Aston Villa v Watford, 28 November 2015

Score3-2 to Watford
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance35,057

View Aston Villa v Watford head to head

This was only Watford's third-ever win at Villa Park. They previously beat Aston Villa in League Division Two on 13 December 1969 and also Plymouth Argyle in a FA Cup Semi-final on 14 April 1984. Kick-off: 3.00pm

2 Aston Villa

3 Watford

Goals:

Micah Richards 41 G
Jordan Ayew 89 G

Goals:

Odion Ighalo 17 G
Alan Hutton own goal 69 OG
Troy Deeney 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Kieran Richardson
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Scott Sinclair

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Nathan Aké Defender
Miguel Britos Defender
Craig Cathcart Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Juan Paredes Defender/Midfielder
Almen Abdi Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Ben Watson Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Odion Ighalo Forward

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Carles Gil 68
Rudy Gestede for Idrissa Gueye 82

Substitutions:

Ikechi Anya for Juan Paredes 67
Giedrius Arlauskis for Heurelho Gomes 67
Adlène Guédioura for Almen Abdi 81

Cards:

Ciaran Clark 88 Y
Carlos Sánchez 90 Y

Cards:

Etienne Capoue 74 Y
Troy Deeney 86 Y
Nathan Aké 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Jores Okore
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Rudy Gestede

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Midfielder Steven Berghuis
Midfielder Alessandro Diamanti
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder Victor Ibarbo
Midfielder Jose Jurado

Comments:

League position: 20th Aston Villa had now taken only five points from their first 14 games in this Premier League season. Only three other teams in the competition's history had the same low tally at this stage (Swindon Town in 1993-94, Sunderland in 2005-06 and Queens Park Rangers in 2012-13) and all three went on to finish in the bottom position. Villa had now gone 13 Premier League games without a victory (lost 11). This equalled the club record; also from March to September in 2012. Carlos Sanchez was booked in the ninth minute of added time in the second half.

Comments:

League position: 11th Odion Ighalo was now level with Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane as the leading league scorer in England's top four divisions in 2015 (24 goals each). Troy Deeney had now scored four goals in his last five Premier League games and also became the third Watford player to score in three consecutive Premier League games after Michel Ngonge in 1999 and Allan Smart in 2000. The Hornets had now lost only two of their last eight Premier League away games (won four). Nathan Ake was booked in the eighth minute of added time in the second half.

2 Aston Villa

Goals:

Micah Richards 41 G
Jordan Ayew 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Kieran Richardson
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Scott Sinclair

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Carles Gil 68
Rudy Gestede for Idrissa Gueye 82

Cards:

Ciaran Clark 88 Y
Carlos Sánchez 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Jores Okore
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 20th Aston Villa had now taken only five points from their first 14 games in this Premier League season. Only three other teams in the competition's history had the same low tally at this stage (Swindon Town in 1993-94, Sunderland in 2005-06 and Queens Park Rangers in 2012-13) and all three went on to finish in the bottom position. Villa had now gone 13 Premier League games without a victory (lost 11). This equalled the club record; also from March to September in 2012. Carlos Sanchez was booked in the ninth minute of added time in the second half.

3 Watford

Goals:

Odion Ighalo 17 G
Alan Hutton own goal 69 OG
Troy Deeney 85 G

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Nathan Aké Defender
Miguel Britos Defender
Craig Cathcart Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Juan Paredes Defender/Midfielder
Almen Abdi Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Ben Watson Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Odion Ighalo Forward

Substitutions:

Ikechi Anya for Juan Paredes 67
Giedrius Arlauskis for Heurelho Gomes 67
Adlène Guédioura for Almen Abdi 81

Cards:

Etienne Capoue 74 Y
Troy Deeney 86 Y
Nathan Aké 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Midfielder Steven Berghuis
Midfielder Alessandro Diamanti
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder Victor Ibarbo
Midfielder Jose Jurado

Comments:

League position: 11th Odion Ighalo was now level with Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane as the leading league scorer in England's top four divisions in 2015 (24 goals each). Troy Deeney had now scored four goals in his last five Premier League games and also became the third Watford player to score in three consecutive Premier League games after Michel Ngonge in 1999 and Allan Smart in 2000. The Hornets had now lost only two of their last eight Premier League away games (won four). Nathan Ake was booked in the eighth minute of added time in the second half.