Watford and Newcastle United draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Newcastle United and Watford draw 1-1. S. Longstaff scored the first goal (23') for Newcastle United. I. Sarr settled the score 1-1 (72').

Watford and Newcastle United draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

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WATFORD. Newcastle United and Watford draw 1-1. S. Longstaff scored the first goal (23′) for Newcastle United. I. Sarr settled the score 1-1 (72′).

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett who had the assistance of Lee Betts and Constantine Hatzidakis. The 4th official was Martin Atkinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Ben Foster 1.England
7.1
D
D. Rose 3.England
7.8
56'
D
C. Cathcart 15.Northern Ireland
6.7
69'
D
Kiko Femenía 21.Spain
6.2
67'
D
7.0
40'
M
Boris Savic 19.France
7.1
M
Juraj Kucka 33.Slovakia
6.7
64'
M
Tom Cleverley 8.England
6.1
46'
M
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
6.2
75' 17'
M
Ismaïla Sarr 23.Senegal
7.4
Goals72'
F
Joshua King  7.Norway
7.4
Substitutes
G
R. Elliot 35.Republic of Ireland
D
Christian Kabasele 27.Belgium
D
Adam Masina 11.Morocco
D
Jeremy Ngakia 2.England
6.6
67'
M
Ozan Tufan 18.Turkey
6.6
46'
M
Oghenekaro Etebo 4.Nigeria
6.5
75'
M
Ken Sema 12.Sweden
F
João Pedro 10.Brazil
6.8
64'
F
Cucho Hernández 29.Colombia

Watford started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart decided to play with the following team: Ben Foster (7.1), Kiko Femenía (6.2), William Troost-Ekong (7.0), Craig Cathcart (6.7), Danny Rose (7.8), Juraj Kucka (6.7), Moussa Sissoko (7.1), Ismaïla Sarr (7.4), Tom Cleverley (6.1), Emmanuel Dennis (6.2) and Joshua King (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ozan Tufan (6.6), Robert Elliot, Christian Kabasele, Oghenekaro Etebo (6.5), Ken Sema, João Pedro (6.8), Adam Masina, Cucho Hernández and Jeremy Ngakia (6.6).

Best player: Danny Rose​

The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Danny Rose.

His rating is (7.8) with 41 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 5 crosses.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Karl Darlow 26.England
6.9
90'
D
Federico Fernández 18.Argentina
6.8
D
C. Clark 2.Republic of Ireland
6.5
D
Javier Manquillo 19.Spain
6.6
18'
D
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
7.7
30'
M
Isaac Hayden 14.England
7.0
M
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
7.2
79'
M
Joe Willock 28.England
6.5
83'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
7.2
Goals23'
M
Joelinton  7.Brazil
7.5
F
7.7
Substitutes
G
Mark Gillespie 29.England
D
Jamal Lewis 12.Northern Ireland
D
Emil Krafth 17.Sweden
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
M
Jeff Hendrick  16.Republic of Ireland
M
Ryan Fraser 21.Scotland
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
M
Jacob Murphy 23.England
5.9
79'
F
Dwight Gayle  34.England
6.5
83'

Newcastle United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

On the opposite side, Steve Bruce played with: Karl Darlow (6.9), Javier Manquillo (6.6), Federico Fernández (6.8), Ciaran Clark (6.5), Matt Ritchie (7.7), Isaac Hayden (7.0), Miguel Almirón (7.2), Joseph Willock (6.5), Sean Longstaff (7.2), Joelinton (7.5) and Allan Saint-Maximin (7.7).

They had on the bench: Jeff Hendrick, Jamal Lewis, Emil Krafth, Ryan Fraser, Elliot Anderson, Fabian Schär, Dwight Gayle (6.5), Jacob Murphy (5.9) and Mark Gillespie.

Best player: Allan Saint-Maximin​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Allan Saint-Maximin.

His rating is (7.7) with 30 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Match Statistics​

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 16 Total 20
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 11 Off Target 14
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 118 Attack 104
  • 40 Dangerous attack 34
  • 68 Ball safe 63
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 7
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Watford was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Newcastle United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Watford was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Watford to win the match​.

Watford shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Watford received 4 yellow cards (E. Dennis, W. Troost-Ekong, D. Rose and C. Cathcart). On the other side, Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (J. Manquillo, M. Ritchie and K. Darlow).

Match Timeline

Emmanuel Dennis- Yellow
17'
18'
23'
Sean Longstaff(goal)A. Saint-Maximin
30'
Matt Ritchie- Yellow
40'
46'
Danny Rose- Yellow
56'
64'
Jeremy Ngakia- sub ->Kiko
67'
69'
72'
75'
79'
Jacob Murphy- sub ->M. Almiron
83'
87'
90'

Standings

After this match, Watford will have 7 points like Leicester City to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Newcastle United will have 3 points like Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers to stay in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Watford will play away against Leeds United on the 2nd of October with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of Watford (4 draws).

Newcastle United will play away agasint Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 2nd of October with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (7 draws).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​