Aston Villa FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 35 games · 58 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
- Referee Paul Tierney
- Referee Simon Long
- Referee Scott Ledger
- Referee Lee Betts
- Referee Martin Atkinson
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Feb Watford FC H 0–1 L 13 Feb Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L 09 Feb Leeds United FC H 3–3 D 22 Jan Everton FC A 1–0 W 15 Jan Manchester United FC H 2–2 D 02 Jan Brentford FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Feb Aston Villa FC A 1–0 W 12 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–2 L 08 Feb West Ham United FC A 0–1 L 05 Feb Burnley FC A 0–0 D 21 Jan Norwich City FC H 0–3 L 15 Jan Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Aston Villa FC is hosting Watford FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Juan Hernandez made 298 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Tyrone Mings needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' Moussa Sissoko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 45 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 50' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 55' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 58' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 58' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Douglas Luiz departs to be replaced by Ollie Watkins.
- 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Calum Chambers, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 65' The whistle greets Matty Cash as he departs to be replaced by Ashley Young.
- 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 72' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 72 minute. Emiliano Buendia leaves to be changed by Leon Bailey.
- 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 79' What a strike from Emmanuel Dennis! The score is 0-1.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hassane Kamara.
- 85' Ken Sema has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emmanuel Dennis on 85 minute.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Christian Kabasele. He replaces Samir on 90 minute.
- The final score is 0-1.
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Aston Villa FC
Starting XI- 1
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Matty Cash ↓ Ashley Young 65'
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Emiliano Buendia ↓ Leon Bailey 72'
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Douglas Luiz ↓ Ollie Watkins 58'
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Bench-
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Ashley Young ↑ 65'
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Ollie Watkins ↑ 58'
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Leon Bailey ↑ 72'
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Coach Steven GerrardWatford FC
Starting XI-
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Emmanuel Dennis ↓ Ken Sema 85'
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Ismaila Sarr ↓ Juan Hernandez 90'
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Samir ↓ Christian Kabasele 90'
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Bench- 11
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Ken Sema ↑ 85'
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Christian Kabasele ↑ 90'
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Juan Hernandez ↑ 90'
Coach Roy Hodgson -
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