English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 5, 2018
Newcastle United WWWLL 1
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Watford DLLDL 2
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WAT202
Vicarage Road · 20,375 att.

Match Report

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Watford beat Newcastle to ease pressure on manager Javi Gracia

Roberto Pereyra and Andre Gray's goals eased pressure on manager Javi Gracia as Watford ended a seven-match winless run by dispatching Newcastle 2-1

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
2
6
Saves
0
60.8
Possession
39.2
9
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
8
0.1
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
474
Accurate Passes
288
577
Passes
384
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
1
30
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.1
77
Long Balls
63
45
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
10
8
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
41
16
Clearances
41

Head to Head

WAT leads series 4-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 30Orestis KarnezisG
  2. 27Christian KabaseleCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  8. 37Roberto PereyraLM
  9. 19Will HughesRM
  10. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  11. 18Andre GrayCF-R

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 20Florian LejeuneCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 19Javier ManquilloRB
  6. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM-L
  7. 10Mohamed DiaméCM-R
  8. 15KenedyLM
  9. 7Jacob MurphyRM
  10. 9Dwight GayleF
  11. 17Ayoze PérezRCF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Watford 1, Newcastle United 0. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  2. 28' Goal! Watford 2, Newcastle United 0. Andre Gray (Watford) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a cross.
  3. 39' Penalty saved! Troy Deeney (Watford) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  4. 42' Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 53' Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Jacob Murphy.
  6. 55' Goal! Watford 2, Newcastle United 1. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javier Manquillo with a cross.
  7. 56' Substitution, Watford. Gerard Deulofeu replaces Roberto Pereyra.
  8. 58' Christian Kabasele (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Watford. Adrian Mariappa replaces Troy Deeney.
  10. 67' Substitution, Newcastle United. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Javier Manquillo.
  11. 72' José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 80' Substitution, Watford. Richarlison replaces Andre Gray.
  13. 84' Substitution, Newcastle United. Mikel Merino replaces Mohamed Diamé.

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