English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 22, 2019
Manchester United WWWDW 0
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Watford LLLDL 2
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Match Report

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Man United lose at bottom-placed Watford in Pogba return

Manchester United suffered a 2-0 defeat at bottom-placed Watford in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
8
63.9
Possession
36.1
17
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
473
Accurate Passes
209
562
Passes
313
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
58
24
Accurate Long Balls
9
0.5
Long Balls %
0.2
3
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
19
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
14
22
Effective Clearances
15
22
Clearances
15

Head to Head

MAN leads series 5-0

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 21Kiko FemeníaLB
  5. 6Adrian MariappaRB
  6. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréAM
  7. 19Will HughesLM
  8. 29Étienne CapoueRM
  9. 9Troy DeeneyF
  10. 7Gerard DeulofeuAM-L
  11. 23Ismaïla SarrAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Isaac SuccessSUB
  2. 37Roberto PereyraSUB
  3. 14Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  4. 18Andre GraySUB
  5. 11Adam MasinaSUB
  6. 1Heurelho GomesSUB
  7. 4Craig DawsonSUB

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 2Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 14Jesse LingardAM
  7. 17FredLM
  8. 39Scott McTominayRM
  9. 9Anthony MartialF
  10. 10Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 21Daniel JamesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Andreas PereiraSUB
  2. 22Sergio RomeroSUB
  3. 8Juan MataSUB
  4. 26Mason GreenwoodSUB
  5. 6Paul PogbaSUB
  6. 31Nemanja MaticSUB
  7. 18Ashley YoungSUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 38' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 50' Goal! Watford 1, Manchester United 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Kabasele with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  4. 51' Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 53' VAR Decision: Penalty Watford.
  6. 54' Goal! Watford 2, Manchester United 0. Troy Deeney (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  7. 58' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Daniel James.
  8. 64' Substitution, Manchester United. Paul Pogba replaces Jesse Lingard.
  9. 69' Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  10. 72' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Scott McTominay.
  11. 77' Substitution, Watford. Roberto Pereyra replaces Etienne Capoue.
  12. 87' Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Ismaila Sarr.
  13. 90'+2' Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

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