Newcastle United v Watford, 25 November 2017

Score3-0 to Watford
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,188

View Newcastle United v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Watford had now won three consecutive league games against Newcastle United for the first time.

0 Newcastle United

3 Watford

Goals:

Goals:

Will Hughes 19 G
DeAndre Yedlin own goal 45 OG
Andre Gray 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Forward Dwight Gayle
Forward Joselu

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Marvin Zeegelaar Midfielder
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Andre Gray Forward

Substitutions:

Mikel Merino for Mo Diamé 69
Aleksandar Mitrović for Joselu 69
Ayoze Pérez for Jacob Murphy 77

Substitutions:

Sebastian Prödl for Miguel Britos 52
Roberto Pereyra for Richarlison 79
André Carrillo for Will Hughes 84

Cards:

Jonjo Shelvey 15 Y

Cards:

Marvin Zeegelaar 24 Y
Sebastian Prödl 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jesús Gámez
Defender Chancel Mbemba
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Rolando Aarons
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder Ben Watson
Midfielder/Forward André Carrillo

Comments:

League position: 13th Newcastle United had still to win a Premier League game when they had been two or more goals behind at half-time (drawn three, lost 65). They had now lost their last four games in the Premier League and scored only one goal. The Magpies conceded three goals in a league game at St James' Park for the first time since 11 March 2017 in a 1-3 defeat to Fulham in the League Championship. Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez said: “We made a couple of mistakes and we paid for that. They had a couple of runs down their left which were difficult to control. We were pushing in the first-half, we were on top for a while, but then didn’t score. We have to realise where we are, what we have, where we want to be. I have said before, it is going to be a tough season and we have to keep working as hard as possible."

Comments:

League position: 8th Watford had now won more away Premier League points in their seven games so far in this season (13) than they did in 19 away games in 2016-17 (12). This was their biggest away victory in the top division since a 5-1 win at Chelsea in May 1986. 21 points from 13 games equalled their best ever start to a top division season (also 1982-83 when they finished second under Graham Taylor). Watford manager Marco Silva said: "It was a really important win for us. We got an important result, and important three points, a second win in a row, a second clean sheet in a row as well is important for us. I think it's clear we deserved the three points. We planned the match very well. We planned well and our players understood well and it's a pleasure for us when we prepare something and afterwards, things happen well during the match. We had a lot of chances to score more goals this afternoon. We created a lot of chances to score and we could have scored more and should have scored more during the match."

0 Newcastle United

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Forward Dwight Gayle
Forward Joselu

Substitutions:

Mikel Merino for Mo Diamé 69
Aleksandar Mitrović for Joselu 69
Ayoze Pérez for Jacob Murphy 77

Cards:

Jonjo Shelvey 15 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jesús Gámez
Defender Chancel Mbemba
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Rolando Aarons
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Comments:

League position: 13th Newcastle United had still to win a Premier League game when they had been two or more goals behind at half-time (drawn three, lost 65). They had now lost their last four games in the Premier League and scored only one goal. The Magpies conceded three goals in a league game at St James' Park for the first time since 11 March 2017 in a 1-3 defeat to Fulham in the League Championship. Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez said: “We made a couple of mistakes and we paid for that. They had a couple of runs down their left which were difficult to control. We were pushing in the first-half, we were on top for a while, but then didn’t score. We have to realise where we are, what we have, where we want to be. I have said before, it is going to be a tough season and we have to keep working as hard as possible."

3 Watford

Goals:

Will Hughes 19 G
DeAndre Yedlin own goal 45 OG
Andre Gray 62 G

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Marvin Zeegelaar Midfielder
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Andre Gray Forward

Substitutions:

Sebastian Prödl for Miguel Britos 52
Roberto Pereyra for Richarlison 79
André Carrillo for Will Hughes 84

Cards:

Marvin Zeegelaar 24 Y
Sebastian Prödl 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder Ben Watson
Midfielder/Forward André Carrillo

Comments:

League position: 8th Watford had now won more away Premier League points in their seven games so far in this season (13) than they did in 19 away games in 2016-17 (12). This was their biggest away victory in the top division since a 5-1 win at Chelsea in May 1986. 21 points from 13 games equalled their best ever start to a top division season (also 1982-83 when they finished second under Graham Taylor). Watford manager Marco Silva said: "It was a really important win for us. We got an important result, and important three points, a second win in a row, a second clean sheet in a row as well is important for us. I think it's clear we deserved the three points. We planned the match very well. We planned well and our players understood well and it's a pleasure for us when we prepare something and afterwards, things happen well during the match. We had a lot of chances to score more goals this afternoon. We created a lot of chances to score and we could have scored more and should have scored more during the match."