English Premier League

FT Saturday, November 20, 2021
Manchester United WLWDL 1
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Watford LLWLL 4
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WAT224
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Match Report

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Man United chaos: Solskjaer pressure increases as Maguire sees red in Watford loss

Manchester United slumped to a 4-1 defeat to Watford in an action-packed affair on Saturday as pressure grows on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
2
61.3
Possession
38.7
9
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
442
Accurate Passes
224
553
Passes
335
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
8
12
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
68
30
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
12
18
Effective Clearances
13
18
Clearances
13

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 13Nicolas NkoulouCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 6Imran LouzaDM
  5. 11Adam MasinaLB
  6. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  7. 19Moussa SissokoCM-L
  8. 8Tom CleverleyCM-R
  9. 25Emmanuel DennisLM
  10. 23Ismaïla SarrRM
  11. 7Joshua KingF

Substitutes

  1. 3Danny RoseSUB
  2. 26Daniel BachmannSUB
  3. 16Dan GoslingSUB
  4. 29Cucho HernándezSUB
  5. 2Jeremy NgakiaSUB
  6. 17Ashley FletcherSUB
  7. 10João PedroSUB
  8. 18Ozan TufanSUB
  9. 5William Troost-EkongSUB

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. 18Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 31Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 39Scott McTominayRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 10Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 25Jadon SanchoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Juan MataSUB
  2. 20Diogo DalotSUB
  3. 3Eric BaillySUB
  4. 9Anthony MartialSUB
  5. 17FredSUB
  6. 14Jesse LingardSUB
  7. 22Tom HeatonSUB
  8. 34Donny van de BeekSUB
  9. 27Alex TellesSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Penalty saved! Ismaila Sarr (Watford) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  2. 19' Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Goal! Watford 1, Manchester United 0. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
  4. 44' Goal! Watford 2, Manchester United 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
  5. 45' Imran Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Scott McTominay.
  7. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
  8. 50' Goal! Watford 2, Manchester United 1. Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a headed pass.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  9. 51' VAR Decision: Goal Manchester United - Watford 2-1 Manchester United (Donny van de Beek).
  10. 62' Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 64' Substitution, Watford. William Troost-Ekong replaces Nicolas Nkoulou.
  12. 68' Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Ismaila Sarr because of an injury.
  13. 69' Second yellow card to Harry Maguire (Manchester United) for a bad foul.
  14. 77' Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Imran Louza.
  15. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Luke Shaw because of an injury.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Jadon Sancho.
  17. 90'+2' Goal! Watford 3, Manchester United 1. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
  18. 90'+6' Goal! Watford 4, Manchester United 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Foster.
  19. 90'+7' Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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