Watford vs Man United

15 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Andre Gray 65’
  • Romelu Lukaku 35’
  • Chris Smalling 38’

Match summary

Man United took a 2-1 win at Watford. Man United led 2-0 at half-time.

Romelu Lukaku put Man United ahead in the 35th minute, Chris Smalling made it 0-2 from a corner in the 38th minute, set up by Marouane Fellaini, and Andre Gray pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 65th minute, set up by Abdoulaye Doucouré.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 1.65 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Watford's 1.18 from 14. Man United had a player sent off.

Match stats

Watford Man United
14 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1.18 xG 1.65
1.18 Non-penalty xG 1.65
7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Watford Man United
Kick-off
35’
Romelu Lukaku0-1 (Man United)
38’
Chris Smalling
Assist: Marouane Fellaini0-2 (Man United)
Half-time0-2
Andre Gray
Assist: Abdoulaye Doucouré1-2 (Watford)
65’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • José Holebas
  • Etienne Capoue
Man United
  • Nemanja Matic
  • Antonio Valencia

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 1.18 1.65 35’ Romelu Lukaku (Man United), 0-1 35’ 38’ Chris Smalling (Man United), 0-2 38’ 65’ Andre Gray (Watford), 1-2 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 1.65 35’ Romelu Lukaku (Man United), 0-1 Lukaku 35’ 38’ Chris Smalling (Man United), 0-2 Smalling 38’ 65’ Andre Gray (Watford), 1-2 Gray 65’
Watford 1.18 xGMan United 1.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Watford attacking 
35’ Romelu Lukaku (Man United), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 46’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 90+5’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), set piece, 0.43 xG, saved 38’ Chris Smalling (Man United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 62’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 65’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 16’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 51’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Alexis Sánchez (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+1’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Paul Pogba (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Romelu Lukaku (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Romelu Lukaku (Man United), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 46’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 90+5’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), set piece, 0.43 xG, saved 38’ Chris Smalling (Man United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 62’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 65’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 16’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 51’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Alexis Sánchez (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+1’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Paul Pogba (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Romelu Lukaku (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 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
Daryl Janmaat DEF740 0.000.000
Christian Kabasele DEF902 0.550.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
José Holebas DEF860 0.000.202
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID9014 0.090.111
Roberto Pereyra MID902 0.120.164
Will Hughes MID903 0.160.431
Andre Gray FWD9012 0.150.051
Troy Deeney FWD901 0.100.051
Kiko Femenía Sub160 0.000.102
Adam Masina Sub40 0.000.000
Isaac Success Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 23% Bet365 odds 4.33
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Man United win 50% Bet365 odds 1.95

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford WWWW
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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.