Manchester United FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester United FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.
- Manchester United FC 38 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Dean Whitestone
- Referee Kevin Friend
- Referee Lee Mason
- Referee Tim Wood
- Referee Simon Beck
- Referee Adrian Holmes
19 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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 26 Feb Watford FC H 0–0 D 23 Feb Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–1 D 20 Feb Leeds United FC A 4–2 W 15 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W 12 Feb Southampton FC H 1–1 D 08 Feb Burnley FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Feb Manchester United FC A 0–0 D 23 Feb Crystal Palace FC H 1–4 L 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 Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester United FC0-154/116-30–/131-454/–46-602/361-751/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Old Trafford that hosts another battle between Manchester United FC and Watford FC.
- 5' 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.
- 10' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Cristiano Ronaldo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 26 Yellow cards this season.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 350 games and scored 323 goals.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Foster made 350 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 40' 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.
- 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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Craig Cathcart, as he is very good at scoring at Old Trafford with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hassane Kamara suffering a number of foals already.
- 62' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Fred departs to be replaced by Jadon Sancho.
- 63' The whistle greets Joshua King as he departs to be replaced by Ken Sema.
- 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 73' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Luke Shaw. He replaces Alex Telles on 74 minute.
- 79' 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.
- 80' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Tom Cleverley by Juraj Kucka on 80 minute.
- 85' Imran Louza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 90' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Ken Sema has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Manchester United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
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17
Fred ↓ Jadon Sancho 62'
- 6
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31
Nemanja Matic ↓ Marcus Rashford 74'
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- 19
- 7
- 18
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27
Alex Telles ↓ Luke Shaw 74'
- 36
Bench
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- 14
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10
Marcus Rashford ↑ 74'
- 4
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23
Luke Shaw ↑ 74'
- 8
- 20
- 26
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25
Jadon Sancho ↑ 62'
Coach Ralf RangnickWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 1
- 15
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8
Tom Cleverley ↓ Juraj Kucka 80'
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7
Joshua King ↓ Ken Sema 63'
- 19
- 23
- 14
- 22
- 6
- 2
Bench
- 11
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12
Ken Sema ↑ 63'
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27
Christian Kabasele ↑ 63'
- 5
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33
Juraj Kucka ↑ 80'
- 26
- 39
- 10
- 29
Coach Roy Hodgson -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Joshua King 2 Anthony Martial 2 Ismaila Sarr 2 Romelu Lukaku 1 Emmanuel Dennis 1 Chris Smalling 1 Femenia Far 1 Marcus Rashford 1 Head to Head
Manchester United FC Form
2022-02-26 Manchester United FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-02-23 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2022-02-20 Leeds United FC 2–4 Manchester United FC W 2022-02-15 Manchester United FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-02-12 Manchester United FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2022-02-08 Burnley FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.01 Manchester United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.85 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Manchester United FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.86Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 82% 18% ± 1.5 56% 44% ± 2.5 29% 71% ± 3.5 13% 87% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
Manchester United FC or Draw 73%Draw or Watford FC 59%Manchester United FC or Watford FC 68%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 1 14.3%1 – 0 14.3%0 – 1 11.8%2 – 0 7.5%2 – 1 6.6%1 – 2 5.5%0 – 2 5.3%2 – 2 3%3 – 0 2.5%3 – 1 2.3%1 – 3 1.6%Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC
Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 10% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 22% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 18% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Watford FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.