Watford v Newcastle United, 23 January 2016

Score2-1 to Watford
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,611

View Watford v Newcastle United head to head

This was the second time that Watford had completed a league double against Newcastle United having also done so in League Division Two in 1979-80. Kick-off: 3.00pm

2 Watford

1 Newcastle United

Goals:

Odion Ighalo 46 G
Craig Cathcart 58 G

Goals:

Jamaal Lascelles 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender/Midfielder Valon Behrami
Defender/Midfielder Juan Paredes
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Jose Jurado
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Odion Ighalo

Starting lineup:

Rob Elliot Goalkeeper
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Chancel Mbemba Defender
Fabricio Coloccini Defender/Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Henri Saivet Midfielder/Forward
Rolando Aarons Forward
Aleksandar Mitrović Forward

Substitutions:

Almen Abdi for Jose Jurado 77
Allan Nyom for Juan Paredes 89
Nordin Amrabat for Troy Deeney 90

Substitutions:

Yoan Gouffran for Rolando Aarons 59
Ayoze Pérez for Henri Saivet 59
Emmanuel Rivière for Fabricio Coloccini 88

Cards:

Valon Behrami 56 Y
Miguel Britos 68 Y

Cards:

Chancel Mbemba 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Midfielder Almen Abdi
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder/Forward Nordin Amrabat

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Steven Taylor
Midfielder Sylvain Marveaux
Midfielder Florian Thauvin
Midfielder/Forward Yoan Gouffran
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Emmanuel Rivière

Comments:

League position: 10th This was the sixth home game in the 2015-16 season that Watford had conceded a goal but the first of the six that they had not lost. Odion Ighalo had now scored seven goals in his last seven Premier League appearances at Vicarage Road. He scored after 44 seconds of the second-half. Nordin Amrabat replaced Troy Deeney in the third minute of added time in the second half.

Comments:

League position: 18th Including Watford's 1-0 win in the FA Cup two weeks earlier, Newcastle United had now lost by a single goal in each of their last four away games in all competitions. The Magpies had now scored seven goals in their last 17 away games in the Premier League.

2 Watford

Goals:

Odion Ighalo 46 G
Craig Cathcart 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender/Midfielder Valon Behrami
Defender/Midfielder Juan Paredes
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Jose Jurado
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Odion Ighalo

Substitutions:

Almen Abdi for Jose Jurado 77
Allan Nyom for Juan Paredes 89
Nordin Amrabat for Troy Deeney 90

Cards:

Valon Behrami 56 Y
Miguel Britos 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Midfielder Almen Abdi
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder/Forward Nordin Amrabat

Comments:

League position: 10th This was the sixth home game in the 2015-16 season that Watford had conceded a goal but the first of the six that they had not lost. Odion Ighalo had now scored seven goals in his last seven Premier League appearances at Vicarage Road. He scored after 44 seconds of the second-half. Nordin Amrabat replaced Troy Deeney in the third minute of added time in the second half.

1 Newcastle United

Goals:

Jamaal Lascelles 71 G

Starting lineup:

Rob Elliot Goalkeeper
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Chancel Mbemba Defender
Fabricio Coloccini Defender/Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Henri Saivet Midfielder/Forward
Rolando Aarons Forward
Aleksandar Mitrović Forward

Substitutions:

Yoan Gouffran for Rolando Aarons 59
Ayoze Pérez for Henri Saivet 59
Emmanuel Rivière for Fabricio Coloccini 88

Cards:

Chancel Mbemba 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Steven Taylor
Midfielder Sylvain Marveaux
Midfielder Florian Thauvin
Midfielder/Forward Yoan Gouffran
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Emmanuel Rivière

Comments:

League position: 18th Including Watford's 1-0 win in the FA Cup two weeks earlier, Newcastle United had now lost by a single goal in each of their last four away games in all competitions. The Magpies had now scored seven goals in their last 17 away games in the Premier League.