Manchester City vs Watford

League Cup - 3rd Round 24 Sep 2024, 18:45
Manchester City
Manchester City
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Etihad Stadium (Manchester) 👤 D. Webb

Match report

Manchester City edged past Watford 2-1 in the League Cup - 3rd Round on 24 September 2024.

Manchester City dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 24 shots to Watford's 5.

The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester), with D. Webb in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 72% - 28% Shots 24 - 5 On target 8 - 1 Corners 10 - 1 Fouls 5 - 6
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Player of the match
Jérémy Doku
Manchester City · 1 goal
8 Matheus Nunes 1 goal
8 Thomas Ince 1 goal
8 Kyle Walker 104 passes (98% accurate)
8 Rico Lewis 1 assist
First half vs second half
Manchester City stepped it up after the break, with 15 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–1 15–4
Shots On Goal 3–0 5–1
Ball Possession 73–27 —
Corners 5–0 5–1
Match statistics
24 Shots Total 5
8 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 3
10 Shots Blocked 1
14 Shots Inside Box 3
10 Shots Outside Box 2
5 Fouls 6
10 Corners 1
1 Offsides 2
72% Ball Possession 28%
0 Saves 5
751 Passes Total 284
690 Passes Accurate 226
Line-ups 3-2-4-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester City · 3-2-4-1
18 S. Ortega
2 K. Walker 5 J. Stones 61 K. Braithwaite
82 R. Lewis 75 N. O'Reilly
11 J. Doku 87 J. McAtee 27 M. Nunes 10 J. Grealish
47 P. Foden
Watford · 5-3-2
23 J. Bond
36 F. Ebosele 5 R. Porteous 21 A. Ogbonna 22 J. Morris 37 Y. Larouci
7 T. Ince 10 I. Louza 12 K. Sema
34 K. Baah 19 V. Bayo
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 26 Savinho
  • 56 Jacob Wright
  • 24 Josko Gvardiol
  • 31 Ederson
  • 3 Rúben Dias
  • 25 Manuel Akanji
  • 19 Ilkay Gündogan
  • 8 Mateo Kovacic
  • 20 Bernardo Silva
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 6 Matthew Pollock
  • 11 Rocco Vata
  • 14 Pierre Dwomoh
  • 41 Alfie Marriott
  • 15 Antonio Tikvic
  • 49 Michael Adu-Poku
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Savinho ↓ J. Doku Manchester City
  • 61' ↑ T. Dele-Bashiru ↓ Y. Larouci Watford
  • 61' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ V. Bayo Watford
  • 73' ↑ J. Wright ↓ N. OReilly Manchester City
  • 75' ↑ M. Pollock ↓ F. Ebosele Watford
  • 76' ↑ J. Gvardiol ↓ K. Braithwaite Manchester City
  • 76' ↑ R. Vata ↓ K. Baah Watford
  • 83' ↑ P. Dwomoh ↓ I. Louza Watford
Head-to-head
Manchester City 4 0 draws 0 Watford
2024-09-24 Manchester City vs Watford 2 - 1
2022-04-23 Manchester City vs Watford 5 - 1
2021-12-04 Watford vs Manchester City 1 - 3
2020-07-21 Watford vs Manchester City 0 - 4
Recent form
Manchester City D D D D W
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester City vs Watford?
Manchester City won 2-1 against Watford on 24 September 2024.
Who won Manchester City vs Watford?
Manchester City won the match 2-1.
Where was Manchester City vs Watford played?
The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
Who had more possession in Manchester City vs Watford?
Manchester City had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.