
Watford vs Man City 2021-22 English Premier League
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Man City move top of Premier League as Bernardo Silva stars in win over Watford
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Manchester City cruised to a 3-1 away win over Watford on Saturday to move a point clear at the top of the Premier League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 1. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 7': Joshua King (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 2. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
- 31': Danny Rose (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Imran Louza.
- 63': Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 3. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Jack Grealish.
- 71': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Danny Rose.
- 74': Goal! Watford 1, Manchester City 3. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Phil Foden.
- 85': Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,673
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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WAT![]() |
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7 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
11 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
3 | Saves | 9 |
77.1 | Possession | 22.9 |
26 | SHOTS | 11 |
13 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
762 | Accurate Passes | 157 |
830 | Passes | 239 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
21 | Crosses | 14 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
59 | Long Balls | 63 |
39 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
15 | Tackles | 15 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
13 | Interceptions | 11 |
7 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
7 | Clearances | 19 |
Watford (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
26 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
15 | Craig Cathcart ![]() |
5 | William Troost-Ekong |
6 | Imran Louza |
3 | Danny Rose ![]() |
21 | Kiko Femenía |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
8 | Tom Cleverley |
10 | João Pedro |
25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
7 | Josh King ![]() |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
14 | Aymeric Laporte |
3 | Rúben Dias |
27 | João Cancelo |
2 | Kyle Walker |
16 | Rodri |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
10 | Jack Grealish |
47 | Phil Foden |
7 | Raheem Sterling |
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