Watford vs Newcastle

11 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Troy Deeney 52’ (pen), 82’ (pen)
  • Dwight Gayle 23’

Match summary

Watford came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Newcastle. Newcastle led 1-0 at half-time.

Dwight Gayle put Newcastle ahead from a corner in the 23rd minute, set up by Federico Fernández, Troy Deeney equalised from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute, and Deeney won it from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 3.13 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Newcastle's 1.51 from 8.

Match stats

Watford Newcastle
17 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3.13 xG 1.49
1.61 Non-penalty xG 1.49
11 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Watford Newcastle
Kick-off
23’
Dwight Gayle
Assist: Federico Fernández0-1 (Newcastle)
Half-time0-1
Troy Deeney
Penalty1-1 (Watford)
52’
Troy Deeney
Penalty2-1 (Watford)
82’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Will Hughes
Newcastle
  • Javier Manquillo
  • Federico Fernández
  • Jamaal Lascelles
  • Fabian Schär

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 3.13 1.51 23’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), 0-1 23’ 52’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-1 52’ 82’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 2-1 82’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.13 1.51 23’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), 0-1 Gayle 23’ 52’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-1 Deeney 52’ 82’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 2-1 Deeney 82’
Watford 3.13 xGNewcastle 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Watford attacking 
23’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.93 xG, goal 52’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 35’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 60’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 43’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 11’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 16’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 43’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 43’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.93 xG, goal 52’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 35’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 60’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 43’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 43’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 11’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 16’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 43’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), 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 DEF900 0.000.111
Christian Kabasele DEF901 0.040.202
Craig Dawson DEF904 0.430.152
Adam Masina DEF900 0.000.000
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.121
Will Hughes MID901 0.050.583
Ismaila Sarr MID900 0.000.061
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID903 0.200.000
Danny Welbeck MID904 0.420.000
Troy Deeney FWD8824 2.000.253
Tom Cleverley Sub20 0.000.000
Andre Gray Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 50% Avg odds 1.91
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.51
Newcastle win 23% Avg odds 4.28

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

Form going into the game

Watford DLLLW
Newcastle WDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 1-1 Watford, 31 Aug 19 Next meeting: Watford 1-1 Newcastle, 25 Sep 21  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.