Manchester City FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Manchester City FC

8 – 0

Full Time

Watford FC

Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+4'

Bernardo Silva 19' Y

Y 59' Femenia Far

Y 59' Gerard Deulofeu

Angelino 81' Y

Overview

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Manchester City FC vs Watford FC — Premier League .

Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Simpson
Referee Daniel Robathan
Referee Ian Hussin
Referee Craig Pawson
Referee Mike Dean

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 8 games · Avg 4.5 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-21 Manchester City FC 8–0 Watford FC 2019-05-18 Manchester City FC 6–0 Watford FC 2019-04-06 Watford FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2019-03-09 Manchester City FC 3–1 Watford FC 2018-12-04 Watford FC 1–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Watford FC	H	8–0	W
18 Sep	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	A	3–0	W
14 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	2–3	L
31 Aug	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	4–0	W
25 Aug	AFC Bournemouth	A	3–1	W
17 Aug	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	2–2	D

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Manchester City FC	A	0–8	L
15 Sep	Arsenal FC	H	2–2	D
31 Aug	Newcastle United FC	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	West Ham United FC	H	1–3	L
17 Aug	Everton FC	A	0–1	L
10 Aug	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–3	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	5 G
Rayan Cherki	3 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	2 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Manchester City FC have kicked off against Watford FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
1' David Silva makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
6' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
7' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sergio Aguero makes no mistake. 2-0!
12' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez scores on 12.
15' Brilliant from the ! Bernardo Silva makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 15.
18' GOAL! Nicolas Otamendi scores on 18. Assisted by Sergio Aguero
19' Controversy at the stadium! Bernardo Silva argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
29' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
33' Watford FC ring the changes. Dimitri Foulquier has done his job and it is now time for Roberto Pereyra to step up.
38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 438 games and scored 1027 goals.
43' Gerard Deulofeu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
46' The supporters are chanting for Angelino. He replaces Benjamin Mendy on 46 minute.
48' The Portugal Bernardo Silva breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 6-0!
53' Andre Gray, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
54' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Joao Cancelo on, Kyle Walker off on 54 minutes.
59' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 59.
59' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Ismaila Sarr on, Will Hughes off on 59 minutes.
60' Goal! Bernardo Silva scores his 65 goal in 438 matches.
63' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Nicolas Otamendi by Eric on 63 minute.
68' Craig Dawson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
73' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
77' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Gerard Deulofeu is withdrawn and Andre Gray gets his opportunity.
81' Manchester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
85' What a moment for Kevin De Bruyne! That strike on 85 puts his side firmly in control.
90' It’s high time Quique Sanchez Flores made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Watford FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Ben Foster
25
Jose Holebas
6
Adrian Mariappa C
29
Etienne Capoue
16
Abdoulaye Doucoure
8
Tom Cleverley
19
Will Hughes ↓ Ismaila Sarr 59'
21
Femenia Far
7
Gerard Deulofeu ↓ Andre Gray 77'
4
Craig Dawson
36
Dimitri Foulquier ↓ Roberto Pereyra 33'

Bench

Coach Quique Sanchez Flores

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
Gerard Deulofeu	1
Hassane Kamara	1

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2019-09-21 Manchester City FC 8–0 Watford FC W 2019-09-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2019-09-14 Norwich City FC 3–2 Manchester City FC L 2019-08-31 Manchester City FC 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2019-08-25 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2019-08-17 Manchester City FC 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC D

Watford FC Form

2019-09-21 Manchester City FC 8–0 Watford FC L 2019-09-15 Watford FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2019-08-31 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2019-08-24 Watford FC 1–3 West Ham United FC L 2019-08-17 Everton FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2019-08-10 Watford FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.93 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.77 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC76% Draw15% Watford FC9%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

91%

Draw or Watford FC

24%

Manchester City FC or Watford FC

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC60% Draw32% Watford FC8%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 8–0 not predicted

8 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10.8%

3 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

3 – 1

7.7%

4 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 1

6.2%

4 – 1

5.7%

5 – 0

4.3%

0 – 0

3.6%

5 – 1

3.4%

2 – 2

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	39%	—	61%
-2	39%	21%	39%
-1.5	61%	—	39%
-1	61%	19%	20%
-0.5	80%	—	20%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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