Watford vs Aston Villa, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Sarr stars for Watford as Villa struggles without Grealish
— Watford record signing Ismaila Sarr starred on his Premier League return as the Hornets held off a late challenge from Aston Villa to secure a 3-2 win on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 3': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 7': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 8': Offside, Aston Villa. Ashley Young tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
- 10': Goal! Watford 1, Aston Villa 0. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 12': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 12': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
- 17': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 19': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 19': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
- 20': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 21': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
- 22': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Juraj Kucka (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
- 23': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 29': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
- 32': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
- 35': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
- 39': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 39': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 40': Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
- 40': Peter Etebo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Goal! Watford 2, Aston Villa 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis following a fast break.
- 43': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
- 44': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
- 45': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
- 45'+2': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Matt Targett.
- 46': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 46': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 47': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Peter Etebo.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 50': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 50': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 51': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
- 52': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 52': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Craig Cathcart (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 54': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 55': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Ken Sema (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 59': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
- 64': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
- 66': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Emmanuel Dennis because of an injury.
- 67': Goal! Watford 3, Aston Villa 0. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
- 69': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Juraj Kucka.
- 70': Goal! Watford 3, Aston Villa 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 71': Peter Etebo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 74': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 74': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
- 77': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
- 79': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 81': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
- 81': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 84': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
- 86': Foul by Peter Etebo (Watford).
- 86': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Peter Etebo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Etebo.
- 90': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 90'+1': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 90'+5': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Peter Etebo.
- 90'+5': Penalty Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Adam Masina (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+7': Goal! Watford 3, Aston Villa 2. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Watford 3, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 3, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 62.1 | Possession | 37.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 234 |
| 508 | Passes | 317 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 26 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 6 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,051
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,051
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 30 | +13 | 54 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | +3 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 4 | Peter Etebo  |
| 11 | Adam Masina |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 33 | Juraj Kucka |
| 8 | Tom Cleverley |
| 12 | Ken Sema |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 3 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 19 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 20 | Danny Ings |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 21 | Anwar El Ghazi |
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