Watford v Manchester City, 04 December 2021

Score3-1 to Manchester City
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,673

View Watford v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Watford won: 0 Drawn: 2 Manchester City won: 11 Watford scored: 6 Manchester City scored: 41 Manchester City had now won the last four meetings in all competitions by an aggregate score of 21 goals to one.

1 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Cucho Hernández 74 G

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 4 G
Bernardo Silva 31 G
Bernardo Silva 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward João Pedro
Forward Josh King

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
João Cancelo Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Imrân Louza 46
Juraj Kucka for Tom Cleverley 46
Jeremy Ngakia for Danny Rose 71

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for Ilkay Gündogan 68
Riyad Mahrez for Jack Grealish 68
Gabriel Jesus for Phil Foden 75

Cards:

Josh King 7 Y
Danny Rose 31 Y
Craig Cathcart 85 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender James Morris
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Ashley Fletcher

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 17th After 15 games, Watford were now only team in this Premier League season that had failed to keep a clean sheet. The Hornets had now conceded 50 goals in the Premier League goals since their last clean sheet in the division (a 3-0 win against Liverpool on 29 February 2020). They had now lost seven of their last nine games in the Premier League (won two).

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now equalled the all-time record of 17 away wins in a year in the top division set by Tottenham Hotspur in League Division One in 1962. Only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (nine) had now scored more goals in away games so far in this Premier League season than Bernardo Silva (five). Kyle Walker became the third player after Ashley Cole and Phil Neville to win 100 games in the Premier League with two different clubs (Tottenham Hotspur 102, Manchester City 100).

1 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Cucho Hernández 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward João Pedro
Forward Josh King

Substitutions:

Cucho Hernández for Imrân Louza 46
Juraj Kucka for Tom Cleverley 46
Jeremy Ngakia for Danny Rose 71

Cards:

Josh King 7 Y
Danny Rose 31 Y
Craig Cathcart 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender James Morris
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Ashley Fletcher

Comments:

League position: 17th After 15 games, Watford were now only team in this Premier League season that had failed to keep a clean sheet. The Hornets had now conceded 50 goals in the Premier League goals since their last clean sheet in the division (a 3-0 win against Liverpool on 29 February 2020). They had now lost seven of their last nine games in the Premier League (won two).

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 4 G
Bernardo Silva 31 G
Bernardo Silva 64 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
João Cancelo Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for Ilkay Gündogan 68
Riyad Mahrez for Jack Grealish 68
Gabriel Jesus for Phil Foden 75

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now equalled the all-time record of 17 away wins in a year in the top division set by Tottenham Hotspur in League Division One in 1962. Only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (nine) had now scored more goals in away games so far in this Premier League season than Bernardo Silva (five). Kyle Walker became the third player after Ashley Cole and Phil Neville to win 100 games in the Premier League with two different clubs (Tottenham Hotspur 102, Manchester City 100).