Manchester City v Watford, 23 April 2022

Score5-1 to Manchester City
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance53,013

View Manchester City v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Manchester City won: 12 Drawn: 2 Watford won: 0 Manchester City scored: 46 Watford scored: 7 Manchester City had now scored 26 goals in the last five meetings in all competitions (conceded two).

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

1 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 4 G
Gabriel Jesus 23 G
Rodri 34 G
Gabriel Jesus penalty 49 P
Gabriel Jesus 53 G

Goals:

Hassane Kamara 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Christian Kabasele Defender
Hassane Kamara Defender
Jeremy Ngakia Defender
Samir Defender
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Imran Louza Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Emmanuel Dennis Forward
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

Ilkay Gündogan for Kevin De Bruyne 57
Nathan Aké for Aymeric Laporte 63
Riyad Mahrez for Rodri 71

Substitutions:

Craig Cathcart for Samir 68
João Pedro for Ismaïla Sarr 68
Edo Kayembe for Imran Louza 75

Cards:

João Cancelo 43 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Luke Mbete-Tabu
Defender/Midfielder CJ Egan-Riley
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Nicolas Nkoulou
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Ken Sema
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 1st With Gabriel Jesus' first hat-trick in the competition, this was the fifth time that four or more goals had been scored by a Manchester City player in a game in the Premier League (three by Sergio Agüero and one by Edin Džeko). 63 goals had now been scored in City's home games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22 (for 50, against 13); nine more than any other team. They had now won 19 of their last 23 games in the Premier League (lost one).

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now won two of their last 22 games in all competitions (lost 17). The Hornets had now conceded 47 goals in their last 22 games in the Premier League. They had now taken nine points from their 16 games in the Premier League in 2022; fewer than any other team in the division.

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 4 G
Gabriel Jesus 23 G
Rodri 34 G
Gabriel Jesus penalty 49 P
Gabriel Jesus 53 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Substitutions:

Ilkay Gündogan for Kevin De Bruyne 57
Nathan Aké for Aymeric Laporte 63
Riyad Mahrez for Rodri 71

Cards:

João Cancelo 43 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Luke Mbete-Tabu
Defender/Midfielder CJ Egan-Riley
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 1st With Gabriel Jesus' first hat-trick in the competition, this was the fifth time that four or more goals had been scored by a Manchester City player in a game in the Premier League (three by Sergio Agüero and one by Edin Džeko). 63 goals had now been scored in City's home games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22 (for 50, against 13); nine more than any other team. They had now won 19 of their last 23 games in the Premier League (lost one).

1 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Hassane Kamara 28 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Christian Kabasele Defender
Hassane Kamara Defender
Jeremy Ngakia Defender
Samir Defender
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Imran Louza Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Emmanuel Dennis Forward
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

Craig Cathcart for Samir 68
João Pedro for Ismaïla Sarr 68
Edo Kayembe for Imran Louza 75

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Nicolas Nkoulou
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Ken Sema
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now won two of their last 22 games in all competitions (lost 17). The Hornets had now conceded 47 goals in their last 22 games in the Premier League. They had now taken nine points from their 16 games in the Premier League in 2022; fewer than any other team in the division.