Premier League

Manchester United 2-0 Watford

Manchester United vs Watford finished 2-0 in Premier League. Key event: 2' Zlatan Ibrahimovic (xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.3%, 58.8%). Head to head: H2H last 3: 2-0-1. Home form: W D D D W; Away form: W W D D L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

MUN 2 - 0 Finished

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Competition Premier League Season 2016/2017 Country England Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 11 Feb 2017, 15:00 Venue time 11 Feb 2017, 15:00 GMT

Match context 4 facts

Home form W D D D W 9 pts, goals 7-2, 1.40 scored/match, 0.40 conceded/match

Away form W W D D L 8 pts, goals 6-6, 1.20 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match

Manchester United · season record 12 W · 9 D · 3 L 2016/2017: 24 recorded matches, goals 36–21; before 11 Feb 2017 UTC. Not official standings.

Watford · season record 8 W · 6 D · 10 L 2016/2017: 24 recorded matches, goals 29–40; before 11 Feb 2017 UTC. Not official standings.

Shot map 31 shots · 2 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Manchester United 22 shots · 2.63 xG · 2 goals

Watford 9 shots · 0.64 xG · 0 goals

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 40 events

2' shot Zlatan Ibrahimovic MUN xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.3%, 58.8%

10' shot Henrikh Mkhitaryan MUN assist Zlatan Ibrahimovic · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75%, 53%

10' shot M'Baye Niang WAT assist Mauro Zárate · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.5%, 62.6%

12' shot Anthony Martial MUN assist Zlatan Ibrahimovic · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 79.7%, 62.3%

15' shot Zlatan Ibrahimovic MUN assist Henrikh Mkhitaryan · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.1%, 68.7%

17' shot José Holebas WAT assist Sebastian Prödl · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.6%, 69.7%

17' shot Paul Pogba MUN assist Zlatan Ibrahimovic · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.9%, 52.4%

20' shot Mauro Zárate WAT xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.3%, 28%

21' shot Paul Pogba MUN assist Juan Mata · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.1%, 69.6%

25' shot Zlatan Ibrahimovic MUN assist Paul Pogba · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.4%, 65.8%

26' shot Paul Pogba MUN assist Antonio Valencia · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.8%, 45.2%

28' shot Ander Herrera MUN assist Daley Blind · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.8%, 43.6%

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29' shot Henrikh Mkhitaryan MUN assist Juan Mata · xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.1%, 48.7%

30' shot Zlatan Ibrahimovic MUN assist Juan Mata · xG 0.45 · Open Play · location 93.6%, 52.8%

31' shot Juan Mata MUN assist Anthony Martial · xG 0.54 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92.7%, 52.8%

32' Goal Juan Mata 1–0MUN assist Anthony Martial

43' shot Henrikh Mkhitaryan MUN assist Juan Mata · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 79.9%, 37.1%

45' shot Anthony Martial MUN assist Antonio Valencia · xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.9%, 44.2%

46' shot Anthony Martial MUN assist Zlatan Ibrahimovic · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.8%, 71.1%

46' Sub Daryl Janmaat WAT on for Miguel Britos

52' shot Mauro Zárate WAT xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 75.3%, 65.2%

54' shot Mauro Zárate WAT assist Tom Cleverley · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.1%, 50.9%

55' shot Zlatan Ibrahimovic MUN xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 96.9%, 70.2%

59' shot Anthony Martial MUN assist Zlatan Ibrahimovic · xG 0.38 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.8%, 60.2%

60' Goal Anthony Martial 2–0MUN assist Zlatan Ibrahimović

62' shot Troy Deeney WAT assist Sebastian Prödl · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 82.4%, 45.4%

63' shot Zlatan Ibrahimovic MUN assist Henrikh Mkhitaryan · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.5%, 49%

69' shot Zlatan Ibrahimovic MUN assist Henrikh Mkhitaryan · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.2%, 65.7%

69' shot Daryl Janmaat WAT assist M'Baye Niang · xG 0.28 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92.7%, 60.2%

72' Sub Marouane Fellaini MUN on for Juan Mata

73' shot Troy Deeney WAT assist Younes Kaboul · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87%, 59%

74' Sub Stefano Okaka WAT on for Mauro Zárate

76' shot Daryl Janmaat WAT assist Stefano Okaka · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.2%, 65.1%

77' shot Henrikh Mkhitaryan MUN assist Zlatan Ibrahimovic · xG 0.23 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.8%, 31.8%

80' shot Marcus Rashford MUN assist Ander Herrera · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.9%, 73.5%

81' Sub Marcus Rashford MUN on for Anthony Martial

83' Sub Isaac Success WAT on for Craig Cathcart

89' Sub Jesse Lingard MUN on for Henrikh Mkhitaryan

90+2' Yellow Antonio Valencia MUN Yellow card

90' shot Jesse Lingard MUN assist Ander Herrera · xG 0.12 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.4%, 47.2%

Head-to-head H2H last 12: 8-3-1

Manchester United leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 8 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw. Latest meeting: 26 Feb 2022 · Manchester United vs Watford · 0 - 0.

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15 Sep 2018

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28 Nov 2017

Watford 2 - 4 Manchester United

18 Sep 2016

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03 Mar 2016

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Team statistics 17 metrics

58% Ball Possession 42%

58% 42%

2.63 Expected Goals 0.64

80% 19%

22 Total Shots 9

71% 29%

11 Shots on Goal 3

78% 21%

5 Corner Kicks 1

83% 16%

10 Fouls 12

45% 54%

1 Yellow Cards 0

100% 0%

3 Goalkeeper Saves 9

25% 75%

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4 Blocked shots 1

5 Offsides 0

12 Free kicks 10

7 Shots off target 5

15 Throw-ins 12

8 Goal kicks 9

3 Total saves 9

0 Hit woodwork 0

12 Shots inside box 3

Lineups

1 Heurelho Gomes GK 4 Younès Kaboul DEF 5 Sebastian Prödl DEF 3 Miguel Britos DEF 15 Craig Cathcart MID 29 Étienne Capoue MID 8 Tom Cleverley MID 25 José Holebas MID 20 Mauro Zárate FWD 21 M'Baye Niang FWD 9 Troy Deeney FWD 1 David De Gea GK 25 Antonio Valencia DEF 3 Eric Bailly DEF 12 Chris Smalling DEF 17 Daley Blind DEF 21 Ander Herrera MID 6 Paul Pogba MID 8 Juan Mata MID 22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan MID 11 Anthony Martial MID 9 Zlatan Ibrahimović FWD

Watford

3-4-2-1 · Manager Walter Mazzarri

1 H Heurelho Gomes GK

4 Y Younès Kaboul DEF

5 S Sebastian Prödl DEF

3 M Miguel Britos DEF

15 C Craig Cathcart MID

29 É Étienne Capoue MID

8 T Tom Cleverley MID

25 J José Holebas MID

20 M Mauro Zárate FWD

21 M M'Baye Niang FWD

9 T Troy Deeney · Captain FWD

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22 D Daryl Janmaat DEF

33 S Stefano Okaka FWD

10 I Isaac Success FWD

34 G Giedrius Arlauskis GK

6 A Adrian Mariappa DEF

11 V Valon Behrami MID

16 A Abdoulaye Doucouré MID

Manchester United

4-2-3-1 · Manager José Mourinho

1 D David De Gea GK

25 A Antonio Valencia DEF

3 E Eric Bailly DEF

12 C Chris Smalling · Captain DEF

17 D Daley Blind DEF

21 A Ander Herrera MID

6 P Paul Pogba MID

8 J Juan Mata MID

22 H Henrikh Mkhitaryan MID

11 A Anthony Martial MID

9 Z Zlatan Ibrahimović FWD

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27 M Marouane Fellaini MID

19 M Marcus Rashford FWD

14 J Jesse Lingard MID

20 S Sergio Romero GK

36 M Matteo Darmian DEF

16 M Michael Carrick MID

10 W Wayne Rooney FWD