Premier League · Matchweek 34 · Apr 23

Manchester City - Watford

Manchester City beat Watford 5-1 in Premier League (Matchweek 34). Goals: Gabriel Jesus 4', 23', 53'; Rodri 34'; H. Kamara 28'.

🏟 Etihad Stadium 👤 Referee: K. Friend
Key events
4' Gabriel Jesus(1 - 0) · Assist: O. Zinchenko Manchester C
23' Gabriel Jesus(2 - 0) · Assist: K. De Bruyne Manchester C
28' H. Kamara(2 - 1) · Assist: E. Dennis Watford
34' Rodri(3 - 1) · Assist: Gabriel Jesus Manchester C
43' 🟨 João CanceloYellow card Manchester C
49' Gabriel Jesus (P)(4 - 1) Manchester C
53' Gabriel Jesus(5 - 1) · Assist: K. De Bruyne Manchester C
Quick stats
%74 Possession %26
21 Total shots 5
8 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 2
6 Blocked shots 1
18 Shots inside box 5
3 Shots outside box 0
1 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
Gabriel Jesus(1 - 0) · Assist: O. Zinchenko
4'
Gabriel Jesus(2 - 0) · Assist: K. De Bruyne
23'
28'
H. Kamara(2 - 1) · Assist: E. Dennis
Rodri(3 - 1) · Assist: Gabriel Jesus
34'
João CanceloYellow card🟨
43'
HT 3 - 1
49'
Gabriel Jesus(5 - 1) · Assist: K. De Bruyne
53'
K. De Bruyne ↔ İ. GündoğanSubstitution🔁
57'
Aymeric Laporte ↔ N. AkéSubstitution🔁
63'
68'
🔁I. Sarr ↔ João PedroSubstitution
68'
🔁Samir ↔ C. CathcartSubstitution
Rodri ↔ R. MahrezSubstitution🔁
70'
75'
🔁I. Louza ↔ E. KayembeSubstitution
FT 5 - 1
Match statsManchester City · Watford
Key stats
%74 Possession %26
Shots
21 Total shots 5
8 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 2
6 Blocked shots 1
18 Shots inside box 5
3 Shots outside box 0
1 Saves 4
Passing
701 Total passes 247
619 Accurate passes 180
%88 Pass accuracy %73
Set pieces & discipline
11 Corners 4
0 Offsides 2
9 Fouls 7
Cards
1 Yellow cards 0
By half
3 1st-half goals 1
2 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsManchester City 4-2-3-1Watford 4-3-3
Manchester City · Bench
Coach: Guardiola
Watford · Bench
Coach: R. Hodgson
HEAD TO HEAD2 meetings · 2021–2024
Manchester City 2
Too few meetings for a trend
Watford 0
2 Manchester City 0 draw 0 Watford
Manchester City won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.5goals / match
52total goals
0/0clean sheets
3-1Manchester City best win · Dec 4
%100 Over 1.5 2/2
%100 Over 2.5 2/2
%50 Over 3.5 1/2
%100 BTTS 2/2
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester City at home1 matches
1W 0D 0L 2:1
Watford at home1 matches
0W 0D 1L 1:3
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester City4W 1D 0L Watford0W 0D 5L
2.60 0.00 Points per game
11 1 Goals scored
5 16 Goals conceded
2.33 1.26 xG average
1.04 1.76 xGA average
%40 %0 Clean sheets
%60 %20 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
10.0 3.8 Corners
0.8 2.2 Cards
Manchester City6W 2D 2L Watford1W 2D 7L
2.00 0.50 Points per game
19 7 Goals scored
11 23 Goals conceded
2.05 1.44 xG average
1.11 1.71 xGA average
%40 %10 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
9.1 5.6 Corners
1.5 2.4 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
1Manchester Cityin the table93pts
38matches 29-6-3W-D-L 99:26goals +73diff
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19Watfordin the table23pts
38matches 6-5-27W-D-L 34:77goals -43diff
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Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
2.00 0.61 Points per game
1.68 1.05 xG average
1.14 1.85 xGA average
%40 %11 Clean sheets
%48 %50 BTTS
%60 %55 Over 2.5
5.5 4.2 Corners
1.8 1.7 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 24 Manchester City 2-1 Watford League Cup
Dec 4 Watford 1-3 Manchester City Premier League
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