Watford 1-0 Aston Villa: overcomes 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Dennis
BIRMINGHAM. Watford prevails over Aston Villa 1-0 after E. Dennis scored just 1 goal (78').
BIRMINGHAM. Watford beats Aston Villa 1-0 after E. Dennis scored just 1 goal (78′). Aston Villa lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the help of Simon Long and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Martin Atkinson. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 36%.
Match Statistics
Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 59% while Watford was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Aston Villa was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Watford succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Aston Villa shot 20 times, 1 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, Watford shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (M. Cash). On the opposite side, Watford received 2 yellow cards (M. Sissoko and H. Kamara).
After playing this match, Aston Villa will stay with 27 points like Leicester City to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Watford will have 15 points to stay in the 19th place.
Match Events
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59'59'
M. Cash
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58'58'
O. Watkins
D. Luiz
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66'66'
A. Young
M. Cash
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66'66'
I. Sarr
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72'72'
L. Bailey
E. Buendia
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78'78'
E. Dennis
I. Sarr
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82'82'
H. Kamara
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87'87'
K. Sema
E. Dennis
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90'90'
Cucho
I. Sarr
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90'90'
C. Kabasele
Samir
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Aston Villa will play away against Brighton & Hove Albion on the 26th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (4 draws).
Watford will host Crystal Palace on the 23rd of February with a 13-10 head to head in favor of Crystal Palace (8 draws).
Aston Villa: Formation and Lineups
Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Gerrard chose to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez , Matty Cash , Calum Chambers , Tyrone Mings , Lucas Digne , John McGinn , Douglas Luiz , Jacob Ramsey , Emiliano Buendía , Danny Ings and Philippe Coutinho .
Substitutes
Aston Villa made 3 changes: D. Luiz for O. Watkins (58′), M. Cash for A. Young (66′) and E. Buendia for L. Bailey (72′).
Top player: Emiliano Buendía
The player who no doubt impressed Aston Villa the most was Emiliano Buendía.
His rating is with 42 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Watford: Formation and Lineups
Watford started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Roy Hodgson played with: Ben Foster , Kiko Femenía , Craig Cathcart , Samir , Hassane Kamara , Ismaïla Sarr , Moussa Sissoko , Imrân Louza , Tom Cleverley , Joshua King and Emmanuel Dennis .
Substitutes
Watford made 3 changes: E. Dennis for K. Sema (87′), Samir for C. Kabasele (90′) and I. Sarr for Cucho (90′).
Top player: Ismaïla Sarr
The player who no doubt impressed Watford the most was Ismaïla Sarr even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
