Watford v Aston Villa, 14 August 2021

Score3-2 to Watford
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,051

View Watford v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Watford won: 4 Drawn: 1 Aston Villa won: 4 Watford scored: 13 Aston Villa scored: 15 The away team had now won two of the 19 meetings in the top division (lost 12).

3 Watford

Manager: Xisco

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Emmanuel Dennis 10 G
Ismaïla Sarr 42 G
Cucho Hernández 67 G

Goals:

John McGinn 70 G
Danny Ings penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ashley Young Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Anwar El Ghazi Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Danny Ings Forward

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Emmanuel Dennis 66
Dan Gosling for Juraj Kucka 69
Troy Deeney for Tom Cleverley 79

Substitutions:

Jacob Ramsey for Matt Targett 46
Leon Bailey for Anwar El Ghazi 60
Bertrand Traoré for Emi Buendía 72

Cards:

Juraj Kucka 23 Y
Ken Sema 55 Y
Peter Etebo 86 Y

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Ashley Fletcher

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Axel Tuanzebe
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wesley

Comments:

Newly-promoted Watford extended their club record to ten consecutive home league wins. They had now lost their opening league game in one of the last 15 seasons (won eight). Emmanuel Dennis became the fourth Nigerian player to score on his debut in the Premier League after John Utaka Portsmouth), Peter Odemwingie (West Bromwich Albion) and Odion Ighalo (Watford).

Comments:

Aston Villa had now lost three of the five games they had played on the opening weekend of a Premier League season against a newly-promoted team (won one). Villa had now failed to keep a clean sheet their last seven away games in the Premier League. Danny Ings' debut goal was the 2,000th penalty scored in Premier League.

3 Watford

Manager: Xisco

Goals:

Emmanuel Dennis 10 G
Ismaïla Sarr 42 G
Cucho Hernández 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Emmanuel Dennis 66
Dan Gosling for Juraj Kucka 69
Troy Deeney for Tom Cleverley 79

Cards:

Juraj Kucka 23 Y
Ken Sema 55 Y
Peter Etebo 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Ashley Fletcher

Comments:

Newly-promoted Watford extended their club record to ten consecutive home league wins. They had now lost their opening league game in one of the last 15 seasons (won eight). Emmanuel Dennis became the fourth Nigerian player to score on his debut in the Premier League after John Utaka Portsmouth), Peter Odemwingie (West Bromwich Albion) and Odion Ighalo (Watford).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

John McGinn 70 G
Danny Ings penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ashley Young Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Anwar El Ghazi Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Danny Ings Forward

Substitutions:

Jacob Ramsey for Matt Targett 46
Leon Bailey for Anwar El Ghazi 60
Bertrand Traoré for Emi Buendía 72

Cards:

Tyrone Mings 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Axel Tuanzebe
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wesley

Comments:

Aston Villa had now lost three of the five games they had played on the opening weekend of a Premier League season against a newly-promoted team (won one). Villa had now failed to keep a clean sheet their last seven away games in the Premier League. Danny Ings' debut goal was the 2,000th penalty scored in Premier League.