

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Watford beat Aston Villa 3-2. Scorers for Watford: E. Dennis 10', I. Sarr 42', Cucho Hernández 67'. Scorers for Aston Villa: J. McGinn 70', D. Ings 90+7' (pen). Aston Villa had 62% of possession.

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Full-time 3 - 2
Added time: 7 minutes
90+7'
D. Ings 3-2 Penalty goal · Aston Villa D. Ings converts from the spot for Aston Villa (3-2)
86'
O. Etebo Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for O. Etebo (Watford)
79'
T. Deeney Out: T. Cleverley · Watford Substitution for Watford: T. Deeney comes on for T. Cleverley
72'
B. Traoré Out: Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: B. Traoré comes on for Emiliano Buendía
70'
J. McGinn 3-1 Goal · Assist: L. Bailey · Aston Villa L. Bailey provides, J. McGinn finishes for Aston Villa (3-1)
69'
D. Gosling Out: J. Kucka · Watford Substitution for Watford: D. Gosling comes on for J. Kucka
67'
Cucho Hernández 3-0 Goal · Assist: T. Cleverley · Watford Goal for Watford! Cucho Hernández turns in the pass from T. Cleverley (3-0)
66'
Cucho Hernández Out: E. Dennis · Watford Substitution for Watford: Cucho Hernández comes on for E. Dennis
60'
L. Bailey Out: A. El Ghazi · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: L. Bailey comes on for A. El Ghazi
55'
K. Sema Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for K. Sema (Watford)
54'
T. Mings Yellow card · Aston Villa T. Mings of Aston Villa is booked
46'
J. Ramsey Out: M. Targett · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: J. Ramsey comes on for M. Targett
Half-time 2 - 0
42'
I. Sarr 2-0 Goal · Assist: E. Dennis · Watford Goal for Watford! I. Sarr turns in the pass from E. Dennis (2-0)
23'
J. Kucka Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for J. Kucka (Watford)
10'
E. Dennis 1-0 Goal · Watford Goal! E. Dennis scores for Watford. It is 1-0
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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DDLLL Last 5 matches WLWW

19Position14

23Pts45

1Goals scored per match2.5

2.3Goals conceded per match0.8

1Clean sheets2

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Manchester City	38	29	6	3	99	26	99:26	+73	93	WDWWW
2	Liverpool	38	28	8	2	94	26	94:26	+68	92	WWWDW
3	Chelsea	38	21	11	6	76	33	76:33	+43	74	WDWDL
4	Tottenham	38	22	5	11	69	40	69:40	+29	71	WWWDW
5	Arsenal	38	22	3	13	61	48	61:48	+13	69	WLLWW
6	Manchester United	38	16	10	12	57	57	57:57	0	58	LLWDL
7	West Ham	38	16	8	14	60	51	60:51	+9	56	LDWLL
8	Leicester	38	14	10	14	62	59	62:59	+3	52	WDWWL
9	Brighton	38	12	15	11	42	44	42:44	-2	51	WDWWD
10	Wolves	38	15	6	17	38	43	38:43	-5	51	LDLDL
11	Newcastle	38	13	10	15	44	62	44:62	-18	49	WWLLW
12	Crystal Palace	38	11	15	12	50	46	50:46	+4	48	WLDWW
13	Brentford	38	13	7	18	48	56	48:56	-8	46	LWWLD
14	Aston Villa	38	13	6	19	52	54	52:54	-2	45	LDDLW
15	Southampton	38	9	13	16	43	67	43:67	-24	40	LLLLD
16	Everton	38	11	6	21	43	66	43:66	-23	39	LWLDW
17	Leeds	38	9	11	18	42	79	42:79	-37	38	WDLLL
18	Burnley	38	7	14	17	34	53	34:53	-19	35	LDLLW
19	Watford	38	6	5	27	34	77	34:77	-43	23	LLDLL
20	Norwich	38	5	7	26	23	84	23:84	-61	22	LDLLL