English Premier League

Everton vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 3': Tom Davies
  • 63': Richarlison
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2 - 5
  • 13': Joshua King
  • 78': Juraj Kucka
  • 80': Joshua King
  • 86': Joshua King
  • 90'+1': Emmanuel Dennis

King reigns supreme as Watford beat Everton 5-2 for Ranieri's first win

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,834

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+26 Arsenal 21 49 2
+26 Manchester City 21 43 4
+9 Aston Villa 21 43 4
+4 Liverpool 21 35 6
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

EVE Everton (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
22 Ben Godfrey
5 Michael Keane
12 Lucas Digne Yellow Card
23 Seamus Coleman
6 Allan Yellow Card
26 Tom Davies
24 Anthony Gordon
14 Andros Townsend
33 Salomón Rondón Yellow Card
11 Demarai Gray

WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
15 Craig Cathcart
5 William Troost-Ekong Yellow Card
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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