Watford vs Manchester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

Man City move top of Premier League as Bernardo Silva stars in win over Watford

Manchester City cruised to a 3-1 away win over Watford on Saturday to move a point clear at the top of the Premier League.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
• 2': Attempt blocked. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
• 4': Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 1. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
• 6': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
• 7': Joshua King (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 8': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 8': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
• 9': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a headed pass following a corner.
• 9': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
• 9': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
• 11': 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 Phil Foden.
• 12': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
• 12': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 12': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
• 12': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
• 15': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 17': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a headed pass.
• 18': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
• 18': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 19': Foul by Imran Louza (Watford).
• 19': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 21': 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 Aymeric Laporte.
• 23': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
• 25': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Raheem Sterling.
• 26': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodri.
• 28': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
• 29': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
• 29': Joshua King (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 30': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imran Louza.
• 30': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joshua King.
• 31': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 31': Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 2. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
• 31': Danny Rose (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 34': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
• 38': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
• 38': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
• 45'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Manchester City 2.
• 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Manchester City 2.
• 45': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Imran Louza.
• 45': Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Tom Cleverley.
• 46': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
• 47': Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Rúben Dias is caught offside.
• 48': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
• 48': Corner, Watford. Conceded by João Cancelo.
• 48': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross following a corner.
• 50': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
• 52': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 54': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
• 54': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
• 55': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 58': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
• 59': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
• 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
• 60': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
• 60': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
• 60': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 61': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rodri.
• 62': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling following a fast break.
• 63': Goal! Watford 0, Manchester City 3. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
• 66': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
• 67': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
• 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
• 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Jack Grealish.
• 68': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
• 68': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
• 69': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 70': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
• 70': Attempt saved. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 71': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Danny Rose.
• 72': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
• 72': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 73': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
• 74': Cucho Hernández (Watford) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
• 74': Goal! Watford 1, Manchester City 3. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
• 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Phil Foden.
• 76': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
• 76': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 78': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross.
• 79': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 80': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
• 80': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 82': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
• 82': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
• 85': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
• 85': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 85': Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 89': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
• 90'+1': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+1': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
• 90'+3': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 90'+4': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
• 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross following a corner.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Manchester City 3.
• 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Manchester City 3.