English Premier League

Manchester City vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 4': Gabriel Jesus
  • 23': Gabriel Jesus
  • 34': Rodri
  • 49': Gabriel Jesus (P)
  • 53': Gabriel Jesus
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5 - 1
  • 28': Hassane Kamara

Gabriel Jesus nets four as Manchester City thrash Watford to extend lead at top

Gabriel Jesus put on a stunning performance with four goals and an assist as Manchester City secured a comfortable 5-1 win over Watford.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Watford. Moussa Sissoko tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
  • 4': Goal! Manchester City 1, Watford 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 5': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
  • 5': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Samir.
  • 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joshua King.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
  • 15': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 15': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 18': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 20': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 20': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 21': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Goal! Manchester City 2, Watford 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 25': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 25': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 25': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Goal! Manchester City 2, Watford 1. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a through ball.
  • 30': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Samir.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Fernandinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 33': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
  • 33': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Goal! Manchester City 3, Watford 1. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 36': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 41': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
  • 41': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 43': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Offside, Watford. Ben Foster tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 3, Watford 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 3, Watford 1.
  • 46': Penalty Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 46': Penalty conceded by Ben Foster (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Goal! Manchester City 4, Watford 1. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
  • 53': Goal! Manchester City 5, Watford 1. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 54': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 54': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 60': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rúben Dias following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Aymeric Laporte.
  • 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben Foster.
  • 66': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 68': Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Samir.
  • 68': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Rodri.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
  • 74': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 74': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Imrân Louza.
  • 76': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 76': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
  • 81': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
  • 84': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 86': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Fernandinho with a through ball.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
  • 90'+2': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 5, Watford 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 11
4 Saves 1
26 Possession 74
5 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
180 Accurate Passes 619
247 Passes 701
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 19
0.4 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 52
17 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 6
7 Effective Tackles 16
11 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 7
30 Effective Clearances 12
30 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,013

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 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Rúben Dias
11 Oleksandr Zinchenko
27 João Cancelo Yellow Card
17 Kevin De Bruyne
16 Rodri
25 Fernandinho
10 Jack Grealish
7 Raheem Sterling
9 Gabriel Jesus

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
22 Samir
27 Christian Kabasele
14 Hassane Kamara
2 Jeremy Ngakia
6 Imran Louza
8 Tom Cleverley
19 Moussa Sissoko
7 Joshua King
25 Emmanuel Dennis
23 Ismaïla Sarr

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