English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Aston Villa
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    Watford
    • 78': Emmanuel Dennis

    Dennis scores late as Watford clinch first win since November

    Emmanuel Dennis scored 12 minutes from time to hand struggling Watford vital away points as they won 1-0 away at Aston Villa in the Premier League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Samir.
    • 7': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
    • 7': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
    • 7': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Craig Cathcart (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
    • 11': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 11': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
    • 16': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 17': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
    • 18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Emmanuel Dennis.
    • 21': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
    • 21': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
    • 26': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 26': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 29': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
    • 29': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
    • 32': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
    • 36': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
    • 36': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 40': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 40': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a cross.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Watford 0.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 54': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua King with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
    • 57': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 58': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Douglas Luiz.
    • 58': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
    • 58': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
    • 62': Corner, Watford. Conceded by John McGinn.
    • 64': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 64': Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Matthew Cash.
    • 66': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
    • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Danny Ings.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young.
    • 76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 78': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Watford 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
    • 82': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
    • 82': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
    • 84': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a cross.
    • 85': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
    • 86': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Emmanuel Dennis because of an injury.
    • 86': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
    • 86': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
    • 88': Samir (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Samir because of an injury.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 90'+5': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+7': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
    • 90'+7': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 90'+9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
    • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Watford 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Watford 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 10
    1 Saves 3
    40.4 Possession 59.6
    8 SHOTS 20
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    288 Accurate Passes 462
    383 Passes 550
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 10
    12 Crosses 36
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    72 Long Balls 47
    25 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 8
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    17 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    14 Interceptions 4
    36 Effective Clearances 16
    36 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 41,936

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 22 +26 50
    2 Manchester City 22 +24 43
    3 Aston Villa 22 +8 43
    4 Liverpool 22 +4 36
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    5 Tyrone Mings
    16 Calum Chambers
    27 Lucas Digne
    2 Matty Cash Yellow Card
    6 Douglas Luiz
    41 Jacob Ramsey
    7 John McGinn
    20 Danny Ings
    23 Philippe Coutinho
    10 Emiliano Buendía
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Morgan Sanson, Benjamin Chrisene, Ollie Watkins, Tim Iroegbunam, Carney Chukwuemeka, Kortney Hause, Ashley Young, Leon Bailey, Robin Olsen.

    WAT Watford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    22 Samir
    15 Craig Cathcart
    14 Hassane Kamara Yellow Card
    21 Kiko Femenía
    6 Imran Louza
    8 Tom Cleverley
    19 Moussa Sissoko
    7 Joshua King
    25 Emmanuel Dennis
    23 Ismaïla Sarr Yellow Card
    Watford Substitutes:
    William Troost-Ekong, Cucho Hernández, Samuel Kalu, Daniel Bachmann, Ken Sema, Adam Masina, Christian Kabasele, Edo Kayembe, Jeremy Ngakia.

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