Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Watford FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 14 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Juraj Kucka 23' Y
Y 54' Tyrone Mings
Y 55' Tyrone Mings
Ken Sema 55' Y
Ken Sema 56' Y
Oghenekaro Etebo 86' Y
Oghenekaro Etebo 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Mike Dean
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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

3
1
Watford FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-14 Watford FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC 2020-01-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Watford FC 2019-12-28 Watford FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Watford FC launch into their encounter with Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Emmanuel Dennis makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' Juraj Kucka is having his name booked by the referee on 23.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Xisco Munoz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ismaila Sarr makes it 2-0.
  • 46' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Matt Targett has done his job and it is now time for Jacob Ramsey to step up.
  • 47' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Matt Targett is replaced by Jacob Ramsey on 47 minute.
  • 52' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for Aston Villa FC. Tyrone Mings will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' Tyrone Mings is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 56' Ken Sema catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 60' Leon Bailey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anwar El Ghazi at the 60 minute mark.
  • 61' The Aston Villa FC bench stirs into life. Anwar El Ghazi is withdrawn and Leon Bailey gets his opportunity.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Emmanuel Dennis as he leaves the pitch. Juan Hernandez steps in for Watford FC.
  • 67' Juan Hernandez doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Juraj Kucka departs to be replaced by Dan Gosling.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! John McGinn makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Dan Gosling comes on to replace Juraj Kucka.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Bertrand Traore. He replaces Emiliano Buendia on 72 minute.
  • 77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ezri Konsa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Troy Deeney. He replaces Tom Cleverley on 79 minute.
  • 80' Troy Deeney is replacing Tom Cleverley for the Watford FC side.
  • 85' Ken Sema needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Oghenekaro Etebo on 86 minutes.
  • 87' Oghenekaro Etebo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Watford FC 3-2 Aston Villa FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Troy Deeney 3
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Ismaila Sarr 2
Tyrone Mings 1
Ezri Konsa 1
Douglas Luiz 1
Danny Ings 1
John McGinn 1

Head to Head

2021-08-14 Watford FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC 2020-01-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Watford FC 2019-12-28 Watford FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC

Watford FC Form

2021-08-14 Watford FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC W 2021-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2021-05-01 Brentford FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2021-04-24 Watford FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2021-04-17 Luton Town FC 1–0 Watford FC L

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-08-14 Watford FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC L 2021-05-23 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2021-05-19 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2021-05-16 Crystal Palace FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC L 2021-05-13 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2021-05-09 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Manchester United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC52% Draw24% Aston Villa FC24%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Watford FC37% Draw43% Aston Villa FC20%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
0 – 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.