Watford v Newcastle United, 11 July 2020

Score2-1 to Watford
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Kick-off: 12.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Watford won: 5 Drawn: 4 Newcastle United won: 3 Watford scored: 16 Newcastle United scored: 12 Newcastle United remained without a win in nine visits to Vicarage Road in the top division.

2 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 52 P
Troy Deeney penalty 82 P

Goals:

Dwight Gayle 23 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Danny Welbeck

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Javi Manquillo Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Danny Rose Defender/Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward
Dwight Gayle Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Cleverley for Troy Deeney 85
Andre Gray for Danny Welbeck 90

Substitutions:

Joelinton for Matt Ritchie 72
Nabil Bentaleb for Dwight Gayle 78
Emil Krafth for Danny Rose 79
Valentino Lazaro for Jamaal Lascelles 87

Cards:

Will Hughes 90 Y

Cards:

Jamaal Lascelles 45 Y
Javi Manquillo 63 Y
Federico Fernández 77 Y
Fabian Schär 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder Ignacio Pussetto
Forward Andre Gray
Forward João Pedro

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Nabil Bentaleb
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Valentino Lazaro
Forward Yoshinori Mutō

Comments:

League position: 17th Watford had now won consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2020. The only clean sheet that the Hornets had now kept in their last 12 games in the Premier League was in their 3-0 win against champions Liverpool on 29 February 2020. 32 year-old Troy Deeney converted two penalties in a game for the first time in his senior career.

Comments:

League position: 13th Newcastle United had now taken 43 points from their 35 games so far in this Premier League season; two more points than at the same stage of the previous season. Dwight Gayle scored United's 2,000th goal in their away games in the top division. The Magieps had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five games in the Premier League after keeping three in the three preceding games.

2 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 52 P
Troy Deeney penalty 82 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Danny Welbeck

Substitutions:

Tom Cleverley for Troy Deeney 85
Andre Gray for Danny Welbeck 90

Cards:

Will Hughes 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder Ignacio Pussetto
Forward Andre Gray
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 17th Watford had now won consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2020. The only clean sheet that the Hornets had now kept in their last 12 games in the Premier League was in their 3-0 win against champions Liverpool on 29 February 2020. 32 year-old Troy Deeney converted two penalties in a game for the first time in his senior career.

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Dwight Gayle 23 G

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Javi Manquillo Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Danny Rose Defender/Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward
Dwight Gayle Forward

Substitutions:

Joelinton for Matt Ritchie 72
Nabil Bentaleb for Dwight Gayle 78
Emil Krafth for Danny Rose 79
Valentino Lazaro for Jamaal Lascelles 87

Cards:

Jamaal Lascelles 45 Y
Javi Manquillo 63 Y
Federico Fernández 77 Y
Fabian Schär 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Nabil Bentaleb
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Valentino Lazaro
Forward Yoshinori Mutō

Comments:

League position: 13th Newcastle United had now taken 43 points from their 35 games so far in this Premier League season; two more points than at the same stage of the previous season. Dwight Gayle scored United's 2,000th goal in their away games in the top division. The Magieps had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five games in the Premier League after keeping three in the three preceding games.