Watford v Newcastle United, 29 December 2018

Score1-1
RefereeRoger East
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,336
Kick-off: 3.00pm Newcastle United remained without a win in nine visits to Watford in the top division (lost four). Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Watford won: 4 Drawn: 3 Newcastle United won: 3 Watford scored: 13 Newcastle United scored: 10

1 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Rafael Benítez

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 82 G

Goals:

Salomón Rondón 29 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Gerard Deulofeu
Forward Isaac Success

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Paul Dummett Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Christian Atsu Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Mo Diamé Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Troy Deeney for Will Hughes 54
Abdoulaye Doucouré for Domingos Quina 54
José Holebas for Adam Masina 78

Substitutions:

Fabian Schär for Federico Fernández 46
Jonjo Shelvey for Isaac Hayden 79

Cards:

Adam Masina 44 Y

Cards:

DeAndre Yedlin 66 Y
Fabian Schär 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender José Holebas
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Ken Sema
Forward Troy Deeney

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender Fabian Schär
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Forward Joselu
Forward Yoshinori Mutō

Comments:

League position: 9th Watford had now taken nine points from their last ten games in the Premier League (won two, lost five) after taking 19 points from their preceding ten games in the division (won six, lost three). The Hornets had now taken 28 points from 20 games in this Premier League season. Their club record for the most points at this stage of a top division is 33 in 1983-83 in League Division One. They had now conceded 300 goals in home games in the top division.

Comments:

League position: 15th Newcastle United had now won one of their last seven games in the Premier League (lost three). The Magpies had now taken 18 points from their 20 games so far in this Premier League season; the same total at the same stage of the previous season. Salomón Rondón had now scored five goals in his last eight appearances in the Premier League, as many as in his previous 30 games in the division.

1 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Gerard Deulofeu
Forward Isaac Success

Substitutions:

Troy Deeney for Will Hughes 54
Abdoulaye Doucouré for Domingos Quina 54
José Holebas for Adam Masina 78

Cards:

Adam Masina 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender José Holebas
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Ken Sema
Forward Troy Deeney

Comments:

League position: 9th Watford had now taken nine points from their last ten games in the Premier League (won two, lost five) after taking 19 points from their preceding ten games in the division (won six, lost three). The Hornets had now taken 28 points from 20 games in this Premier League season. Their club record for the most points at this stage of a top division is 33 in 1983-83 in League Division One. They had now conceded 300 goals in home games in the top division.

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Rafael Benítez

Goals:

Salomón Rondón 29 G

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Paul Dummett Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Christian Atsu Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Mo Diamé Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Fabian Schär for Federico Fernández 46
Jonjo Shelvey for Isaac Hayden 79

Cards:

DeAndre Yedlin 66 Y
Fabian Schär 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender Fabian Schär
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Forward Joselu
Forward Yoshinori Mutō

Comments:

League position: 15th Newcastle United had now won one of their last seven games in the Premier League (lost three). The Magpies had now taken 18 points from their 20 games so far in this Premier League season; the same total at the same stage of the previous season. Salomón Rondón had now scored five goals in his last eight appearances in the Premier League, as many as in his previous 30 games in the division.