Watford 1-3 Manchester City — Premier League, 4 Dec 2021
Manchester City beat Watford 3-1 in the Premier League on 4 December 2021 at Vicarage Road, Watford. R. Sterling, Bernardo Silva, J. Hernández got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 0 and Manchester City 5.
Match timeline
- 0-14'assist: Philip Foden
- 7'Foul
- 31'Foul
- 0-231'
- Half-time0-2
- 46'
- 46'out: J. Kucka
- 0-363'assist: Kyle Walker
- 67'
- 68'
- 71'out: Jeremy Ngakia
- 1-374'
- 75'
- 85'Foul
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Watford
- 8.3Daniel BachmannG
- 8.0Cucho HernándezF
- 6.9Kiko FemeníaD
- 6.9Craig CathcartD
- 6.7Tom CleverleyM
- 6.7Joshua KingF
- 6.6Moussa SissokoM
- 6.6Jeremy NgakiaD
- 6.6Imrân LouzaM
- 6.6João PedroM
- 6.3Juraj KuckaM
- 6.3William Troost-EkongD
- 5.9Emmanuel DennisM
- 5.6Danny RoseD
Manchester City
- 9.2Bernardo SilvaM
- 8.0Philip FodenF
- 7.9Raheem SterlingF
- 7.9Aymeric LaporteD
- 7.3İlkay GündoğanM
- 7.2RodriM
- 7.2Rúben DiasD
- 7.2Kyle WalkerD
- 7.0João CanceloD
- 6.9Jack GrealishF
- 6.7Kevin De BruyneM
- 6.7Riyad MahrezF
- 6.7Gabriel JesusF
- 6.6EdersonG
Line-ups
Manchester City4-3-3
Watford4-1-4-1
Substitutes
WatfordC. Ranieri
Substitutes
- 27Christian KabaseleD
- 16D. GoslingM
- 35R. ElliotG
- 17Ashley FletcherF
- 33J. Kucka46'M6.3
- 29J. Hernández74'46'F8.0
- 18Ozan TufanM
- 42James MorrisD
- 2Jeremy Ngakia71'D6.6
Manchester CityGuardiola
Substitutes
- 5John StonesD
- 17Kevin De Bruyne67'M6.7
- 26Riyad Mahrez68'F6.7
- 25FernandinhoM
- 11O. ZinchenkoD
- 9Gabriel Jesus75'F6.7
- 6Nathan AkéD
- 33S. CarsonG
- 13Zackary SteffenG
Team statistics
23%Possession77%
11Total shots26
4Shots on target13
6Shots off target8
1Blocked shots5
5Corners11
0Offsides1
11Fouls7
3Yellow cards0
9Goalkeeper saves3
239Total passes830
157Accurate passes762
66%Pass accuracy92%
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bachmann | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Cucho Hernández | 45 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Kiko Femenía | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Craig Cathcart | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Tom Cleverley | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Joshua King | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 19 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Imrân Louza | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| João Pedro | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Juraj Kucka | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| William Troost-Ekong | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Emmanuel Dennis | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Danny Rose | 71 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.6 |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Silva | 90 | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9.2 |
| Philip Foden | 75 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Raheem Sterling | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.9 |
| Aymeric Laporte | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| İlkay Gündoğan | 67 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Rodri | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Rúben Dias | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Kyle Walker | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| João Cancelo | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Jack Grealish | 68 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 23 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 22 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Gabriel Jesus | 15 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ederson | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
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