Premier League
·Matchday 1
Featured match
- E. Dennis 10'
- Ismaïla Sarr 42'
- Camilo Hernández 67'
- John McGinn 70'
- D. Ings 90+7' (pen)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Aston Villa 3-2. Scorers for Watford: E. Dennis 10', Ismaïla Sarr 42', Camilo Hernández 67'. Scorers for Aston Villa: John McGinn 70', D. Ings 90+7' (pen). Aston Villa had 62% of possession.
Watford
Aston Villa
- Full-time 3 - 2
Added time: 7 minutes
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90+7'
D. Ings 3-2 Penalty goal · Aston Villa D. Ings converts from the spot for Aston Villa (3-2)
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86'
O. Etebo Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for O. Etebo (Watford)
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79'
T. Deeney Out: T. Cleverley · Watford Substitution for Watford: T. Deeney comes on for T. Cleverley
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72'
B. Traore Out: Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: B. Traore comes on for Emiliano Buendía
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70'
John McGinn 3-1 Goal · Assist: L. Bailey · Aston Villa L. Bailey provides, John McGinn finishes for Aston Villa (3-1)
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69'
D. Gosling Out: Juraj Kucka · Watford Substitution for Watford: D. Gosling comes on for Juraj Kucka
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67'
Camilo Hernández 3-0 Goal · Assist: T. Cleverley · Watford Goal for Watford! Camilo Hernández turns in the pass from T. Cleverley (3-0)
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66'
Camilo Hernández Out: E. Dennis · Watford Substitution for Watford: Camilo Hernández comes on for E. Dennis
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60'
L. Bailey Out: Anwar El Ghazi · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: L. Bailey comes on for Anwar El Ghazi
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55'
Ken Sema Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Ken Sema (Watford)
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54'
T. Mings Yellow card · Aston Villa T. Mings of Aston Villa is booked
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46'
Jacob Ramsey Out: Matt Targett · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Jacob Ramsey comes on for Matt Targett
- Half-time 2 - 0
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42'
Ismaïla Sarr 2-0 Goal · Assist: E. Dennis · Watford Goal for Watford! Ismaïla Sarr turns in the pass from E. Dennis (2-0)
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23'
Juraj Kucka Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Juraj Kucka (Watford)
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10'
E. Dennis 1-0 Goal · Watford Goal! E. Dennis scores for Watford. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Aston Villa
DDLLL
Last 5 matches WWLWW
1Goals scored per match1.9
2.6Goals conceded per match1.2
1Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-1-4-1
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
4
6.7
Konsa
Ezri Konsa
Player profile
3
6.2
Targett
46'
Matt Targett
- 46'Out
- 54'Yellow card
25
8.2
Dennis
10'66'
E. Dennis
- 10'Goal
- 66'Out
- 86'Yellow card
- 55'Yellow card
- 79'Out
Watford4-1-4-1
Coach: Xisco Muñoz
Starting XI
- 26GK D. Bachmann 6.0
- 15DF C. Cathcart 6.3
- 27DF C. Kabasele 6.7
- 5DF William Troost-Ekong 6.2
- 11DF Adam Masina 6.5
- 33MF Juraj Kucka23'69' 7.2
- 8MF T. Cleverley79' 6.6
- 12MF Ken Sema55' 6.2
- 4MF O. Etebo86' 7.2
- 25FW E. Dennis10'66' 8.2
- 23MF Ismaïla Sarr42' 8.0
Substitutes
- 29FW Camilo Hernández66'67' 6.9
- 16MF D. Gosling69' 6.2
- 9FW T. Deeney79' 6.3
- 2DF J. Ngakia
- 31DF Francisco Sierralta
- 3DF Danny Rose
- 1GK B. Foster
- 17FW A. Fletcher
- 6MF Imrân Louza
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Coach: D. Smith
Starting XI
- 1GK Emiliano Martínez 6.5
- 18MF A. Young 7.0
- 5DF T. Mings54' 6.9
- 3DF Matt Targett46' 6.2
- 4DF Ezri Konsa 6.7
- 7MF John McGinn70' 7.5
- 19MF Marvelous Nakamba 6.5
- 21MF Anwar El Ghazi60' 5.9
- 10MF Emiliano Buendía72' 5.9
- 2DF Matthew Cash 7.2
- 20FW D. Ings90+7' 6.9
Substitutes
- 41MF Jacob Ramsey46' 6.5
- 31FW L. Bailey60' 7.0
- 15FW B. Traore72' 7.2
- 12GK Jed Steer
- 32MF J. Philogene
- 9FW Wesley
- 33MF Carney Chukwuemeka
- 30DF Kortney Hause
- 16DF Axel Tuanzebe
Watford
Aston Villa
38%
62%
13
Shots
11
7
On target
2
4
Off target
6
2
Corners
4
18
Fouls
13
0
Offsides
2
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Saves
4
317
Passes
508
74%
Pass accuracy
86%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manchester City
|
38 | 99 | 26 | 99:26 | +73 | 93 |
| 2 |
Liverpool
|
38 | 94 | 26 | 94:26 | +68 | 92 |
| 3 |
Chelsea
|
38 | 76 | 33 | 76:33 | +43 | 74 |
| 4 |
Tottenham
|
38 | 69 | 40 | 69:40 | +29 | 71 |
| 5 |
Arsenal
|
38 | 61 | 48 | 61:48 | +13 | 69 |
| 6 |
Manchester United
|
38 | 57 | 57 | 57:57 | 0 | 58 |
| 7 |
West Ham
|
38 | 60 | 51 | 60:51 | +9 | 56 |
| 8 |
Leicester
|
38 | 62 | 59 | 62:59 | +3 | 52 |
| 9 |
Brighton
|
38 | 42 | 44 | 42:44 | -2 | 51 |
| 10 |
Wolves
|
38 | 38 | 43 | 38:43 | -5 | 51 |
| 11 |
Newcastle
|
38 | 44 | 62 | 44:62 | -18 | 49 |
| 12 |
Crystal Palace
|
38 | 50 | 46 | 50:46 | +4 | 48 |
| 13 |
Brentford
|
38 | 48 | 56 | 48:56 | -8 | 46 |
| 14 |
Aston Villa
|
38 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 45 |
| 15 |
Southampton
|
38 | 43 | 67 | 43:67 | -24 | 40 |
| 16 |
Everton
|
38 | 43 | 66 | 43:66 | -23 | 39 |
| 17 |
Leeds
|
38 | 42 | 79 | 42:79 | -37 | 38 |
| 18 |
Burnley
|
38 | 34 | 53 | 34:53 | -19 | 35 |
| 19 |
Watford
|
38 | 34 | 77 | 34:77 | -43 | 23 |
| 20 |
Norwich
|
38 | 23 | 84 | 23:84 | -61 | 22 |
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