West Ham United v Watford, 22 December 2018

Score2-0 to Watford
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueLondon Stadium
Attendance56,833
Kick-off: 3.00pm Watford had now won five of their last eight meetings in the Premier League (lost two). None of the 12 meetings in the top division at West Ham United had been drawn. Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 West Ham United won: 4 Drawn: 2 Watford won: 5 West Ham United scored: 12 Watford scored: 15

0 West Ham United

Manager: Manuel Pellegrini

2 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 30 P
Gerard Deulofeu 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Felipe Anderson
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Michail Antonio

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
José Holebas Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Roberto Pereyra Midfielder
Ken Sema Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Gerard Deulofeu Forward

Substitutions:

Angelo Ogbonna for Fabián Balbuena 34
Andy Carroll for Mark Noble 56
Grady Diangana for Javier Hernández 75

Substitutions:

Tom Cleverley for Ken Sema 75
Isaac Success for Troy Deeney 86
Adrian Mariappa for Gerard Deulofeu 90

Cards:

Fabián Balbuena 27 Y
Michail Antonio 69 Y
Issa Diop 90 Y

Cards:

Christian Kabasele 55 Y
José Holebas 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Angelo Ogbonna
Midfielder Pedro Obiang
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Xande Silva

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 12th West Ham United failed in their attempt to win five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2006. They also failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League at the London Stadium for the first time. The Hammers had now failed to keep a clean sheet in ten of their last 11 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 7th This was Watford’s first clean sheet in their last eight games in the Premier League. They had conceded at least two goals in each of the previous five. The Hornets had now won three of their last 21 away games in the Premier League (lost 14). Gerard Deulofeu had now scored in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time in his career.

0 West Ham United

Manager: Manuel Pellegrini

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Felipe Anderson
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Michail Antonio

Substitutions:

Angelo Ogbonna for Fabián Balbuena 34
Andy Carroll for Mark Noble 56
Grady Diangana for Javier Hernández 75

Cards:

Fabián Balbuena 27 Y
Michail Antonio 69 Y
Issa Diop 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Angelo Ogbonna
Midfielder Pedro Obiang
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Xande Silva

Comments:

League position: 12th West Ham United failed in their attempt to win five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2006. They also failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League at the London Stadium for the first time. The Hammers had now failed to keep a clean sheet in ten of their last 11 home games in the Premier League.

2 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 30 P
Gerard Deulofeu 87 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
José Holebas Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Roberto Pereyra Midfielder
Ken Sema Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Gerard Deulofeu Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Cleverley for Ken Sema 75
Isaac Success for Troy Deeney 86
Adrian Mariappa for Gerard Deulofeu 90

Cards:

Christian Kabasele 55 Y
José Holebas 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 7th This was Watford’s first clean sheet in their last eight games in the Premier League. They had conceded at least two goals in each of the previous five. The Hornets had now won three of their last 21 away games in the Premier League (lost 14). Gerard Deulofeu had now scored in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time in his career.