Watford vs Man United

22 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Lee Mason

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ismaila Sarr 50’
  • Troy Deeney 54’ (pen)

Match summary

Watford saw off Man United 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Ismaila Sarr put Watford ahead in the 50th minute, set up by Christian Kabasele and Troy Deeney made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 54th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Man United 1.53 from 17.

Match stats

Watford Man United
11 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 8
3 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.59 xG 1.53
0.83 Non-penalty xG 1.53
8 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Watford Man United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ismaila Sarr
Assist: Christian Kabasele
1-0 (Watford)
50’
Troy Deeney
Penalty
2-0 (Watford)
54’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Craig Cathcart
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré
Man United
  • Luke Shaw

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 1.53 50’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-0 50’ 54’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 2-0 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 1.53 50’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-0 Sarr 50’ 54’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 2-0 Deeney 54’
Watford 1.59 xGMan United 1.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Watford attacking 
54’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 34’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 82’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 68’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 68’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 26’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 6’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 90+1’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Juan Mata (Man United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Scott McTominay (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 34’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 82’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 68’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 68’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 26’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 6’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 90+1’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Juan Mata (Man United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Scott McTominay (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Paul Pogba (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
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Adrian Mariappa DEF900 0.000.131
Christian Kabasele DEF9010 0.000.071
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF901 0.030.031
Will Hughes MID901 0.030.041
Etienne Capoue MID780 0.000.000
Ismaila Sarr MID8812 0.220.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID701 0.030.000
Gerard Deulofeu MID901 0.120.141
Troy Deeney FWD9015 1.170.000
Nathaniel Chalobah Sub200 0.000.000
Roberto Pereyra Sub120 0.000.031
Isaac Success Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 21% Avg odds 4.71
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81
Man United win 54% Avg odds 1.77

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.