English Premier League

Manchester City vs Watford, 2019-20 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 1': David Silva
  • 7': Sergio Agüero (P)
  • 12': Riyad Mahrez
  • 15': Bernardo Silva
  • 18': Nicolás Otamendi
  • 48': Bernardo Silva
  • 60': Bernardo Silva
  • 85': Kevin De Bruyne
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8 - 0

Silva hat trick as Man City beat Watford 8-0

A Bernardo Silva hat trick helped Man City to secure the joint second-biggest Premier League victory in history with an 8-0 thrashing of Watford.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Manchester City 1, Watford 0. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
  • 4': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ederson.
  • 6': Penalty Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 6': Penalty conceded by Ben Foster (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 7': Goal! Manchester City 2, Watford 0. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 8': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford).
  • 8': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford).
  • 11': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Goal! Manchester City 3, Watford 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 14': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 15': Goal! Manchester City 4, Watford 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 17': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
  • 18': Goal! Manchester City 5, Watford 0. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Agüero following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 19': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Offside, Watford. Gerard Deulofeu tries a through ball, but Abdoulaye Doucouré is caught offside.
  • 21': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
  • 26': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
  • 26': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 27': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.
  • 27': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben Foster.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
  • 33': Substitution, Watford. Roberto Pereyra replaces Dimitri Foulquier.
  • 36': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
  • 36': Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 44': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
  • 45': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Kyle Walker is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 5, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 5, Watford 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Angeliño replaces Benjamin Mendy.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo.
  • 47': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
  • 47': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Goal! Manchester City 6, Watford 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 53': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford).
  • 54': Substitution, Manchester City. João Cancelo replaces Kyle Walker.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
  • 59': Substitution, Watford. Ismaila Sarr replaces Will Hughes.
  • 59': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Watford).
  • 59': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
  • 59': Kiko Femenía (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Goal! Manchester City 7, Watford 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt missed. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester City. Eric Garcia replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 64': Eric Garcia (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
  • 66': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
  • 71': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 71': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Offside, Watford. Ben Foster tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
  • 72': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ederson.
  • 73': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Fernandinho.
  • 74': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Rodrigo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 77': Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  • 80': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Rodrigo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 81': Andre Gray (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Angeliño (Manchester City).
  • 81': Angeliño (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Offside, Manchester City. David Silva tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
  • 85': Goal! Manchester City 8, Watford 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Gray.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by José Holebas.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 8, Watford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 8, Watford 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 4
31.3 Possession 68.7
5 SHOTS 28
4 ON GOAL 11
0.8 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
265 Accurate Passes 655
336 Passes 727
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 10
4 Crosses 23
0.0 Cross % 0.4
58 Long Balls 46
18 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 12
12 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 6
20 Effective Clearances 5
20 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue:
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Attendance: 54,273

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 4 +8 12
2 Arsenal 4 +5 10
3 Newcastle United 4 +3 10
4 Liverpool 4 +6 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
25 Fernandinho
30 Nicolás Otamendi
22 Benjamin Mendy
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri
21 David Silva
17 Kevin De Bruyne
10 Sergio Agüero
20 Bernardo Silva
26 Riyad Mahrez

WAT Watford (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
26 Ben Foster (GK)
6 Adrian Mariappa
4 Craig Dawson
25 José Holebas
21 Kiko Femenía Yellow Card
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
29 Étienne Capoue
19 Will Hughes
36 Dimitri Foulquier
7 Gerard Deulofeu Yellow Card
8 Tom Cleverley

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