English Premier League

FT Saturday, November 25, 2017
Watford WLLLW 3
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Newcastle United DWLLL 0
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St. James' Park · 52,188 att.

Match Report

Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images

Newcastle defence exposed as Watford cruise to victory on Tyneside

Marco Silva got the better of Rafael Benitez in spectacular style as Watford stormed to Premier League victory at Newcastle.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
47.6
Possession
52.4
12
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
315
Accurate Passes
378
441
Passes
480
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.1
83
Long Balls
71
36
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
19
Effective Tackles
8
27
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
34
Effective Clearances
22
34
Clearances
22

Head to Head

WAT leads series 3-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robert ElliotG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 20Florian LejeuneCD-R
  4. 19Javier ManquilloLB
  5. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 10Mohamed DiaméCM-L
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM-R
  8. 7Jacob MurphyLM
  9. 11Matt RitchieRM
  10. 21JoseluCF-L
  11. 9Dwight GayleCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  2. 45Aleksandar MitrovicSUB
  3. 23Mikel MerinoSUB
  4. 18Chancel MbembaSUB
  5. 16Rolando AaronsSUB
  6. 27Jesús GámezSUB
  7. 17Ayoze PérezSUB

WAT · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 27Christian KabaseleCD
  3. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  4. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  5. 8Tom CleverleyCM-L
  6. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  7. 22Marvin ZeegelaarLM
  8. 21Kiko FemeníaRM
  9. 18Andre GrayF
  10. 11RicharlisonCF-L
  11. 19Will HughesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Daryl JanmaatSUB
  2. 5Sebastian PrödlSUB
  3. 23Ben WatsonSUB
  4. 29Étienne CapoueSUB
  5. 37Roberto PereyraSUB
  6. 28André CarrilloSUB
  7. 30Orestis KarnezisSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Watford 1. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marvin Zeegelaar.
  3. 24' Marvin Zeegelaar (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Own Goal by DeAndre Yedlin, Newcastle United. Newcastle United 0, Watford 2.
  5. 52' Substitution, Watford. Sebastian Prödl replaces Miguel Britos.
  6. 62' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Watford 3. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison with a cross.
  7. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Mikel Merino replaces Mohamed Diamé.
  8. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Joselu.
  9. 77' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Jacob Murphy.
  10. 79' Substitution, Watford. Roberto Pereyra replaces Richarlison.
  11. 84' Substitution, Watford. André Carrillo replaces Will Hughes.
  12. 90'+2' Sebastian Prödl (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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