Watford v Manchester City, 21 July 2020

Score4-0 to Manchester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road

View Watford v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Watford won: 0 Drawn: 2 Manchester City won: 10 Watford scored: 5 Manchester City scored: 38 Manchester City had now won the last three meetings in all competitions by an aggregate score of 18 goals to nil.

0 Watford

Manager: Hayden Mullins

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 31 G
Raheem Sterling 40 G
Phil Foden 63 G
Aymeric Laporte 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Troy Deeney

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Eric García Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
João Cancelo Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Troy Deeney 67
Nathaniel Chalobah for Abdoulaye Doucouré 82
Adam Masina for Roberto Pereyra 87

Substitutions:

Riyad Mahrez for Raheem Sterling 64
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Kyle Walker 64
John Stones for Aymeric Laporte 74

Cards:

Adrian Mariappa 80 Y
Will Hughes 90 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Ignacio Pussetto
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Comments:

League position: 18th Following the sacking of Nigel Pearson two days earlier, this was Hayden Mullins' first game in his second spell as Watford's caretaker manager. His two-game first stint was a 2-0 defeat at Leicester City on 4 December 2019 and a goalless draw with Crystal Palace three days later (both Premier League). The Hornets had now kept one clean sheet in their last 14 games in the Premier League. They had now lost five of their last seven games in the Premier League (won two).

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time in the 2019-20 season. City had now taken 601 points from their 443 away games in the Premier League (won 165, lost 172). Raheem Sterling had now scored 85 goals in the Premier League; level with Louis Saha, Fernando Torres and Eden Hazard.

0 Watford

Manager: Hayden Mullins

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Troy Deeney

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Troy Deeney 67
Nathaniel Chalobah for Abdoulaye Doucouré 82
Adam Masina for Roberto Pereyra 87

Cards:

Adrian Mariappa 80 Y
Will Hughes 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Ignacio Pussetto
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 18th Following the sacking of Nigel Pearson two days earlier, this was Hayden Mullins' first game in his second spell as Watford's caretaker manager. His two-game first stint was a 2-0 defeat at Leicester City on 4 December 2019 and a goalless draw with Crystal Palace three days later (both Premier League). The Hornets had now kept one clean sheet in their last 14 games in the Premier League. They had now lost five of their last seven games in the Premier League (won two).

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 31 G
Raheem Sterling 40 G
Phil Foden 63 G
Aymeric Laporte 66 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Eric García Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
João Cancelo Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Riyad Mahrez for Raheem Sterling 64
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Kyle Walker 64
John Stones for Aymeric Laporte 74

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time in the 2019-20 season. City had now taken 601 points from their 443 away games in the Premier League (won 165, lost 172). Raheem Sterling had now scored 85 goals in the Premier League; level with Louis Saha, Fernando Torres and Eden Hazard.