Watford vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

Sarr stars for Watford as Villa struggles without Grealish

— Watford record signing Ismaila Sarr starred on his Premier League return as the Hornets held off a late challenge from Aston Villa to secure a 3-2 win on Saturday.

• 10': Goal! Watford 1, Aston Villa 0. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
• 23': Juraj Kucka (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 42': Goal! Watford 2, Aston Villa 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis following a fast break.
• 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Matt Targett.
• 45': Second Half begins Watford 2, Aston Villa 0.
• 54': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
• 55': Ken Sema (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
• 66': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Emmanuel Dennis because of an injury.
• 67': Goal! Watford 3, Aston Villa 0. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
• 69': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Juraj Kucka.
• 70': Goal! Watford 3, Aston Villa 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
• 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Emiliano Buendía.
• 79': Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces Tom Cleverley.
• 86': Peter Etebo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+7': Goal! Watford 3, Aston Villa 2. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.