Manchester City FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Friend
- Referee Lee Mason
- Referee Darren Cann
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Simon Beck
- Referee Adrian Holmes
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Apr Watford FC H 5–1 W 20 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–0 W 16 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–3 L 13 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–0 D 10 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–2 D 05 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–5 L 16 Apr Brentford FC H 1–2 L 09 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–3 L 02 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L 13 Mar Southampton FC A 2–1 W 10 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–4 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Manchester City FC and Watford FC has kicked off!
- 4' Gabriel Jesus puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
- 9' 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.
- 14' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Joao Pedro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 19' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 23' Gabriel Jesus with the second goal in the match!
- 28' Goal! Hassane Kamara scores his 6 goal in 410 matches.
- 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 34' Goal! Rodri scores his 27 goal in 507 matches.
- 39' 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.
- 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joao Cancelo on 43.
- 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 49' Goal! Gabriel Jesus scores his 102 goal in 421 matches.
- 53' What a strike from Gabriel Jesus! The score is 5-1.
- 57' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Kevin De Bruyne by Ilkay Gundogan on 57 minute.
- 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 63' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 63 minute. Aymeric Laporte leaves to be changed by Nathan Ake.
- 68' The whistle greets Samir as he departs to be replaced by Craig Cathcart.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Riyad Mahrez. He replaces Rodri on 71 minute.
- 75' The whistle greets Imran Louza as he departs to be replaced by Edo Kayembe.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Raheem Sterling, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 31 goals in the last 24 games.
- 85' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
- 90' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- Full Time. Manchester City FC beats Watford FC
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Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 25
- 9
- 7
- 17
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14
Aymeric Laporte ↓ Nathan Ake 63'
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- 10
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16
Rodri ↓ Riyad Mahrez 71'
- 27
- 3
Bench
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6
Nathan Ake ↑ 63'
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8
Ilkay Gundogan ↑ 57'
- 20
- 47
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26
Riyad Mahrez ↑ 71'
- 13
- 80
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Coach Pep GuardiolaWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 1
- 27
- 8
- 7
- 19
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23
Ismaila Sarr ↓ Joao Pedro 68'
- 14
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22
Samir ↓ Craig Cathcart 68'
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6
Imran Louza ↓ Edo Kayembe 75'
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Bench
- 11
- 12
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15
Craig Cathcart ↑ 68'
- 16
- 13
- 5
- 26
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39
Edo Kayembe ↑ 75'
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10
Joao Pedro ↑ 68'
Coach Roy Hodgson -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Raheem Sterling 9 Gabriel Jesus 7 Bernardo Silva 5 David Silva 2 Kevin De Bruyne 2 Riyad Mahrez 2 Nicolas Otamendi 1 Sergio Aguero 1 Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2022-04-23 Manchester City FC 5–1 Watford FC W 2022-04-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-13 Club Atletico de Madrid 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2022-04-10 Manchester City FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2022-04-05 Manchester City FC 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.68 Manchester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 68%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.61Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 48% 52% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw 89%Draw or Watford FC 29%Manchester City FC or Watford FC 83%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–1 not predicted5 – 1Actual2 – 0 9.9%2 – 1 8.8%3 – 0 8.5%3 – 1 7.8%1 – 1 7.5%1 – 0 7.1%4 – 0 5.7%4 – 1 5.2%2 – 2 4%0 – 0 3.9%3 – 2 3.6%5 – 0 3.1%Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC
Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 32% — 68% -2 32% 21% 47% -1.5 53% — 47% -1 53% 20% 27% -0.5 73% — 27% +0.5 90% — 10% +1 90% 7% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 40% ✓Watford FC keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.