Watford FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Watford FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 35 games · 58 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Referee Darren Cann
- Referee Mark Scholes
- Referee Stuart Burt
- Referee Mike Dean
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Aug Aston Villa FC H 3–2 W 08 May Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W 01 May Brentford FC A 0–2 L 24 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W 20 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–0 W 17 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Aug Watford FC A 2–3 L 23 May Chelsea FC H 2–1 W 19 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W 16 May Crystal Palace FC A 2–3 L 13 May Everton FC H 0–0 D 09 May Manchester United FC H 1–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Vicarage Road Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' GOAL! Emmanuel Dennis scores on 10.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Adam Masina needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
- 23' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Craig Cathcart made 349 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 38' Marvelous Nakamba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 42' GOAL! Ismaila Sarr scores on 42. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis
- 46' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Ramsey is hanging Matt Targett on the field on 46 minute.
- 47' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Matt Targett departs to be replaced by Jacob Ramsey.
- 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tyrone Mings.
- 55' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
- 56' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 56.
- 60' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Anwar El Ghazi departs to be replaced by Leon Bailey.
- 61' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Anwar El Ghazi by Leon Bailey on 61 minute.
- 66' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Emmanuel Dennis departs to be replaced by Juan Hernandez.
- 67' What a strike from Juan Hernandez! The score is 3-0.
- 69' Dan Gosling is replacing Juraj Kucka for the Watford FC side.
- 70' What a strike from John McGinn! The score is 3-1.
- 70' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dan Gosling is hanging Juraj Kucka on the field on 70 minute.
- 72' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bertrand Traore is hanging Emiliano Buendia on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 349 games and scored 323 goals.
- 79' The whistle greets Tom Cleverley as he departs to be replaced by Troy Deeney.
- 80' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Tom Cleverley is replaced by Troy Deeney.
- 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oghenekaro Etebo.
- 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oghenekaro Etebo on 87.
- Full Time. Watford FC beats Aston Villa FC
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Watford FC
Starting XI- 25
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- 12
- 15
- 27
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Tom Cleverley ↓ Troy Deeney 79'
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- 23
- 5
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33
Juraj Kucka ↓ Dan Gosling 69'
- 26
Bench- 1
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9
Troy Deeney ↑ 79'
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16
Dan Gosling ↑ 69'
- 3
- 17
- 31
- 6
- 2
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29
Juan Hernandez ↑ 66'
Coach Xisco MunozAston Villa FC
Starting XI- 19
- 1
- 5
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3
Matt Targett ↓ Jacob Ramsey 46'
- 20
- 18
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- 10
- 4
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21
Anwar El Ghazi ↓ Leon Bailey 60'
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Bench- 9
- 30
- 16
- 12
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15
Bertrand Traore ↑ 72'
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31
Leon Bailey ↑ 60'
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41
Jacob Ramsey ↑ 46'
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Coach Dean Smith -
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