Watford v Aston Villa, 28 December 2019

Score3-0 to Watford
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance21,348

View Watford v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Watford won: 3 Drawn: 1 Aston Villa won: 3 Watford scored: 9 Aston Villa scored: 11 Aston Villa had now lost in six of their ten visits to Vicarage Road in all competitions (won one).

3 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Troy Deeney 42 G
Troy Deeney penalty 67 P
Ismaïla Sarr 71 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Starting lineup:

Tom Heaton Goalkeeper
Kortney Hause Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Ahmed Elmohamady Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
Conor Hourihane Midfielder
Jota Midfielder
Henri Lansbury Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Wesley Forward

Substitutions:

Nathaniel Chalobah for Will Hughes 46
Craig Dawson for Nathaniel Chalobah 60
Adam Masina for Craig Cathcart 85

Substitutions:

Anwar El Ghazi for Jota 46
Frederic Guilbert for Matt Targett 66
Jonathan Kodjia for Henri Lansbury 73

Cards:

Adrian Mariappa 51 Y
Adrian Mariappa 57 Y
Adrian Mariappa 57 R
Etienne Capoue 74 Y
Ismaïla Sarr 84 Y
Troy Deeney 90 Y

Cards:

Jack Grealish 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward Isaac Success

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender James Chester
Defender Frederic Guilbert
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Jonathan Kodjia

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford scored three or goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since 2 April 2019 against Fulham. The Hornets had now equalled their club record of keeping clean sheets in three consecutive home games in the top division. Troy Deeney had now scored five goals in three league appearances against Aston Villa.

Comments:

League position: 18th With four points from ten games, Aston Villa had taken fewer points in their away games than any other team so far in this Premier League season. Villa had now conceded 25 goals in the second-half of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. They had now won one of their last eight final league games of a year.

3 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

Goals:

Troy Deeney 42 G
Troy Deeney penalty 67 P
Ismaïla Sarr 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Substitutions:

Nathaniel Chalobah for Will Hughes 46
Craig Dawson for Nathaniel Chalobah 60
Adam Masina for Craig Cathcart 85

Cards:

Adrian Mariappa 51 Y
Adrian Mariappa 57 Y
Adrian Mariappa 57 R
Etienne Capoue 74 Y
Ismaïla Sarr 84 Y
Troy Deeney 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford scored three or goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since 2 April 2019 against Fulham. The Hornets had now equalled their club record of keeping clean sheets in three consecutive home games in the top division. Troy Deeney had now scored five goals in three league appearances against Aston Villa.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Tom Heaton Goalkeeper
Kortney Hause Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Ahmed Elmohamady Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
Conor Hourihane Midfielder
Jota Midfielder
Henri Lansbury Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Wesley Forward

Substitutions:

Anwar El Ghazi for Jota 46
Frederic Guilbert for Matt Targett 66
Jonathan Kodjia for Henri Lansbury 73

Cards:

Jack Grealish 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender James Chester
Defender Frederic Guilbert
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Jonathan Kodjia

Comments:

League position: 18th With four points from ten games, Aston Villa had taken fewer points in their away games than any other team so far in this Premier League season. Villa had now conceded 25 goals in the second-half of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. They had now won one of their last eight final league games of a year.