
Everton vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League
King reigns supreme as Watford beat Everton 5-2 for Ranieri's first win
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Joshua King grabbed a hat-trick on his return to former club Everton in Watford's stunning 5-2 Premier League victory at Goodison Park as the visito
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Everton 1, Watford 0. Tom Davies (Everton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Demarai Gray following a fast break.
- 13': Goal! Everton 1, Watford 1. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Craig Cathcart following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 14': VAR Decision: Goal Everton 1-1 Watford (Joshua King).
- 17': Lucas Digne (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Allan (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Substitution, Everton. Richarlison replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 63': Goal! Everton 2, Watford 1. Richarlison (Everton) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Keane.
- 64': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Ozan Tufan.
- 64': Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Ismaila Sarr.
- 70': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Richarlison (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Watford. Nicolas Nkoulou replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
- 77': Substitution, Everton. Alex Iwobi replaces Demarai Gray.
- 78': Goal! Everton 2, Watford 2. Juraj Kucka (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Goal! Everton 2, Watford 3. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 81': Joshua King (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 86': Goal! Everton 2, Watford 4. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 90'+1': Goal! Everton 2, Watford 5. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 90'+3': Salomón Rondón (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,834
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+4 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | 0 |
+3 | Sunderland | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Liverpool | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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EVE![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 9 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 3 |
49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
20 | SHOTS | 15 |
8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
286 | Accurate Passes | 293 |
388 | Passes | 389 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
24 | Crosses | 23 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
54 | Long Balls | 61 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
11 | Tackles | 25 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
3 | Interceptions | 9 |
27 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
27 | Clearances | 28 |
Everton (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
22 | Ben Godfrey |
5 | Michael Keane |
12 | Lucas Digne ![]() |
23 | Seamus Coleman |
6 | Allan ![]() |
26 | Tom Davies |
24 | Anthony Gordon |
14 | Andros Townsend |
33 | Salomón Rondón ![]() |
11 | Demarai Gray |
Watford (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
15 | Craig Cathcart |
5 | William Troost-Ekong ![]() |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
11 | Adam Masina |
2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
33 | Juraj Kucka |
18 | Ozan Tufan |
29 | Cucho Hernández |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
7 | Joshua King |
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