English Premier League

Watford vs Man City 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 74': Cucho Hernández
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  • 4': Raheem Sterling
  • 31': Bernardo Silva
  • 63': Bernardo Silva

Man City move top of Premier League as Bernardo Silva stars in win over Watford

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,673

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Arsenal 8 19 1
+11 Manchester City 8 16 2
+3 AFC Bournemouth 8 15 1
+3 Liverpool 8 15 3
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
15 Craig Cathcart Yellow Card
5 William Troost-Ekong
6 Imran Louza
3 Danny Rose Yellow Card
21 Kiko Femenía
19 Moussa Sissoko
8 Tom Cleverley
10 João Pedro
25 Emmanuel Dennis
7 Joshua King Yellow Card

MNC 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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