Watford vs Aston Villa

Premier League 14 Aug 2021, 14:00
Watford
Watford
3–2
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 M. Dean Round 1

Match report

Watford edged past Aston Villa 3-2 in the Premier League on 14 August 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Aston Villa dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Watford had 13 shots to Aston Villa's 11.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with M. Dean in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 13 - 11 On target 7 - 2 Corners 2 - 4 Fouls 18 - 13 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Ismaïla Sarr
Watford · 1 goal
8 Emmanuel Dennis 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Cucho Hernández 1 goal
7 John McGinn 1 goal
7 Danny Ings 1 goal
First half vs second half
Aston Villa came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–2 4–9
Shots On Goal 4–0 3–2
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 1–2 1–2
Attacks 28–56 18–64
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 4
46 Attacks 120
26 Dangerous Attacks 45
6 On Target 2
5 Off Target 9
13 Shots Total 11
7 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 3
9 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 7
18 Fouls 13
2 Corners 4
0 Offsides 2
38% Ball Possession 62%
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 4
312 Passes Total 490
231 Passes Accurate 417
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-1-4-1
26 D. Bachmann
15 C. Cathcart 5 W. Troost-Ekong 27 C. Kabasele 11 A. Masina
4 O. Etebo
23 I. Sarr 8 T. Cleverley 33 J. Kucka 12 K. Sema
25 E. Dennis
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 5 T. Mings 3 M. Targett
7 J. McGinn 19 M. Nakamba
21 A. Ghazi 10 E. Buendía 18 A. Young
20 D. Ings
Watford
Coach
Xisco Muñoz
Substitutes
  • 1 Ben Foster
  • 3 Danny Rose
  • 2 Jeremy Ngakia
  • 31 Francisco Sierralta
  • 16 Dan Gosling
  • 6 Imrân Louza
  • 17 Ashley Fletcher
  • 29 Cucho Hernández
  • 9 Troy Deeney
Aston Villa
Coach
D. Smith
Substitutes
  • 12 Jed Steer
  • 30 Kortney Hause
  • 16 Axel Tuanzebe
  • 41 Jacob Ramsey
  • 15 Bertrand Traoré
  • 33 Carney Chukwuemeka
  • 31 Leon Bailey
  • 9 Wesley
  • 32 Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Ramsey ↓ M. Targett Aston Villa
  • 60' ↑ L. Bailey ↓ A. El Ghazi Aston Villa
  • 66' ↑ J. Hernández ↓ E. Dennis Watford
  • 69' ↑ D. Gosling ↓ J. Kucka Watford
  • 72' ↑ Bertrand Traoré ↓ E. Buendía Aston Villa
  • 79' ↑ T. Deeney ↓ T. Cleverley Watford
Cards
  • 23' J. Kucka Watford
  • 54' T. Mings Aston Villa
  • 55' K. Sema Watford
  • 86' O. Etebo Watford
Head-to-head
Watford 2 0 draws 1 Aston Villa
2022-02-19 Aston Villa vs Watford 0 - 1
2021-08-14 Watford vs Aston Villa 3 - 2
2020-01-21 Aston Villa vs Watford 2 - 1
Recent form
Watford D W D D D
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Aston Villa?
Watford won 3-2 against Aston Villa on 14 August 2021.
Who won Watford vs Aston Villa?
Watford won the match 3-2.
Where was Watford vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.