Watford vs Newcastle

25 September 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ismaila Sarr 72’
  • Sean Longstaff 23’

Match summary

The points were shared as Watford and Newcastle drew 1-1. Newcastle led 1-0 at half-time.

Sean Longstaff put Newcastle ahead from a corner in the 23rd minute, set up by Allan Saint-Maximin and Ismaila Sarr equalised with a header in the 72nd minute, set up by Joshua King.

Newcastle had the better of the chances, with 2.53 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Watford's 0.90 from 15.

Match stats

Watford Newcastle
15 Shots 20
4 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.90 xG 2.52
0.90 Non-penalty xG 2.52
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Watford Newcastle
Kick-off
23’
Sean Longstaff
Assist: Allan Saint-Maximin0-1 (Newcastle)
Half-time0-1
Ismaila Sarr
Assist: Joshua King1-1 (Watford)
72’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • William Troost-Ekong
  • Craig Cathcart
  • Danny Rose
  • Emmanuel Dennis
Newcastle
  • Karl Darlow
  • Javier Manquillo
  • Matt Ritchie

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 0.90 2.53 23’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), 0-1 23’ 72’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-1 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.90 2.53 23’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), 0-1 Longstaff 23’ 72’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-1 Sarr 72’
Watford 0.90 xGNewcastle 2.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Watford attacking 
42’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), set piece, 0.55 xG, off target 90+4’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 44’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 68’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 72’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), from a corner, 0.29 xG, goal 80’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 49’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 62’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 2’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 62’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 65’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 43’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 67’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 47’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 4’ Danny Rose (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ William Troost-Ekong (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Ozan Tufan (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), set piece, 0.55 xG, off target 90+4’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 44’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 68’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 72’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), from a corner, 0.29 xG, goal 80’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 49’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 62’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 2’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 62’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 65’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 43’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 47’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 4’ Danny Rose (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Ozan Tufan (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ William Troost-Ekong (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF710 0.000.000
William Troost-Ekong DEF901 0.010.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Danny Rose DEF901 0.010.112
Moussa Sissoko MID901 0.010.011
Juraj Kucka MID682 0.050.011
Ismaila Sarr MID9013 0.380.000
Tom Cleverley MID500 0.000.000
Emmanuel Dennis MID794 0.280.041
Joshua King FWD9012 0.140.382
Ozan Tufan Sub401 0.010.264
João Pedro Sub220 0.000.011
Jeremy Ngakia Sub190 0.000.000
Oghenekaro Etebo Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 45% Avg odds 2.13
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.48
Newcastle win 27% Avg odds 3.52

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

Form going into the game

Watford WLLLW
Newcastle LLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 2-1 Newcastle, 11 Jul 20 Next meeting: Newcastle 1-1 Watford, 15 Jan 22  All Watford vs Newcastle 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.