Manchester United v Watford, 26 February 2022

Score0-0
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance73,152

View Manchester United v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 Manchester United won: 12 Drawn: 1 Watford won: 3 Manchester United scored: 32 Watford scored: 18 Two of the 37 meetings in all competitions had now ended in a goalless draw; also at Vicarage Road in League Division One on 17 April 1984.

0 Manchester United

Manager: Ralph Rangnick

0 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Raphaël Varane
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder Paul Pogba
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart 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:

Jadon Sancho for Fred 62
Marcus Rashford for Nemanja Matić 74
Luke Shaw for Alex Telles 74

Substitutions:

Christian Kabasele for Jeremy Ngakia 63
Ken Sema for Josh King 63
Juraj Kucka for Tom Cleverley 80

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Diogo Dalot
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 4th Manchester United had now kept a clean sheet in consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2020. United had now played 50 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2021 (won 25, lost nine). The Red Devils had now failed to score in five of their last 12 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last six games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now failed to score in ten of their last 20 games in the Premier League. They failed in their attempt to win consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2017.

0 Manchester United

Manager: Ralph Rangnick

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Raphaël Varane
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder Paul Pogba
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo

Substitutions:

Jadon Sancho for Fred 62
Marcus Rashford for Nemanja Matić 74
Luke Shaw for Alex Telles 74

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Diogo Dalot
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 4th Manchester United had now kept a clean sheet in consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2020. United had now played 50 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2021 (won 25, lost nine). The Red Devils had now failed to score in five of their last 12 home games in the Premier League.

0 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart 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:

Christian Kabasele for Jeremy Ngakia 63
Ken Sema for Josh King 63
Juraj Kucka for Tom Cleverley 80

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last six games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now failed to score in ten of their last 20 games in the Premier League. They failed in their attempt to win consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2017.