Aston Villa v Watford, 21 January 2020

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance40,867

View Aston Villa v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Aston Villa won: 4 Drawn: 1 Watford won: 3 Aston Villa scored: 13 Watford scored: 10 Watford had won the three preceding meetrings (all Premier League).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

1 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

Goals:

Douglas Luiz 68 G
Tyrone Mings 90 G

Goals:

Troy Deeney 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina
Defender Frederic Guilbert
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Craig Dawson Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Adam Masina Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Roberto Pereyra Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Gerard Deulofeu Forward

Substitutions:

Douglas Luiz for Danny Drinkwater 56
Indiana Vassilev for Trézéguet 77

Substitutions:

Ignacio Pussetto for Nathaniel Chalobah 75
Andre Gray for Roberto Pereyra 81
Christian Kabasele for Gerard Deulofeu 90

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 45 Y
Douglas Luiz 68 Y

Cards:

Craig Cathcart 77 Y
Abdoulaye Doucouré 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender James Chester
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder Henri Lansbury
Midfielder Indiana Vassilev

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender José Holebas
Defender Christian Kabasele
Midfielder Ignacio Pussetto
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 16th This was the first time that Aston Villa had won a game in the Premier League after trailing at half-time since 28 September 2013 against Manchester City, so ending a run of 51 such games in the division. Villa had now scored two 90th-minute winning goals in a season in the Premier League for the first time since 1994-95. They had now scored in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2008 (16 games).

Comments:

League position: 19th This was Watford's first defeat in their last seven games in the Premier League (won four). The Hornets failed in their attempt to win consecutive away games in the Premier League and keep three clean sheets in a row for the first time since September 2017. Boyhood Birmingham City supporter Troy Deeney had now scored more Premier League goals against Aston Villa (six in four games) than against any other team in the division. Ben Foster became the 73rd player to make 350 appearances in the Premier League and the 45th player to start in 350 games in the division.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Douglas Luiz 68 G
Tyrone Mings 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina
Defender Frederic Guilbert
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba

Substitutions:

Douglas Luiz for Danny Drinkwater 56
Indiana Vassilev for Trézéguet 77

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 45 Y
Douglas Luiz 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender James Chester
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder Henri Lansbury
Midfielder Indiana Vassilev

Comments:

League position: 16th This was the first time that Aston Villa had won a game in the Premier League after trailing at half-time since 28 September 2013 against Manchester City, so ending a run of 51 such games in the division. Villa had now scored two 90th-minute winning goals in a season in the Premier League for the first time since 1994-95. They had now scored in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2008 (16 games).

1 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

Goals:

Troy Deeney 38 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Craig Dawson Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Adam Masina Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Roberto Pereyra Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Gerard Deulofeu Forward

Substitutions:

Ignacio Pussetto for Nathaniel Chalobah 75
Andre Gray for Roberto Pereyra 81
Christian Kabasele for Gerard Deulofeu 90

Cards:

Craig Cathcart 77 Y
Abdoulaye Doucouré 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender José Holebas
Defender Christian Kabasele
Midfielder Ignacio Pussetto
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 19th This was Watford's first defeat in their last seven games in the Premier League (won four). The Hornets failed in their attempt to win consecutive away games in the Premier League and keep three clean sheets in a row for the first time since September 2017. Boyhood Birmingham City supporter Troy Deeney had now scored more Premier League goals against Aston Villa (six in four games) than against any other team in the division. Ben Foster became the 73rd player to make 350 appearances in the Premier League and the 45th player to start in 350 games in the division.