Aston Villa vs Watford

21 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Douglas Luiz 68’
  • Tyrone Mings 90+5’
  • Troy Deeney 38’

Match summary

Aston Villa came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Watford, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Troy Deeney put Watford ahead with a header in the 38th minute, set up by Gerard Deulofeu, Douglas Luiz equalised in the 68th minute, and Tyrone Mings won it in stoppage time, set up by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.

Watford can feel hard done by, creating 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Aston Villa's 1.10 from 16.

Match stats

Aston Villa Watford
16 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.07 xG 1.81
1.07 Non-penalty xG 1.81
6 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Aston Villa Watford
Kick-off
38’
Troy Deeney
Assist: Gerard Deulofeu0-1 (Watford)
Half-time0-1
Douglas Luiz1-1 (Aston Villa)
68’
Tyrone Mings
Assist: Ezri Konsa Ngoyo2-1 (Aston Villa)
90+5’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Tyrone Mings
  • Douglas Luiz
Watford
  • Craig Cathcart
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré

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 1.10 1.84 38’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 0-1 38’ 68’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), 1-1 68’ 90+5’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 1.84 38’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 0-1 Deeney 38’ 68’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), 1-1 Luiz 68’ 90+5’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), 2-1 Mings 90+5’
Aston Villa 1.10 xGWatford 1.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Aston Villa attacking 
55’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.65 xG, saved 38’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 68’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 43’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+5’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 24’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 68’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+5’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.65 xG, saved 38’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 68’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 43’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+5’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 13’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+5’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Reina GK900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF9013 0.100.091
Kortney Hause DEF902 0.070.000
Tyrone Mings DEF9012 0.100.071
Frederic Guilbert MID900 0.000.041
Matt Targett MID903 0.130.032
Marvelous Nakamba MID901 0.010.000
Daniel Drinkwater MID580 0.000.000
Trézéguet FWD792 0.100.082
Anwar El Ghazi FWD901 0.030.113
Jack Grealish FWD901 0.080.214
Douglas Luiz Sub3211 0.470.000
Indiana Vassilev Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 31% Avg odds 3.10
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Watford win 41% Avg odds 2.36

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa WLWLD
Watford DWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 3-0 Aston Villa, 28 Dec 19 Next meeting: Watford 3-2 Aston Villa, 14 Aug 21  All Aston Villa vs Watford meetings

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.