Watford 2-1 Newcastle — Premier League, 5 May 2018
Watford beat Newcastle 2-1 in the Premier League on 5 May 2018 at Vicarage Road, Watford. R. Pereyra, A. Gray, Ayoze Pérez got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Watford have won 4 and Newcastle 0.
Match timeline
- 1-02'assist: A. Doucouré
- 2-028'assist: R. Pereyra
- 42'
- Half-time2-0
- 53'
- 2-155'assist: Javi Manquillo
- 56'out: Deulofeu
- 58'
- 62'out: A. Mariappa
- 67'
- 72'
- 80'out: Richarlison
- 84'out: Mikel Merino
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Watford
- 8.0Roberto PereyraM
- 7.5Andre GrayF
- 7.2Abdoulaye DoucouréM
- 7.1Christian KabaseleD
- 7.0Adrian MariappaD
- 7.0Étienne CapoueM
- 6.9José HolebasD
- 6.8Craig CathcartD
- 6.6Will HughesM
- 6.5Daryl JanmaatD
- 6.5RicharlisonF
- 6.3Orestis KarnezisG
- 6.3Troy DeeneyF
- 6.2Gerard DeulofeuF
Newcastle
- 7.4Ayoze PérezF
- 7.3Martin DúbravkaG
- 7.3Jonjo ShelveyM
- 7.2Jamaal LascellesD
- 7.1Matt RitchieM
- 7.0DeAndre YedlinD
- 6.9Mikel MerinoM
- 6.8Mohamed DiaméM
- 6.7Florian LejeuneD
- 6.5Dwight GayleF
- 6.5Javier ManquilloD
- 6.4KenedyM
- 6.0Jacob MurphyM
- 5.6Paul DummettD
Line-ups
Substitutes
WatfordJavi Gracia
Substitutes
- 11Richarlison80'F6.5
- 1GomesG
- 3M. BritosD
- 21Kiko FemeníaD
- 6A. Mariappa62'D7.0
- 7Deulofeu56'F6.2
- 17J. SinclairF
NewcastleRafael Benítez
Substitutes
- 25Massadio HaïdaraD
- 26Karl DarlowG
- 22DeAndre Yedlin67'D7.0
- 14Isaac HaydenM
- 11M. Ritchie53'M7.1
- 21JoseluF
- 23Mikel Merino84'M6.9
Team statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Pereyra | 56 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Andre Gray | 80 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Christian Kabasele | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Adrian Mariappa | 28 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Étienne Capoue | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| José Holebas | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Craig Cathcart | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Will Hughes | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Daryl Janmaat | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Richarlison | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Orestis Karnezis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Troy Deeney | 62 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Gerard Deulofeu | 34 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayoze Pérez | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.4 |
| Martin Dúbravka | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Jonjo Shelvey | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Matt Ritchie | 37 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 23 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Mikel Merino | 6 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Mohamed Diamé | 84 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Florian Lejeune | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Dwight Gayle | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Javier Manquillo | 67 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Kenedy | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Jacob Murphy | 53 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
| Paul Dummett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.6 |