Thursday , 2 July 2026

Everton FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Everton FC
2 – 5
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Goodison Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Digne 17' Y
Y 44' William Troost-Ekong
Allan 54' Y
Allan 55' Y
Y 70' Emmanuel Dennis
Richarlison 72' Y
Y 81' Joshua King
Jose Rondon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Everton FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Goodison Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
Everton FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-23 Everton FC 2–5 Watford FC 2020-02-01 Watford FC 2–3 Everton FC 2019-08-17 Everton FC 1–0 Watford FC 2019-02-09 Watford FC 1–0 Everton FC 2018-12-10 Everton FC 2–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Everton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Watford FC H 2–5 L
17 Oct West Ham United FC H 0–1 L
02 Oct Manchester United FC A 1–1 D
25 Sep Norwich City FC H 2–0 W
18 Sep Aston Villa FC A 0–3 L
13 Sep Burnley FC H 3–1 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Everton FC A 5–2 W
16 Oct Liverpool FC H 0–5 L
02 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
25 Sep Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D
18 Sep Norwich City FC A 3–1 W
11 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Goodison Park will turn into a battlefield for Everton FC and Watford FC.
  • 3' GOAL! Tom Davies scores on 3. Assisted by Demarai Gray
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' What a strike from Joshua King! The score is 1-1.
  • 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Digne on 17.
  • 22' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Everton FC that had 319 games and scored 362 goals.
  • 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for William Troost-Ekong.
  • 49' Anthony Gordon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' Allan is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Allan on 55.
  • 60' The Everton FC manager makes a substitution. Anthony Gordon departs to be replaced by Richarlison.
  • 63' GOAL! Richarlison scores on 63. Assisted by Michael Keane
  • 64' The whistle greets Ismaila Sarr as he departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 69' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Michael Keane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Emmanuel Dennis was booked on 70.
  • 72' It’s a booking for Everton FC player. Richarlison gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Jeremy Ngakia is replaced by Nicolas N'Koulou.
  • 77' Another substitution for Everton FC to replace Demarai Gray by Alex Iwobi on 77 minute.
  • 78' GOAL! Juraj Kucka scores on 78. Assisted by Juan Hernandez
  • 80' Joshua King with the second goal in the match!
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Joshua King. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' It’s high time Rafael Benitez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' What a strike from Joshua King! The score is 2-4.
  • 90' The referee shows Everton FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-5.

Lineups

Everton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rafael Benitez

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joshua King 3
Richarlison 2
Seamus Coleman 1
Tom Davies 1
Andre Gray 1
Bernard 1
Adam Masina 1
Roberto Pereyra 1

Head to Head

2021-10-23 Everton FC 2–5 Watford FC 2020-02-01 Watford FC 2–3 Everton FC 2019-08-17 Everton FC 1–0 Watford FC 2019-02-09 Watford FC 1–0 Everton FC 2018-12-10 Everton FC 2–2 Watford FC

Everton FC Form

2021-10-23 Everton FC 2–5 Watford FC L 2021-10-17 Everton FC 0–1 West Ham United FC L 2021-10-02 Manchester United FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2021-09-25 Everton FC 2–0 Norwich City FC W 2021-09-18 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Everton FC L 2021-09-13 Everton FC 3–1 Burnley FC W

Watford FC Form

2021-10-23 Everton FC 2–5 Watford FC W 2021-10-16 Watford FC 0–5 Liverpool FC L 2021-10-02 Leeds United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2021-09-25 Watford FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2021-09-18 Norwich City FC 1–3 Watford FC W 2021-09-11 Watford FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.45 Everton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Everton FC or Watford FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Everton FC34% Draw26% Watford FC40%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Everton FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Watford FC
66%
Everton FC or Watford FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Everton FC25% Draw43% Watford FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Everton FC

Handicap Everton FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Everton FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.