Watford v Brentford, 16 April 2022

Score2-1 to Brentford
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,747

View Watford v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Watford won: 0 Drawn: 0 Brentford won: 2 Watford scored: 2 Brentford scored: 4 Brentford completed a league double over Watford for the first time since 1976-77 in League Division Four.

1 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

2 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Emmanuel Dennis 55 G

Goals:

Christian Norgaard 15 G
Pontus Jansson 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender Samir
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Pontus Jansson Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Christian Norgaard Midfielder
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Yoane Wissa Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Cleverley for Juraj Kucka 84
Josh King for João Pedro 84
Craig Cathcart for Kiko Femenía 87

Substitutions:

Mads Bech Sørensen for Ethan Pinnock 21
Saman Ghoddos for Yoane Wissa 66
Mathias Jensen for Vitaly Janelt 74

Cards:

Hassane Kamara 53 Y
Imran Louza 87 Y

Cards:

Ivan Toney 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Forward Shaqai Forde
Forward Josh King

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alvaro Fernández
Defender/Midfielder Mads Bech Sørensen
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Defender/Midfielder Fin Stevens
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Tariqe Fosu-Henry
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Forward Josh Dasilva

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford became the third team to lose ten consecutive home games in the top division after Birmingham City in League Division One in February 1986 and Sunderland in the Premier League in August 2005. The Hornets had now lost 22 games in the Premier League in 2021-22: more than any other team. They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 21 consecutive home games in the Premier League. Emmanuel Dennis' goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 11th Brentford had now won three consecutive games in the top division for the first time since September 1946 in League Division One. The Bees had now won five of their last six games in the Premier League (lost one). They became the first League Championship Play-off winners to win 11 or more games in the subsequent following season in the Premier League since Crystal Palace in 2013-14 (13).

1 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Emmanuel Dennis 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender Samir
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Tom Cleverley for Juraj Kucka 84
Josh King for João Pedro 84
Craig Cathcart for Kiko Femenía 87

Cards:

Hassane Kamara 53 Y
Imran Louza 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Forward Shaqai Forde
Forward Josh King

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford became the third team to lose ten consecutive home games in the top division after Birmingham City in League Division One in February 1986 and Sunderland in the Premier League in August 2005. The Hornets had now lost 22 games in the Premier League in 2021-22: more than any other team. They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 21 consecutive home games in the Premier League. Emmanuel Dennis' goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

2 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Christian Norgaard 15 G
Pontus Jansson 90 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Pontus Jansson Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Christian Norgaard Midfielder
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Yoane Wissa Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Mads Bech Sørensen for Ethan Pinnock 21
Saman Ghoddos for Yoane Wissa 66
Mathias Jensen for Vitaly Janelt 74

Cards:

Ivan Toney 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alvaro Fernández
Defender/Midfielder Mads Bech Sørensen
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Defender/Midfielder Fin Stevens
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Tariqe Fosu-Henry
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Forward Josh Dasilva

Comments:

League position: 11th Brentford had now won three consecutive games in the top division for the first time since September 1946 in League Division One. The Bees had now won five of their last six games in the Premier League (lost one). They became the first League Championship Play-off winners to win 11 or more games in the subsequent following season in the Premier League since Crystal Palace in 2013-14 (13).