Watford v West Ham United, 28 December 2021

Score4-1 to West Ham United
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,073

View Watford v West Ham United head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Watford won: 5 Drawn: 2 West Ham United won: 8 Watford scored: 19 West Ham United scored: 26 West Ham United had now won on their last three visits to Vicarage Road by an aggregate score of 11 goals to three (all Premier League).

1 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

4 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Emmanuel Dennis 4 G

Goals:

Tomáš Souček 27 G
Saïd Benrahma 29 G
Mark Noble penalty 58 P
Nikola Vlašić 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Issa Diop Defender
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Ben Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Manuel Lanzini Midfielder
Mark Noble Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
Saïd Benrahma Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Imrân Louza for Kiko Femenía 40
João Pedro for Cucho Hernández 46
Ken Sema for Ozan Tufan 62

Substitutions:

Arthur Masuaku for Ben Johnson 82
Nikola Vlašić for Saïd Benrahma 85
Alex Král for Manuel Lanzini 90

Cards:

Cards:

Craig Dawson 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vincent Angelini
Defender James Morris
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Kamil Conteh
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Aji Alese
Defender Harrison Ashby
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Fredericks
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Midfielder Alex Král
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Armstrong Okoflex
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

Comments:

League position: 17th Watford had now lost 12 games in the Premier League in 2021-22; more than any other team in the division except bottom-of-the-table Norwich City (13). The Hornets had now lost three consecutive home league games in the same season in the top division for the first time since April 1988 in League Division One. They had now conceded four or more goals in three of their last ten games in the Premier League. Watford named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 5th West Ham United won 22 games in the Premier League in 2021; their most in a year in the top division since 1959 in League Division One (23). They remained unbeaten in their last 17 away games in the Premier League since December 2017 when they led at half time (won 14). Aged 34 years and 234 days, Mark Noble became the oldest Englishman to start a game in the Premier League for the Hammers since Teddy Sheringham against Manchester City on 30 December 2006 (40 years and 272 days). Jarrod Bowen scored after 48 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul. West Ham United were awarded a penalty after 57 minutes following a VAR review.

1 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Emmanuel Dennis 4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Josh King

Substitutions:

Imrân Louza for Kiko Femenía 40
João Pedro for Cucho Hernández 46
Ken Sema for Ozan Tufan 62

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vincent Angelini
Defender James Morris
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Kamil Conteh
Midfielder Imrân Louza
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 17th Watford had now lost 12 games in the Premier League in 2021-22; more than any other team in the division except bottom-of-the-table Norwich City (13). The Hornets had now lost three consecutive home league games in the same season in the top division for the first time since April 1988 in League Division One. They had now conceded four or more goals in three of their last ten games in the Premier League. Watford named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

4 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Tomáš Souček 27 G
Saïd Benrahma 29 G
Mark Noble penalty 58 P
Nikola Vlašić 90 G

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Issa Diop Defender
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Ben Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Manuel Lanzini Midfielder
Mark Noble Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
Saïd Benrahma Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Arthur Masuaku for Ben Johnson 82
Nikola Vlašić for Saïd Benrahma 85
Alex Král for Manuel Lanzini 90

Cards:

Craig Dawson 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Aji Alese
Defender Harrison Ashby
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Fredericks
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Midfielder Alex Král
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Armstrong Okoflex
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

Comments:

League position: 5th West Ham United won 22 games in the Premier League in 2021; their most in a year in the top division since 1959 in League Division One (23). They remained unbeaten in their last 17 away games in the Premier League since December 2017 when they led at half time (won 14). Aged 34 years and 234 days, Mark Noble became the oldest Englishman to start a game in the Premier League for the Hammers since Teddy Sheringham against Manchester City on 30 December 2006 (40 years and 272 days). Jarrod Bowen scored after 48 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul. West Ham United were awarded a penalty after 57 minutes following a VAR review.