Man City vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

Manchester City

4': Gabriel Jesus
23': Gabriel Jesus
34': Rodri
49': Gabriel Jesus (P)
53': Gabriel Jesus

FT
5 - 1

Watford

28': Hassane Kamara

Gabriel Jesus nets four as Manchester City thrash Watford to extend lead at top

Manchester City v Watford Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring his fourth goal [1296x729]

Gabriel Jesus put on a stunning performance with four goals and an assist as Manchester City secured a comfortable 5-1 win over Watford.

Match Commentary

4': Goal! Manchester City 1, Watford 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
23': Goal! Manchester City 2, Watford 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
28': Goal! Manchester City 2, Watford 1. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a through ball.
34': Goal! Manchester City 3, Watford 1. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
43': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Manchester City 3, Watford 1.
49': Goal! Manchester City 4, Watford 1. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
53': Goal! Manchester City 5, Watford 1. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
57': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
63': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Aymeric Laporte.
68': Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Samir.
68': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
70': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Rodri.
75': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Imrân Louza.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Watford 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,013

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+56	Arsenal	34	77	5
+41	Liverpool	34	74	4
+44	Manchester City	32	73	3
+21	Aston Villa	34	66	8

Full Table

Statistics

WAT		MNC
7	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	1
26	Possession	74
5	SHOTS	21
2	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
180	Accurate Passes	619
247	Passes	701
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
8	Crosses	19
0.4	Cross %	0.2
43	Long Balls	52
17	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	6
7	Effective Tackles	16
11	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
16	Interceptions	7
30	Effective Clearances	12
30	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
14	Aymeric Laporte
3	Rúben Dias
11	Oleksandr Zinchenko
27	João Cancelo
17	Kevin De Bruyne
16	Rodri
25	Fernandinho
10	Jack Grealish
7	Raheem Sterling
9	Gabriel Jesus

Substitutes:

Luke Mbete, Zack Steffen, Nathan Aké, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Ilkay Gündogan, CJ Egan-Riley, Cole Palmer.

Watford (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Ben Foster (GK)
22	Samir
27	Christian Kabasele
14	Hassane Kamara
2	Jeremy Ngakia
6	Imran Louza
8	Tom Cleverley
19	Moussa Sissoko
7	Joshua King
25	Emmanuel Dennis
23	Ismaïla Sarr