Man United vs Watford

23 February 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bruno Fernandes 42’ (pen)
  • Anthony Martial 58’
  • Mason Greenwood 75’

Match summary

Man United won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Watford. Man United led 1-0 at half-time.

Bruno Fernandes put Man United ahead from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute, Anthony Martial made it 2-0 in the 58th minute, and Mason Greenwood made it 3-0 in the 75th minute, set up by Bruno Fernandes.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.50 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Watford's 0.29 from 7.

Match stats

Man United Watford
21 Shots 7
9 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.50 xG 0.29
1.74 Non-penalty xG 0.29
8 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Man United Watford
Kick-off
Bruno Fernandes
Penalty
1-0 (Man United)
42’
Half-time1-0
Anthony Martial2-0 (Man United)
58’
Mason Greenwood
Assist: Bruno Fernandes
3-0 (Man United)
75’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Craig Cathcart

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.50 0.29 42’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 1-0 42’ 58’ Anthony Martial (Man United), 2-0 58’ 75’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), 3-0 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.50 0.29 42’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 1-0 Fernandes 42’ 58’ Anthony Martial (Man United), 2-0 Martial 58’ 75’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), 3-0 Greenwood 75’
Man United 2.50 xGWatford 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Man United attacking 
42’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 84’ Odion Ighalo (Man United), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 58’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 75’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 45’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+1’ Odion Ighalo (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 65’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Tahith Chong (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Harry Maguire (Man United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Harry Maguire (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 86’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 84’ Odion Ighalo (Man United), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 58’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 75’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 45’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+1’ Odion Ighalo (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 65’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Tahith Chong (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Harry Maguire (Man United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Harry Maguire (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF901 0.060.000
Victor Lindelöf DEF900 0.000.000
Harry Maguire DEF902 0.050.000
Luke Shaw DEF901 0.010.000
Nemanja Matic MID900 0.000.325
Fred MID801 0.050.102
Mason Greenwood MID8113 0.250.113
Bruno Fernandes MID90113 0.900.544
Daniel James MID904 0.170.051
Anthony Martial FWD8113 0.500.121
Scott McTominay Sub100 0.000.000
Tahith Chong Sub91 0.070.000
Odion Ighalo Sub92 0.450.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 61% Avg odds 1.58
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.97
Watford win 15% Avg odds 6.26

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

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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.