English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 23, 2022
Watford LWLLL 1
–
Manchester City WDDLW 5
1st2ndT
WAT101
MNC325
Etihad Stadium · 53,013 att.

Match Report

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Gabriel Jesus nets four as Manchester City thrash Watford to extend lead at top

Gabriel Jesus put on a stunning performance with four goals and an assist as Manchester City secured a comfortable 5-1 win over Watford.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
11
4
Saves
1
26
Possession
74
5
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
180
Accurate Passes
619
247
Passes
701
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
19
0.4
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
52
17
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
16
11
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
7
30
Effective Clearances
12
30
Clearances
12

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 11Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 27João CanceloRB
  6. 17Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 16RodriLM
  8. 25FernandinhoRM
  9. 10Jack GrealishF
  10. 7Raheem SterlingAM-L
  11. 9Gabriel JesusAM-R

WAT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 22SamirCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 14Hassane KamaraLB
  5. 2Jeremy NgakiaRB
  6. 6Imran LouzaCM
  7. 8Tom CleverleyLM
  8. 19Moussa SissokoRM
  9. 7Joshua KingF
  10. 25Emmanuel DennisLF
  11. 23Ismaïla SarrRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Manchester City 1, Watford 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  2. 23' Goal! Manchester City 2, Watford 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  3. 28' Goal! Manchester City 2, Watford 1. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a through ball.
  4. 34' Goal! Manchester City 3, Watford 1. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  5. 43' João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 49' Goal! Manchester City 4, Watford 1. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 53' Goal! Manchester City 5, Watford 1. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  8. 57' Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  9. 63' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Aymeric Laporte.
  10. 68' Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Samir.
  11. 68' Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  12. 70' Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Rodri.
  13. 75' Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Imrân Louza.

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