English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 23, 2021
Watford WLDLL 5
–
Everton LLWDL 2
1st2ndT
WAT145
EVE112
Goodison Park · 38,834 att.

Match Report

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King reigns supreme as Watford beat Everton 5-2 for Ranieri's first win

Joshua King grabbed a hat-trick on his return to former club Everton in Watford's stunning 5-2 Premier League victory at Goodison Park as the visito

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
49.9
Possession
50.1
20
SHOTS
15
8
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
286
Accurate Passes
293
388
Passes
389
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
7
24
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
61
22
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
14
11
Tackles
25
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
9
27
Effective Clearances
28
27
Clearances
28

Head to Head

EVE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

EVE · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 22Ben GodfreyCD-L
  3. 5Michael KeaneCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 23Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 6AllanCM-L
  7. 26Tom DaviesCM-R
  8. 24Anthony GordonLM
  9. 14Andros TownsendRM
  10. 33Salomón RondónF
  11. 11Demarai GrayRCF

Substitutes

  1. 17Alex IwobiSUB
  2. 25Jean-Philippe GbaminSUB
  3. 61Lewis DobbinSUB
  4. 15Asmir BegovicSUB
  5. 7RicharlisonSUB
  6. 31Andy LonerganSUB
  7. 4Mason HolgateSUB
  8. 2Jonjoe KennySUB

WAT · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 19Moussa SissokoDM
  5. 11Adam MasinaLB
  6. 2Jeremy NgakiaRB
  7. 33Juraj KuckaCM-L
  8. 18Ozan TufanCM-R
  9. 29Cucho HernándezLM
  10. 23Ismaïla SarrRM
  11. 7Joshua KingF

Substitutes

  1. 10João PedroSUB
  2. 6Imran LouzaSUB
  3. 17Ashley FletcherSUB
  4. 25Emmanuel DennisSUB
  5. 26Daniel BachmannSUB
  6. 8Tom CleverleySUB
  7. 13Nicolas NkoulouSUB
  8. 12Ken SemaSUB
  9. 16Dan GoslingSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Everton 1, Watford 0. Tom Davies (Everton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Demarai Gray following a fast break.
  2. 13' Goal! Everton 1, Watford 1. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Craig Cathcart following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 14' VAR Decision: Goal Everton 1-1 Watford (Joshua King).
  4. 17' Lucas Digne (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 44' William Troost-Ekong (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 54' Allan (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 60' Substitution, Everton. Richarlison replaces Anthony Gordon.
  8. 63' Goal! Everton 2, Watford 1. Richarlison (Everton) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Keane.
  9. 64' Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Ozan Tufan.
  10. 64' Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Ismaila Sarr.
  11. 70' Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 72' Richarlison (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 76' Substitution, Watford. Nicolas Nkoulou replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  14. 77' Substitution, Everton. Alex Iwobi replaces Demarai Gray.
  15. 78' Goal! Everton 2, Watford 2. Juraj Kucka (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross following a corner.
  16. 80' Goal! Everton 2, Watford 3. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
  17. 81' Joshua King (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  18. 86' Goal! Everton 2, Watford 4. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
  19. 90'+1' Goal! Everton 2, Watford 5. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
  20. 90'+3' Salomón Rondón (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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