English Premier League

Watford vs Aston Villa, 2019-20 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Watford
  • 42': Troy Deeney
  • Red Card 57': Adrian Mariappa
  • 67': Troy Deeney (P)
  • 71': Ismaïla Sarr
FT
3 - 0
Aston Villa

    Ten-man Watford dominate Villa with Deeney double in 3-0 win

    Watford gave their Premier League survival hopes a shot in the arm with a 3-0 home win over Aston Villa on Saturday, thanks to Troy Deeney's brace.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
    • 1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Christian Kabasele (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney with a headed pass.
    • 3': Offside, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady tries a through ball, but Wesley is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 5': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Adrian Mariappa (Watford).
    • 6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
    • 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 10': Offside, Watford. Abdoulaye Doucouré tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
    • 11': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Matt Targett.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
    • 16': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Wesley (Aston Villa).
    • 17': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
    • 20': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
    • 20': Wesley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
    • 20': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Wesley (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
    • 25': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Foster.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Jota (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 28': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 28': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': VAR Decision: No Penalty Aston Villa.
    • 29': Adrian Mariappa (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
    • 32': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
    • 32': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Kabasele following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
    • 33': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford).
    • 34': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
    • 36': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
    • 40': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
    • 42': Goal! Watford 1, Aston Villa 0. Troy Deeney (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
    • 45': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa).
    • 45': Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 1, Aston Villa 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Aston Villa 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Jota.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Will Hughes because of an injury.
    • 47': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
    • 48': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Adrian Mariappa (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
    • 51': Foul by Adrian Mariappa (Watford).
    • 51': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Adrian Mariappa (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 55': Offside, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
    • 56': Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Gerard Deulofeu (Watford).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
    • 57': Foul by Adrian Mariappa (Watford).
    • 57': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Second yellow card to Adrian Mariappa (Watford) for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Watford. Craig Dawson replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 60': Offside, Aston Villa. Wesley tries a through ball, but Ahmed El Mohamady is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 63': Penalty Watford. Troy Deeney draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 63': Penalty conceded by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 64': VAR Decision: Penalty Watford.
    • 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Frederic Guilbert replaces Matt Targett because of an injury.
    • 67': Goal! Watford 2, Aston Villa 0. Troy Deeney (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 71': Goal! Watford 3, Aston Villa 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue following a fast break.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
    • 71': VAR Decision: Goal Watford - Watford 3-0 Aston Villa (Ismaila Sarr).
    • 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Henri Lansbury.
    • 73': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
    • 73': Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
    • 74': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
    • 74': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Hand ball by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
    • 78': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
    • 83': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 83': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces Craig Cathcart because of an injury.
    • 85': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Gerard Deulofeu (Watford).
    • 86': VAR Decision: No card change Gerard Deulofeu (Watford).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Frederic Guilbert.
    • 90'+2': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
    • 90'+2': Troy Deeney (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+4': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+5': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 3, Aston Villa 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 3, Aston Villa 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 1
    3 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 2
    51.2 Possession 48.8
    11 SHOTS 20
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    352 Accurate Passes 331
    433 Passes 417
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 5
    22 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    56 Long Balls 63
    24 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 9
    6 Effective Tackles 10
    11 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 9
    23 Effective Clearances 23
    23 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 21,348

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
    2 Arsenal 0 0 0
    3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
    4 Brentford 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    26 Ben Foster (GK)
    15 Craig Cathcart
    27 Christian Kabasele
    21 Kiko Femenía
    6 Adrian Mariappa Yellow Card
    16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
    19 Will Hughes
    29 Étienne Capoue
    9 Troy Deeney
    7 Gerard Deulofeu
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    Watford Substitutes:
    Andre Gray, Heurelho Gomes, Nathaniel Chalobah, Craig Dawson, Domingos Quina, Adam Masina, Isaac Success.

    AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Tom Heaton (GK)
    30 Kortney Hause
    15 Ezri Konsa
    18 Matt Targett
    27 Ahmed Elmohamady
    8 Henri Lansbury
    14 Conor Hourihane
    6 Douglas Luiz
    9 Wesley
    10 Jack Grealish Yellow Card
    23 Jota
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Trézéguet, Frédéric Guilbert, Ørjan Nyland, Jonathan Kodjia, Anwar El Ghazi, Marvelous Nakamba, James Chester.

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