Brighton and Hove Albion v Watford, 21 August 2021

Score2-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance29,485

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 3 Drawn: 3 Watford won: 1 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 7 Watford scored: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion remained unbeaten in home games against Watford in the top division (played five, won two).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

0 Watford

Manager: Xisco

Goals:

Shane Duffy 10 G
Neal Maupay 41 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay

Starting lineup:

Dan Bachmann Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adam Masina Defender
William Troost-Ekong Defender
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Peter Etebo Midfielder
Imran Louza Midfielder
Ken Sema Midfielder
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Emmanuel Dennis Forward

Substitutions:

Aaron Connolly for Neal Maupay 46
Enock Mwepu for Leandro Trossard 72
Jakub Moder for Adam Lallana 80

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Imran Louza 46
Josh King for Craig Cathcart 65
Troy Deeney for Ken Sema 78

Cards:

Adam Webster 62 Y
Shane Duffy 65 Y
Enock Mwepu 86 Y
Solly March 90 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Haydon Roberts
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Taylor Richards
Midfielder/Forward Enock Mwepu
Forward Aaron Connolly
Forward Andi Zeqiri

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Kwadwo Baah
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward Josh King

Comments:

League position: 2nd Brighton and Hove Albion had now won their first two games of a season in the top division for the first time. This was the first time that Albion had scored two or more goals in the first half of a game in the Premier League since their second game of the previous season at Newcastle United. Only Chelsea and Manchester City (13) had now kept more clean sheets in games in the Premier League in 2021 than the Seagulls (ten).

Comments:

League position: 12th Newly-promoted Watford had now lost their last seven away games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now failed to score in three of their last four away league games. They failed in their attempt to win their first two games of a league season for the first time since 2018-19 in the Premier League.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Shane Duffy 10 G
Neal Maupay 41 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay

Substitutions:

Aaron Connolly for Neal Maupay 46
Enock Mwepu for Leandro Trossard 72
Jakub Moder for Adam Lallana 80

Cards:

Adam Webster 62 Y
Shane Duffy 65 Y
Enock Mwepu 86 Y
Solly March 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Haydon Roberts
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Taylor Richards
Midfielder/Forward Enock Mwepu
Forward Aaron Connolly
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 2nd Brighton and Hove Albion had now won their first two games of a season in the top division for the first time. This was the first time that Albion had scored two or more goals in the first half of a game in the Premier League since their second game of the previous season at Newcastle United. Only Chelsea and Manchester City (13) had now kept more clean sheets in games in the Premier League in 2021 than the Seagulls (ten).

0 Watford

Manager: Xisco

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Dan Bachmann Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adam Masina Defender
William Troost-Ekong Defender
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Peter Etebo Midfielder
Imran Louza Midfielder
Ken Sema Midfielder
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Emmanuel Dennis Forward

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Imran Louza 46
Josh King for Craig Cathcart 65
Troy Deeney for Ken Sema 78

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Kwadwo Baah
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward Josh King

Comments:

League position: 12th Newly-promoted Watford had now lost their last seven away games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now failed to score in three of their last four away league games. They failed in their attempt to win their first two games of a league season for the first time since 2018-19 in the Premier League.