Watford FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 38 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Referee Darren Cann
- Referee Mark Scholes
- Referee Stuart Burt
- Referee Mike Dean
22 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.5 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 14 Aug Aston Villa FC H 3–2 W 08 May Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W 01 May Brentford FC A 0–2 L 24 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W 20 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–0 W 17 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Aug Watford FC A 2–3 L 23 May Chelsea FC H 2–1 W 19 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W 16 May Crystal Palace FC A 2–3 L 13 May Everton FC H 0–0 D 09 May Manchester United FC H 1–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Aston Villa FC0-151/316-30–/231-453/246-604/261-752/–76+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Vicarage Road Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' GOAL! Emmanuel Dennis scores on 10.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Adam Masina needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
- 23' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Craig Cathcart made 349 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' Aston Villa 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.
- 38' Marvelous Nakamba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 42' GOAL! Ismaila Sarr scores on 42. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis
- 46' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Ramsey is hanging Matt Targett on the field on 46 minute.
- 47' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Matt Targett departs to be replaced by Jacob Ramsey.
- 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tyrone Mings.
- 55' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
- 56' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 56.
- 60' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Anwar El Ghazi departs to be replaced by Leon Bailey.
- 61' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Anwar El Ghazi by Leon Bailey on 61 minute.
- 66' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Emmanuel Dennis departs to be replaced by Juan Hernandez.
- 67' What a strike from Juan Hernandez! The score is 3-0.
- 69' Dan Gosling is replacing Juraj Kucka for the Watford FC side.
- 70' What a strike from John McGinn! The score is 3-1.
- 70' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dan Gosling is hanging Juraj Kucka on the field on 70 minute.
- 72' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bertrand Traore is hanging Emiliano Buendia on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 349 games and scored 323 goals.
- 79' The whistle greets Tom Cleverley as he departs to be replaced by Troy Deeney.
- 80' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Tom Cleverley is replaced by Troy Deeney.
- 85' 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.
- 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oghenekaro Etebo.
- 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oghenekaro Etebo on 87.
- Full Time. Watford FC beats Aston Villa FC
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 11
- 12
- 15
- 27
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Tom Cleverley ↓ Troy Deeney 79'
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- 23
- 5
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33
Juraj Kucka ↓ Dan Gosling 69'
- 26
Bench
- 1
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9
Troy Deeney ↑ 79'
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16
Dan Gosling ↑ 69'
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- 17
- 31
- 6
- 2
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29
Juan Hernandez ↑ 66'
Coach Xisco MunozAston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 1
- 5
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3
Matt Targett ↓ Jacob Ramsey 46'
- 20
- 18
- 2
- 10
- 4
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21
Anwar El Ghazi ↓ Leon Bailey 60'
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Bench
- 9
- 30
- 16
- 12
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15
Bertrand Traore ↑ 72'
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31
Leon Bailey ↑ 60'
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Jacob Ramsey ↑ 46'
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Coach Dean Smith -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Troy Deeney 3 Ismaila Sarr 2 Emmanuel Dennis 2 Tyrone Mings 1 Ezri Konsa 1 Douglas Luiz 1 Danny Ings 1 John McGinn 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
Aston Villa FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.84 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.24 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Watford FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.08Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 59% 41% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 76%Draw or Aston Villa FC 48%Watford FC or Aston Villa FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Watford FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.4%2 – 1 9.3%1 – 0 7.7%2 – 0 7.7%1 – 2 6.3%0 – 0 6.3%2 – 2 5.8%3 – 1 5.7%0 – 1 4.9%3 – 0 4.6%3 – 2 Actual0 – 2 3.5%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 15% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 21% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 14% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.