Man City vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League
Gabriel Jesus nets four as Manchester City thrash Watford to extend lead at top
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
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,013
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+51 | Arsenal | 33 | 74 | 5 |
+43 | Liverpool | 33 | 74 | 3 |
+44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
+21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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