English Premier League

Manchester United vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League

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Manchester United rue missed chances in draw to Watford

Manchester United were left to regret a multitude of missed chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw to Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Fred.
  • 3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 4': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Telles.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
  • 15': Offside, Manchester United. Alex Telles tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a cross.
  • 20': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 20': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 32': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 36': Foul by Samir (Watford).
  • 36': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Alex Telles (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 40': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
  • 40': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 40': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
  • 40': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Offside, Watford. Ben Foster tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Watford 0.
  • 46': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Anthony Elanga.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Samir (Watford) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a corner.
  • 47': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
  • 47': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Offside, Manchester United. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
  • 50': Offside, Watford. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua King.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Hassane Kamara (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 62': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Fred.
  • 63': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Joshua King.
  • 63': Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 65': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 68': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 68': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross.
  • 74': Substitution, Manchester United. Luke Shaw replaces Alex Telles.
  • 74': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Nemanja Matic.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 76': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Samir.
  • 79': Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 80': Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Tom Cleverley.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphaël Varane.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester United 0, Watford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 0, Watford 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 2
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
32.7 Possession 67.3
10 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
236 Accurate Passes 574
335 Passes 676
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 14
7 Crosses 31
0.4 Cross % 0.5
77 Long Balls 61
28 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 7
12 Effective Tackles 12
22 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
22 Interceptions 6
28 Effective Clearances 4
28 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,152

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 38 +45 84
2 Arsenal 38 +35 74
3 Manchester City 38 +28 71
4 Chelsea 38 +21 69
Full Table

Line-Ups

MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
19 Raphaël Varane
2 Victor Lindelöf
27 Alex Telles
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
18 Bruno Fernandes
17 Fred
31 Nemanja Matic
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
6 Paul Pogba
36 Anthony Elanga

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
22 Samir
15 Craig Cathcart
14 Hassane Kamara
2 Jeremy Ngakia
6 Imran Louza
8 Tom Cleverley
19 Moussa Sissoko
25 Emmanuel Dennis
7 Josh King
23 Ismaïla Sarr

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