Newcastle vs Watford

31 August 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Fabian Schär 41’
  • Will Hughes 2’

Match summary

Newcastle and Watford shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Will Hughes put Watford ahead in the 2nd minute and Fabian Schär equalised in the 41st minute, set up by Isaac Hayden.

There was little between the sides on chances: Newcastle created 1.04 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Watford 1.11 from 13.

Match stats

Newcastle Watford
13 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.04 xG 1.11
1.04 Non-penalty xG 1.11
2 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Newcastle Watford
Kick-off
2’
Will Hughes0-1 (Watford)
Fabian Schär
Assist: Isaac Hayden1-1 (Newcastle)
41’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Paul Dummett
  • Isaac Hayden
Watford
  • Craig Dawson
  • 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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 1.11 2’ Will Hughes (Watford), 0-1 2’ 41’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), 1-1 41’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 1.11 2’ Will Hughes (Watford), 0-1 Hughes 2’ 41’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), 1-1 Schär 41’
Newcastle 1.04 xGWatford 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Newcastle attacking 
41’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 2’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 55’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 57’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 15’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 40’ Craig Dawson (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 79’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 79’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Craig Dawson (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Jetro Willems (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Paul Dummett (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 2’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 55’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 57’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 15’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 40’ Craig Dawson (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 79’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Craig Dawson (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Jetro Willems (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Paul Dummett (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
Emil Krafth DEF810 0.000.000
Jamaal Lascelles DEF900 0.000.031
Paul Dummett DEF901 0.010.000
Fabian Schär DEF8812 0.580.000
Jetro Willems DEF901 0.010.000
Miguel Almirón MID901 0.130.031
Sean Longstaff MID902 0.050.193
Isaac Hayden MID9012 0.040.421
Christian Atsu MID851 0.030.163
Joelinton FWD902 0.110.081
Javier Manquillo Sub90 0.000.000
Yoshinori Muto Sub51 0.080.000
Federico Fernández Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 38% Avg odds 2.53
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.19
Watford win 32% Avg odds 3.01

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle LWLLW
Watford LLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 1-1 Newcastle, 29 Dec 18 Next meeting: Watford 2-1 Newcastle, 11 Jul 20  All Newcastle 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.