English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 16, 2017
Manchester City LDWWW 6
–
Watford DWLDW 0
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Vicarage Road · 20,305 att.

Match Report

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Sergio Aguero grabs hat trick as Man City hit six at Watford

Aguero spearheaded a rampant triumph, also laying on a goal for Gabriel Jesus as he inched ever closer to City's all-time goalscoring record.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
11
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
4
67.4
Possession
32.6
28
SHOTS
7
10
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
576
Accurate Passes
236
637
Passes
312
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
4
26
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.4
41
Long Balls
42
30
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
8
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
3
19
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
22
24
Clearances
22

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 27Christian KabaseleCD-L
  3. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 8Tom CleverleyAM
  7. 14Nathaniel ChalobahLM
  8. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréRM
  9. 18Andre GrayF
  10. 11RicharlisonAM-L
  11. 28André CarrilloAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Orestis KarnezisSUB
  2. 29Étienne CapoueSUB
  3. 13Molla WaguéSUB
  4. 9Troy DeeneySUB
  5. 22Marvin ZeegelaarSUB
  6. 37Roberto PereyraSUB
  7. 10Isaac SuccessSUB

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 22Benjamin MendyLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 25FernandinhoCM
  7. 21David SilvaLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 10Sergio AgüeroF
  10. 33Gabriel JesusLF
  11. 7Raheem SterlingRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Ilkay GündoganSUB
  2. 18Fabian DelphSUB
  3. 20Bernardo SilvaSUB
  4. 1Claudio BravoSUB
  5. 19Leroy SanéSUB
  6. 3DaniloSUB
  7. 15Eliaquim MangalaSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 1. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 29' José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 2. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Silva.
  4. 37' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 3. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Agüero with a through ball.
  5. 40' Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 4. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Silva with a cross following a corner.
  7. 64' Substitution, Watford. Roberto Pereyra replaces Tom Cleverley.
  8. 65' Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  9. 66' Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  10. 70' Substitution, Watford. Etienne Capoue replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
  11. 74' Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces Andre Gray.
  12. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. Leroy Sané replaces David Silva.
  13. 81' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 5. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  14. 89' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 6. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

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