Watford 3-2 Aston Villa (Aug 14, 2021)

WAT

AVL

10'

Emmanuel Dennis

23'

Juraj Kucka

42'

Ismaïla Sarr

HT 2-0

45'

Jacob Ramsey

Matt Targett

54'

Tyrone Mings

55'

Ken Sema

60'

Leon Bailey

Anwar El Ghazi

66'

Cucho Hernández

Emmanuel Dennis

67'

Cucho Hernández

Assist: Tom Cleverley

69'

Dan Gosling

Juraj Kucka

70'

John McGinn

Assist: Leon Bailey

72'

Bertrand Traoré

Emiliano Buendía

79'

Troy Deeney

Tom Cleverley

86'

Peter Etebo

90'

+7

Danny Ings (Pen)

FT 3-2

WAT

Team Stats

AVL

Possession

38%

62%

1.18

xG

1.19

13 (7)

Shots (On Target)

11 (2)

23

Touches in Opp Box

21

2

Corners

4

Top Performers

Rating

9.3

Dennis

WAT

xG

0.79

Ings

AVL

Chances Created

4

Sarr

WAT

Take-ons

4

Sarr

WAT

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man City	38	29	6	3	73	93
2	Liverpool	38	28	8	2	68	92
3	Chelsea	38	21	11	6	43	74
4	Tottenham	38	22	5	11	29	71
5	Arsenal	38	22	3	13	13	69
6	Man United	38	16	10	12	0	58
7	West Ham	38	16	8	14	9	56
8	Leicester	38	14	10	14	3	52
9	Brighton	38	12	15	11	-2	51
10	Wolves	38	15	6	17	-5	51
11	Newcastle	38	13	10	15	-18	49
12	Crystal Palace	38	11	15	12	4	48
13	Brentford	38	13	7	18	-8	46
14	Aston Villa	38	13	6	19	-2	45
15	Southampton	38	9	13	16	-24	40
16	Everton	38	11	6	21	-23	39
17	Leeds	38	9	11	18	-37	38
18	Burnley	38	7	14	17	-19	35
19	Watford	38	6	5	27	-43	23
20	Norwich City	38	5	7	26	-61	22

Game Summary

Watford emerged victorious over Aston Villa, 3 to 2, in the Premier League on August 14, 2021.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 1

August 14, 2021

Vicarage Road Stadium

Watford, England

Referee Mike Dean

Assistant Ref Darren Cann

Assistant Ref Mark Scholes

Fourth Official Robert Jones

Video Referee Peter Bankes

WAT

4-1-4-1

26

5.2

Bachmann

11

5.2

Masina

27

7.1

Kabasele

5

6.8

Ekong

15

6.9

Cathcart

4

7.2

Etebo

12

6.0

Sema

33

69'

6.4

Kucka

8

79'

6.3

Cleverley

8.8

Sarr

25

66'

9.3

Dennis

5.8

Martínez

3

45'

6.2

Targett

5

6.9

Mings

4

6.8

Konsa

2

6.4

Cash

19

6.3

Nakamba

7

8.3

McGinn

18

6.8

Young

10

72'

5.5

Buendía

21

60'

5.7

El Ghazi

20

6.1

Ings

AVL

4-2-3-1

WAT

Managers

AVL

Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart

Dean Smith

WAT

Substitutes

AVL

8.4

29

Hernández

66'

6.1

41

Ramsey

45'

6.2

16

Gosling

69'

6.8

31

Bailey

60'

6.5

9

Deeney

79'

7.1

15

Traoré

72'

1

Foster

12

Steer

2

Ngakia

16

Tuanzebe

3

Rose

30

Hause

31

Sierralta

32

Philogene

6

Louza

33

Chukwuemeka

17

Fletcher

9

Wesley

2'

E. Buendía made a shot on target.

3'

K. Sema takes a corner.

3'

I. Sarr misses the shot.

7'

E. Dennis commits a foul.

10'

E. Dennis made a shot on target.

10'

E. Dennis scores a goal.

12'

M. Nakamba commits a foul.

15'

C. Cathcart commits a foul.

17'

K. Sema commits a foul.

19'

M. Nakamba commits a foul.

20'

J. Kucka commits a foul.

21'

M. Nakamba commits a foul.

22'

J. Kucka commits a foul.

23'

J. Kucka receives a yellow card.

23'

T. Cleverley commits a foul.

28'

I. Sarr made a shot on target.

29'

E. Dennis made a shot on target.

32'

J. Kucka misses the shot.

33'

A. Young misses the shot.

35'

M. Targett commits a foul.

39'

T. Mings commits a foul.

40'

C. Kabasele misses the shot.

40'

A. Young commits a foul.

42'

I. Sarr scores a goal.

43'

J. Kucka misses the shot.

45'

C. Cathcart commits a foul.

45'

E. Buendía takes a corner.

45'

E. Konsa commits a foul.

45'

J. Ramsey enters the game. M. Targett leaves the game.

46'

J. Ramsey commits a foul.

47'

T. Mings is caught offside.

47'

E. Dennis commits a foul.

49'

J. Ramsey misses the shot.

50'

E. Dennis commits a foul.

50'

J. McGinn misses the shot.

51'

E. Dennis made a shot on target.

52'

K. Sema commits a foul.

54'

T. Mings commits a foul.

54'

T. Mings receives a yellow card.

55'

K. Sema commits a foul.

55'

K. Sema receives a yellow card.

59'

T. Cleverley takes a corner.

59'

I. Sarr commits a foul.

60'

L. Bailey enters the game. A. El Ghazi leaves the game.

64'

E. Dennis made a shot on target.

65'

W. Ekong commits a foul.

66'

C. Hernández enters the game. E. Dennis leaves the game.

67'

C. Hernández scores a goal. T. Cleverley assists on the shot.

69'

D. Gosling enters the game. J. Kucka leaves the game.

70'

J. McGinn scores a goal. L. Bailey assists on the shot.

71'

J. Ramsey commits a foul.

72'

B. Traoré enters the game. E. Buendía leaves the game.

74'

M. Nakamba commits a foul.

77'

D. Ings commits a foul.

79'

I. Sarr commits a foul.

79'

T. Deeney enters the game. T. Cleverley leaves the game.

81'

C. Cathcart commits a foul.

84'

M. Cash commits a foul.

86'

P. Etebo commits a foul.

86'

P. Etebo receives a yellow card.

88'

L. Bailey misses the shot.

90'

C. Hernández made a shot on target.

90'

J. McGinn misses the shot.

90'

A. Masina commits a foul.

90'

J. McGinn takes a corner.

90'

A. Masina commits a foul.

90'

D. Ings scores a penalty goal.

90'

M. Cash misses the shot.

90'

B. Traoré made a shot on target.

All

1st

2nd

WAT

Attacking Stats

AVL

Possession

38%

62%

1.18

xG | Expand

1.19

13

Shots

11

7

Shots on Target

2

6

Shots off Target

9

2

Shots Blocked

3

0

Hit Woodwork

0

1

Big Chances Missed

0

477

Touches

683

23

Touches in Opp Box

21

10/15 (67%)

Take-ons

13/15 (87%)

2

Corners

4

WAT

Passing Stats

AVL

0.33

xA | Expand

0.34

1

Big Chances Created

0

11

Chances Created

5

230/312 (74%)

Passes

417/490 (85%)

9

Key Passes

4

63

Long Ball Passes

52

76

Final Third Passes

125

2/8 (25%)

Crosses

2/26 (8%)

0/0 (0%)

Through Balls

0/0 (0%)

0

Offsides

2

WAT

Defending Stats

AVL

16

Tackles

13

6

Tackles Won

11

0

Last Man Tackles

0

8

Interceptions

11

25

Clearances

6

69

Recoveries

58

0

Errors Leading to Shot

0

Errors Leading to Goal

0

1

Penalties Conceded

0

Goalkeeper Saves

4

WAT

Other Stats

AVL

3

Yellow Cards

1

0

Red Cards

0

18

Fouls

13

62

Duels Won

60

23

Aerials Won

16

2

Corners Won

4

127

Possessions Lost

141

8

Times Dispossessed

15

WAT

AVL

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Emmanuel Dennis E. Dennis #25	9.3	65	1	1	3	0.59
Ismaïla Sarr I. Sarr #7	8.8	90	1	0	2	0.16
Cucho Hernández C. Hernández #19	8.4	25	1	0	2	0.06
Peter Etebo P. Etebo	7.2	90	0	0	0	0.00
Christian Kabasele C. Kabasele #27	7.1	90	0	0	0	0.26
Craig Cathcart C. Cathcart #15	6.9	90	0	0	0	0.00
William Ekong W. Ekong	6.8	90	0	0	0	0.00
Troy Deeney T. Deeney #9	6.5	12	0	0	0	0.00
Juraj Kucka J. Kucka	6.4	68	0	0	0	0.11
Tom Cleverley T. Cleverley #8	6.3	78	0	1	0	0.00
Dan Gosling D. Gosling #4	6.2	22	0	0	0	0.00
Ken Sema K. Sema #12	6.0	90	0	0	0	0.00
Adam Masina A. Masina #5	5.2	90	0	0	0	0.00