Manchester City v Watford, 09 March 2019

Score3-1 to Manchester City
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance54,104

View Manchester City v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Watford remained without a win against Manchester City since 4 March 1989 when Iwan Roberts scored the only goal of a game in League Division Two. Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Manchester City won: 8 Drawn: 2 Watford won: 0 Manchester City won: 26 Watford scored: 5

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

1 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 46 G
Raheem Sterling 50 G
Raheem Sterling 59 G

Goals:

Gerard Deulofeu 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adam Masina Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Andre Gray Forward
Isaac Success Forward

Substitutions:

Leroy Sané for Raheem Sterling 64
Gabriel Jesus for Sergio Agüero 80
Phil Foden for Riyad Mahrez 90

Substitutions:

Troy Deeney for Isaac Success 66
Gerard Deulofeu for Kiko Femenía 66
Craig Cathcart for Miguel Britos 82

Cards:

Kyle Walker 6 Y

Cards:

Tom Cleverley 18 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Danilo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Gabriel Jesus

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now won ten of their last 11 games in the Premier League, including the last six in a row. City had now kept a clean sheet in six of their last nine games in the Premier League, including the preceding four in a row. They had now taken 45 of the 48 points available in their 16 home games so far in this Premier League season; losing against Crystal Palace on 22 December 2018. Raheem Sterling scored the second hat-trick of his senior career (also for City against AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on 17 October 2015). He remained as the only Englishman to have scored a hat-trick for Manchester City in the top division since David White at Oldham Athletic in League Division One on 2 May 1992.

Comments:

League position: 8th Gerard Deulofeu scored 17 seconds after coming on as a substitute. It was the quickest goal scored by a substitute in the Premier League since 26 October 2014 (Sammy Ameobi for Newcastle United at Tottenham Hotspur, eight seconds after coming on as a half-time substitute). Watford had now lost their last 13 away games in the Premier League against the big six teams since a 2-1 win at Arsenal in January 2017. They had now lost all ten of their games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the top of the table (conceded 29 goals).

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 46 G
Raheem Sterling 50 G
Raheem Sterling 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Substitutions:

Leroy Sané for Raheem Sterling 64
Gabriel Jesus for Sergio Agüero 80
Phil Foden for Riyad Mahrez 90

Cards:

Kyle Walker 6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Danilo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now won ten of their last 11 games in the Premier League, including the last six in a row. City had now kept a clean sheet in six of their last nine games in the Premier League, including the preceding four in a row. They had now taken 45 of the 48 points available in their 16 home games so far in this Premier League season; losing against Crystal Palace on 22 December 2018. Raheem Sterling scored the second hat-trick of his senior career (also for City against AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on 17 October 2015). He remained as the only Englishman to have scored a hat-trick for Manchester City in the top division since David White at Oldham Athletic in League Division One on 2 May 1992.

1 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Gerard Deulofeu 66 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adam Masina Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Andre Gray Forward
Isaac Success Forward

Substitutions:

Troy Deeney for Isaac Success 66
Gerard Deulofeu for Kiko Femenía 66
Craig Cathcart for Miguel Britos 82

Cards:

Tom Cleverley 18 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Comments:

League position: 8th Gerard Deulofeu scored 17 seconds after coming on as a substitute. It was the quickest goal scored by a substitute in the Premier League since 26 October 2014 (Sammy Ameobi for Newcastle United at Tottenham Hotspur, eight seconds after coming on as a half-time substitute). Watford had now lost their last 13 away games in the Premier League against the big six teams since a 2-1 win at Arsenal in January 2017. They had now lost all ten of their games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the top of the table (conceded 29 goals).