Everton v Watford, 23 October 2021

Score5-2 to Watford
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGoodison Park
Attendance38,834

View Everton v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Everton won: 8 Drawn: 3 Watford won: 4 Everton scored: 29 Watford scored: 23 On their 16th visit, this was Watford's first win at Goodison Park in all competitions (lost 13).

2 Everton

Manager: Rafael Benítez

5 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Tom Davies 3 G
Richarlison 63 G

Goals:

Josh King 13 G
Juraj Kucka 78 G
Josh King 80 G
Josh King 86 G
Emmanuel Dennis 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender/Midfielder Séamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Midfielder Allan
Midfielder Tom Davies
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Salomón Rondón

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Adam Masina Defender
Jeremy Ngakia Defender
William Troost-Ekong Defender
Ozan Tufan Defender/Midfielder
Juraj Kucka Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Cucho Hernández Midfielder/Forward
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

Richarlison for Anthony Gordon 60
Alex Iwobi for Demarai Gray 77

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Dennis for Ismaïla Sarr 64
João Pedro for Ozan Tufan 64
Nicolas Nkoulou for Jeremy Ngakia 76

Cards:

Lucas Digne 17 Y
Allan 54 Y
Richarlison 72 Y
Salomón Rondón 90 Y

Cards:

William Troost-Ekong 44 Y
Emmanuel Dennis 70 Y
Josh King 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Goalkeeper Andy Lonergan
Defender/Midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Defender/Midfielder Jonjoe Kenny
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Lewis Dobbin

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Nicolas Nkoulou
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 8th Everton had now lost five of their last eight home games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams (won two). This was the first time that the Toffees had conceded five or more goals in a home game since the visit of Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 23 December 2018 (lost 6-2). Tom Davies' opening goal after two minutes and ten seconds was their quickest goal in the Premier League at Goodison Park since he netted against Leicester City in April 2017 (30 seconds). Everton named eight of a possible 12 substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 14th Following a 5-0 home defeat in their preceding game against Liverpool a week earlier, this was the second time that Watford had scored five or more goals in a game in the Premier League (also 5-1 at Cardiff City on 22 February 2019). The Hornets had now taken 101 points from their 138 away games in the Premier League (won 26, lost 89). Josh King became the first former Everton player to score a hat-trick against the Toffees since Tom Browell for Manchester City in League Division One on 19 September 1925. [c/o EFC Statto]

2 Everton

Manager: Rafael Benítez

Goals:

Tom Davies 3 G
Richarlison 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender/Midfielder Séamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Midfielder Allan
Midfielder Tom Davies
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Salomón Rondón

Substitutions:

Richarlison for Anthony Gordon 60
Alex Iwobi for Demarai Gray 77

Cards:

Lucas Digne 17 Y
Allan 54 Y
Richarlison 72 Y
Salomón Rondón 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Goalkeeper Andy Lonergan
Defender/Midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Defender/Midfielder Jonjoe Kenny
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Lewis Dobbin

Comments:

League position: 8th Everton had now lost five of their last eight home games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams (won two). This was the first time that the Toffees had conceded five or more goals in a home game since the visit of Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 23 December 2018 (lost 6-2). Tom Davies' opening goal after two minutes and ten seconds was their quickest goal in the Premier League at Goodison Park since he netted against Leicester City in April 2017 (30 seconds). Everton named eight of a possible 12 substitutes.

5 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Josh King 13 G
Juraj Kucka 78 G
Josh King 80 G
Josh King 86 G
Emmanuel Dennis 90 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Adam Masina Defender
Jeremy Ngakia Defender
William Troost-Ekong Defender
Ozan Tufan Defender/Midfielder
Juraj Kucka Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Cucho Hernández Midfielder/Forward
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Dennis for Ismaïla Sarr 64
João Pedro for Ozan Tufan 64
Nicolas Nkoulou for Jeremy Ngakia 76

Cards:

William Troost-Ekong 44 Y
Emmanuel Dennis 70 Y
Josh King 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Nicolas Nkoulou
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 14th Following a 5-0 home defeat in their preceding game against Liverpool a week earlier, this was the second time that Watford had scored five or more goals in a game in the Premier League (also 5-1 at Cardiff City on 22 February 2019). The Hornets had now taken 101 points from their 138 away games in the Premier League (won 26, lost 89). Josh King became the first former Everton player to score a hat-trick against the Toffees since Tom Browell for Manchester City in League Division One on 19 September 1925. [c/o EFC Statto]