Watford v Manchester United, 20 November 2021

Score4-1 to Watford
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance21,087

View Watford v Manchester United head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Watford won: 3 Drawn: 0 Manchester United won: 12 Watford scored: 18 Manchester United scored: 32 This was Watford's biggest win against Manchester United since a 5-1 victory in League Division One at Vicarage Road on 13 May 1985.

4 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

1 Manchester United

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Goals:

Josh King 28 G
Ismaïla Sarr 44 G
Emmanuel Dennis 90 G
João Pedro 90 G

Goals:

Donny van de Beek 50 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Nicolas Nkoulou
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

Starting lineup:

David De Gea Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Luke Shaw Defender
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
Scott McTominay Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo Forward

Substitutions:

William Troost-Ekong for Nicolas Nkoulou 64
Cucho Hernández for Ismaïla Sarr 68
João Pedro for Imrân Louza 77

Substitutions:

Anthony Martial for Marcus Rashford 45
Donny van de Beek for Scott McTominay 45
Diogo Dalot for Luke Shaw 85
Jesse Lingard for Jadon Sancho 90

Cards:

Imrân Louza 45 Y
Emmanuel Dennis 90 Y

Cards:

Scott McTominay 19 Y
Harry Maguire 62 Y
Harry Maguire 69 Y
Harry Maguire 69 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Anthony Martial

Comments:

League position: 16th Although Watford had now failed to score in four of their last six games in the Premier League, they had scored nine goals in the other two. The Hornets extended their club record to 22 consecutive games in the top division without keeping a clean sheet. They became the second newly-promoted team to score four or more goals against Manchester United in a game in the Premier League after Leicester City on 21 September 2014 (5-3). Kiko Femenía scored after seven minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to encroachment from a penalty. João Pedro scored Watford's third goal in the second minute of added time at the end of the game before Emmanuel Dennis added their fourth four minutes later.

Comments:

League position: 7th Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær was sacked the day after this game. Manchester United won 91 of his 168 games in charge in all competitions (lost 40). After 12 games, United had now conceded more goals than they had scored so far in this Premier League season (20 for, 21 against). In the competition's history, only Liverpool in 2006-07 had overcome such a situation at this stage of a season to eventually finish in the top four (14 for, 15 against). They had now lost five of their last seven games in the Premier League games and conceded 15 goals in the last five. This was the Red Devils' biggest league defeat against a newly promoted since a 5-1 loss at Manchester City in League Division One on 23 September 1989. Luke Shaw's replacement after 85 minutes was regarded as a concussion substitution, therefore allowing both teams the possibility to make four substitutions during the game.

4 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Josh King 28 G
Ismaïla Sarr 44 G
Emmanuel Dennis 90 G
João Pedro 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Nicolas Nkoulou
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

Substitutions:

William Troost-Ekong for Nicolas Nkoulou 64
Cucho Hernández for Ismaïla Sarr 68
João Pedro for Imrân Louza 77

Cards:

Imrân Louza 45 Y
Emmanuel Dennis 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 16th Although Watford had now failed to score in four of their last six games in the Premier League, they had scored nine goals in the other two. The Hornets extended their club record to 22 consecutive games in the top division without keeping a clean sheet. They became the second newly-promoted team to score four or more goals against Manchester United in a game in the Premier League after Leicester City on 21 September 2014 (5-3). Kiko Femenía scored after seven minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to encroachment from a penalty. João Pedro scored Watford's third goal in the second minute of added time at the end of the game before Emmanuel Dennis added their fourth four minutes later.

1 Manchester United

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Goals:

Donny van de Beek 50 G

Starting lineup:

David De Gea Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Luke Shaw Defender
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
Scott McTominay Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho Midfielder/Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo Forward

Substitutions:

Anthony Martial for Marcus Rashford 45
Donny van de Beek for Scott McTominay 45
Diogo Dalot for Luke Shaw 85
Jesse Lingard for Jadon Sancho 90

Cards:

Scott McTominay 19 Y
Harry Maguire 62 Y
Harry Maguire 69 Y
Harry Maguire 69 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Anthony Martial

Comments:

League position: 7th Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær was sacked the day after this game. Manchester United won 91 of his 168 games in charge in all competitions (lost 40). After 12 games, United had now conceded more goals than they had scored so far in this Premier League season (20 for, 21 against). In the competition's history, only Liverpool in 2006-07 had overcome such a situation at this stage of a season to eventually finish in the top four (14 for, 15 against). They had now lost five of their last seven games in the Premier League games and conceded 15 goals in the last five. This was the Red Devils' biggest league defeat against a newly promoted since a 5-1 loss at Manchester City in League Division One on 23 September 1989. Luke Shaw's replacement after 85 minutes was regarded as a concussion substitution, therefore allowing both teams the possibility to make four substitutions during the game.