Aston Villa vs Watford

19 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Emmanuel Dennis 78’

Match summary

Watford won 1-0 away at Aston Villa. It was goalless at half-time.

Emmanuel Dennis put Watford ahead with a header in the 78th minute, set up by Ismaila Sarr.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.82 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Aston Villa's 1.03 from 20.

Match stats

Aston Villa Watford
20 Shots 8
1 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.03 xG 1.82
1.03 Non-penalty xG 1.82
18 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Aston Villa Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
78’
Emmanuel Dennis
Assist: Ismaila Sarr0-1 (Watford)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
Watford
  • Hassane Kamara
  • Ismaila Sarr

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.82 78’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 0-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.82 78’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 0-1 Dennis 78’
Aston Villa 1.03 xGWatford 1.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Aston Villa attacking 
84’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 78’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 56’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 32’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.39 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 76’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 47’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+9’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 78’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 56’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 32’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.39 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 76’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 47’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+9’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF660 0.000.082
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Calum Chambers DEF900 0.000.000
Lucas Digne DEF902 0.100.063
Jacob Ramsey MID904 0.070.000
John McGinn MID902 0.030.042
Douglas Luiz MID591 0.030.000
Emiliano Buendía FWD723 0.070.585
Danny Ings FWD903 0.480.021
Philippe Coutinho FWD904 0.160.032
Ollie Watkins Sub311 0.090.021
Ashley Young Sub240 0.000.122
Leon Bailey Sub180 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 58% Avg odds 1.65
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.95
Watford win 17% Avg odds 5.57

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.