English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 4, 2021
Manchester City WWWWW 3
–
Watford LLWLL 1
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MNC213
WAT011
Vicarage Road · 20,673 att.

Match Report

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Man City move top of Premier League as Bernardo Silva stars in win over Watford

Manchester City cruised to a 3-1 away win over Watford on Saturday to move a point clear at the top of the Premier League.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
11
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
9
77.1
Possession
22.9
26
SHOTS
11
13
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
762
Accurate Passes
157
830
Passes
239
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
63
39
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
6
15
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
13
Interceptions
11
7
Effective Clearances
19
7
Clearances
19

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

WAT · 4-1-4-1

  1. 26Daniel BachmannG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 6Imran LouzaDM
  5. 3Danny RoseLB
  6. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  7. 19Moussa SissokoCM-L
  8. 8Tom CleverleyCM-R
  9. 10João PedroLM
  10. 25Emmanuel DennisRM
  11. 7Joshua KingF

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 27João CanceloLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaLM
  8. 8Ilkay GündoganRM
  9. 10Jack GrealishF
  10. 47Phil FodenLF
  11. 7Raheem SterlingRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 1. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
  2. 7' Joshua King (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 2. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
  4. 31' Danny Rose (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Tom Cleverley.
  6. 45' Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Imran Louza.
  7. 63' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 3. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  8. 67' Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  9. 68' Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Jack Grealish.
  10. 71' Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Danny Rose.
  11. 74' Goal! Watford 1, Manchester City 3. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  12. 75' Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Phil Foden.
  13. 85' Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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