Watford v Leeds United, 09 April 2022

Score3-0 to Leeds United
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,957
Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Watford won: 0 Drawn: 0 Leeds United won: 4 Watford scored: 2 Leeds United scored: 9 This result became Leeds United's biggest-ever win against Watford; previously 3-1 at Elland Road in the Premier League on 3 May 2000.

0 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

3 Leeds United

Manager: Jesse Marsch

Goals:

Goals:

Raphinha 21 G
Rodrigo 73 G
Jack Harrison 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender Samir
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Diego Llorente Defender
Stuart Dallas Defender/Midfielder
Robin Koch Defender/Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Mateusz Klich Midfielder
Daniel James Midfielder/Forward
Raphinha Midfielder/Forward
Rodrigo Forward

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Dennis for Cucho Hernández 39
Edo Kayembe for Juraj Kucka 72
Josh King for João Pedro 81

Substitutions:

Kalvin Phillips for Mateusz Klich 59
Sam Greenwood for Daniel James 67
Crysencio Summerville for Raphinha 83

Cards:

Imran Louza 57 Y
Moussa Sissoko 80 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson
Defender Leo Hjelde
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Nohan Kenneh
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Joe Gelhardt
Forward Sam Greenwood

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now equalled their club record of nine consecutive home league defeats; previously from December 1971 to March 1972 in League Division Two. The Hornets had now conceded 501 goals in 297 games in the Premier League (scored 305). They had now equalled a top division record of failing to keep a clean sheet in 20 consecutive home league games; previously by Blackpool from April 1971 to April 2011 (included 17 in the Premier League).

Comments:

League position: 16th Leeds United ended a run of failing to keep a clean sheet in 17 consecutive league games; their longest such run since January 2005 in the League Championship (also 17 games). The Whites remained unbeaten in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since the last four games of the previous season. 52 goals had now been scored in their 14 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2022 (for 20, against 32).

0 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender Samir
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Dennis for Cucho Hernández 39
Edo Kayembe for Juraj Kucka 72
Josh King for João Pedro 81

Cards:

Imran Louza 57 Y
Moussa Sissoko 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now equalled their club record of nine consecutive home league defeats; previously from December 1971 to March 1972 in League Division Two. The Hornets had now conceded 501 goals in 297 games in the Premier League (scored 305). They had now equalled a top division record of failing to keep a clean sheet in 20 consecutive home league games; previously by Blackpool from April 1971 to April 2011 (included 17 in the Premier League).

3 Leeds United

Manager: Jesse Marsch

Goals:

Raphinha 21 G
Rodrigo 73 G
Jack Harrison 85 G

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Diego Llorente Defender
Stuart Dallas Defender/Midfielder
Robin Koch Defender/Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Mateusz Klich Midfielder
Daniel James Midfielder/Forward
Raphinha Midfielder/Forward
Rodrigo Forward

Substitutions:

Kalvin Phillips for Mateusz Klich 59
Sam Greenwood for Daniel James 67
Crysencio Summerville for Raphinha 83

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson
Defender Leo Hjelde
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Nohan Kenneh
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Joe Gelhardt
Forward Sam Greenwood

Comments:

League position: 16th Leeds United ended a run of failing to keep a clean sheet in 17 consecutive league games; their longest such run since January 2005 in the League Championship (also 17 games). The Whites remained unbeaten in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since the last four games of the previous season. 52 goals had now been scored in their 14 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2022 (for 20, against 32).