English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 23, 2016
Newcastle United LLLDW 1
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Watford LLWLL 2
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Vicarage Road · 20,611 att.

Match Report

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Watford defeat Newcastle to halt four-game losing streak

Watford ended their four-game losing streak in the Premier League with a much-needed 2-1 victory over Newcastle at Vicarage Road.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
1
48.7
Possession
51.3
11
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
310
Accurate Passes
356
431
Passes
473
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
4
28
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.3
82
Long Balls
88
41
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
22
18
Tackles
31
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
12
17
Clearances
17

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 16Nathan AkéLB
  5. 14Juan Carlos ParedesRB
  6. 24Odion IghaloM
  7. 23Ben WatsonCM
  8. 7José Manuel JuradoAM
  9. 8Valon BehramiLM
  10. 29Étienne CapoueRM
  11. 9Troy DeeneyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Allan Nyom
  2. 21Ikechi Anya
  3. 18Costel Pantilimon
  4. 5Sebastian Prödl
  5. 22Almen Abdi
  6. 11Nordin Amrabat
  7. 17Adlène Guédioura

NEW · 3-4-2-1

  1. 21Robert ElliotG
  2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD
  3. 18Chancel MbembaCD-L
  4. 15Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  5. 23Henri SaivetCM-L
  6. 12Jonjo ShelveyCM-R
  7. 16Rolando AaronsLM
  8. 22Daryl JanmaatRM
  9. 45Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 5Georginio WijnaldumCF-L
  11. 7Moussa SissokoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  2. 31Sylvain MarveauxSUB
  3. 27Steven TaylorSUB
  4. 11Yoan GouffranSUB
  5. 20Florian ThauvinSUB
  6. 17Ayoze PérezSUB
  7. 29Emmanuel RivièreSUB

Timeline

  1. 46' Goal! Watford 1, Newcastle United 0. Odion Ighalo (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney with a through ball.
  2. 51' Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Valon Behrami (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 58' Goal! Watford 2, Newcastle United 0. Craig Cathcart (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Odion Ighalo following a set piece situation.
  5. 59' Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoan Gouffran replaces Rolando Aarons.
  6. 59' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Henri Saivet.
  7. 68' Miguel Britos (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Goal! Watford 2, Newcastle United 1. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross following a corner.
  9. 77' Substitution, Watford. Almen Abdi replaces Jurado.
  10. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emmanuel Rivière replaces Fabricio Coloccini.
  11. 89' Substitution, Watford. Nyom replaces Juan Carlos Paredes.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Watford. Nordin Amrabat replaces Troy Deeney.

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