Watford vs Aston Villa

28 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Troy Deeney 42’, 67’ (pen)
  • Ismaila Sarr 71’

Match summary

Watford won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Aston Villa. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Troy Deeney put Watford ahead in the 42nd minute, Deeney made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 67th minute, and Ismaila Sarr made it 3-0 in the 71st minute, set up by Etienne Capoue.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 3.27 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Aston Villa's 0.61 from 11. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Watford Aston Villa
20 Shots 11
6 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3.25 xG 0.61
2.49 Non-penalty xG 0.61
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Watford Aston Villa
Kick-off
Troy Deeney1-0 (Watford)
42’
Half-time1-0
Troy Deeney
Penalty2-0 (Watford)
67’
Ismaila Sarr
Assist: Etienne Capoue3-0 (Watford)
71’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Adrian Mariappa
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Ismaila Sarr
  • Troy Deeney
Aston Villa
  • Jack Grealish

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.27 0.61 42’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-0 42’ 67’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 2-0 67’ 71’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 3-0 71’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.27 0.61 42’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-0 Deeney 42’ 67’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 2-0 Deeney 67’ 71’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 3-0 Sarr 71’
Watford 3.27 xGAston Villa 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Watford attacking 
67’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 41’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 71’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 1’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.39 xG, saved 25’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 42’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 57’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 51’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 74’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Jota (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 42’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Troy Deeney (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 67’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 41’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 71’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 1’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.39 xG, saved 25’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 42’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 57’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 51’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 74’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Jota (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 42’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Troy Deeney (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 7’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Adrian Mariappa DEF601 0.080.000
Christian Kabasele DEF901 0.390.000
Craig Cathcart DEF880 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF900 0.000.000
Etienne Capoue MID9011 0.010.532
Will Hughes MID492 0.040.000
Ismaila Sarr MID9015 0.620.061
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID903 0.120.000
Gerard Deulofeu MID900 0.000.316
Troy Deeney FWD9025 1.840.473
Craig Dawson Sub270 0.000.000
Nathaniel Chalobah Sub142 0.160.000
Adam Masina Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 54% Avg odds 1.78
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.03
Aston Villa win 22% Avg odds 4.32

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

Form going into the game

Watford LDLWD
Aston Villa LLLLW

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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.