Manchester City vs Watford

Premier League 23 Apr 2022, 14:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
5–1
HT 3–1
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Etihad Stadium (Manchester) 👤 K. Friend Round 34

Match report

Manchester City thrashed Watford 5-1 in the Premier League on 23 April 2022.

Manchester City dominated possession with 74% of the ball and had 19 shots to Watford's 5.

The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester), with K. Friend in charge.

Half-time 3-1 Possession 74% - 26% Shots 19 - 5 On target 8 - 2 Corners 11 - 4 Fouls 9 - 7 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Gabriel Jesus
Manchester City · 4 goals, 1 assist
8 Rodri 1 goal
8 Fernandinho 70 passes (81% accurate)
8 Kevin De Bruyne 2 assists
7 João Cancelo 88 passes (80% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–2 8–3
Shots On Goal 5–1 3–1
Ball Possession 72–28 —
Corners 7–2 4–2
Attacks 59–28 66–30
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 3
125 Attacks 58
63 Dangerous Attacks 20
8 On Target 2
10 Off Target 3
19 Shots Total 5
8 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 1
16 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 0
9 Fouls 7
11 Corners 4
0 Offsides 2
74% Ball Possession 26%
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 4
689 Passes Total 238
609 Passes Accurate 172
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester City · 4-2-3-1
31 Ederson
27 J. Cancelo 3 R. Dias 14 A. Laporte 11 O. Zinchenko
25 Fernandinho 16 Rodri
9 G. Jesus 17 K. Bruyne 7 R. Sterling
10 J. Grealish
Watford · 4-3-3
1 B. Foster
2 J. Ngakia 27 C. Kabasele 22 Samir 14 H. Kamara
19 M. Sissoko 6 I. Louza 8 T. Cleverley
23 I. Sarr 7 J. King 25 E. Dennis
Manchester City
Coach
Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 13 Zack Steffen
  • 6 Nathan Aké
  • 56 CJ Egan-Riley
  • 79 Luke Mbete
  • 8 Ilkay Gündogan
  • 20 Bernardo Silva
  • 47 Phil Foden
  • 80 Cole Palmer
  • 26 Riyad Mahrez
Watford
Coach
R. Hodgson
Substitutes
  • 26 Daniel Bachmann
  • 11 Adam Masina
  • 13 Nicolas N'Koulou
  • 15 Craig Cathcart
  • 5 William Troost-Ekong
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
  • 12 Ken Sema
  • 16 Dan Gosling
  • 10 João Pedro
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ İ. Gündoğan ↓ K. De Bruyne Manchester City
  • 63' ↑ N. Aké ↓ Aymeric Laporte Manchester City
  • 68' ↑ João Pedro ↓ I. Sarr Watford
  • 68' ↑ C. Cathcart ↓ Samir Watford
  • 70' ↑ R. Mahrez ↓ Rodri Manchester City
  • 75' ↑ E. Kayembe ↓ I. Louza Watford
Cards
  • 43' J. Cancelo Manchester City
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 5-1 against Watford on 23 April 2022.
Who won Manchester City vs Watford?
Manchester City won the match 5-1.
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 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.