
Watford vs Man United 2021-22 English Premier League
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4 - 1
4 - 1
Man United chaos: Solskjaer pressure increases as Maguire sees red in Watford loss
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Manchester United slumped to a 4-1 defeat to Watford in an action-packed affair on Saturday as pressure grows on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Penalty saved! Ismaila Sarr (Watford) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 19': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Goal! Watford 1, Manchester United 0. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 44': Goal! Watford 2, Manchester United 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
- 45': Imran Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Scott McTominay.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 50': Goal! Watford 2, Manchester United 1. Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a headed pass.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 51': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester United - Watford 2-1 Manchester United (Donny van de Beek).
- 62': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Watford. William Troost-Ekong replaces Nicolas Nkoulou.
- 68': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Ismaila Sarr because of an injury.
- 69': Second yellow card to Harry Maguire (Manchester United) for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Imran Louza.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Luke Shaw because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 90'+2': Goal! Watford 3, Manchester United 1. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 90'+6': Goal! Watford 4, Manchester United 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Foster.
- 90'+7': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 21,087
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 21,087
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+11 | Arsenal | 7 | 16 | 1 |
+4 | Liverpool | 7 | 15 | 2 |
+8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 14 | 1 |
+3 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Statistics
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WAT![]() |
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5 | Fouls | 7 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
61.3 | Possession | 38.7 |
9 | SHOTS | 20 |
3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
442 | Accurate Passes | 224 |
553 | Passes | 335 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
12 | Crosses | 23 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
60 | Long Balls | 68 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
13 | Tackles | 22 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 12 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
18 | Clearances | 13 |
Watford (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
13 | Nicolas Nkoulou |
15 | Craig Cathcart |
6 | Imran Louza ![]() |
11 | Adam Masina |
21 | Kiko Femenía |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
8 | Tom Cleverley |
25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
7 | Joshua King |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David de Gea (GK) |
5 | Harry Maguire ![]() |
2 | Victor Lindelöf |
23 | Luke Shaw |
29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
18 | Bruno Fernandes |
31 | Nemanja Matic |
39 | Scott McTominay ![]() |
7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
10 | Marcus Rashford |
25 | Jadon Sancho |
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