Premier League · Sat 14 Aug 2021 · Vicarage Road
- Emmanuel Dennis 10'
- Ismaïla Sarr 42'
- Cucho Hernández 67'
- John McGinn 70'
- Danny Ings 90+7' (pen)
The story
Watford beat Aston Villa 3-2 at Vicarage Road in the Premier League, gameweek 1.
Watford's goals came from Emmanuel Dennis (10'), Ismaïla Sarr (42') and Cucho Hernández (67'); John McGinn (70') and Danny Ings (90+7', pen) replied for Aston Villa.
It was 2-0 at half-time.
Aston Villa had 62% of the ball and 11 shots to Watford's 13.
Match stats
Key moments
- 10' Emmanuel Dennis Goal · Watford 1-0
- 42' Ismaïla Sarr Goal · Watford 2-0 Assist: Emmanuel Dennis
- 67' Cucho Hernández Goal · Watford 3-0 Assist: Tom Cleverley
- 70' John McGinn Goal · Aston Villa 3-1 Assist: Leon Bailey
- 90+7' Danny Ings Penalty · Aston Villa 3-2
Line-ups
Watford
- Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper
- Craig CathcartDefender
- Christian KabaseleDefender
- Adam MasinaDefender
- William Troost-EkongDefender
- Ken SemaMidfielder
- Tom Cleverleyoff 80'Midfielder
- Juraj Kuckaoff 69'Midfielder
- Peter EteboMidfielder
- Ismaïla SarrForward
- Emmanuel Dennisoff 66'Forward
Aston Villa
- Emiliano MartínezGoalkeeper
- Matt Targettoff 47'Defender
- Matty CashDefender
- Tyrone MingsDefender
- Ezri KonsaDefender
- Ashley YoungDefender
- John McGinnMidfielder
- Marvelous NakambaMidfielder
- Emiliano Buendíaoff 72'Forward
- Danny IngsForward
- Anwar El Ghazioff 60'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (9)
- 10' ⚽ Emmanuel Dennis
- 23' 🟨 Juraj Kucka
- 42' ⚽ Ismaïla Sarrassist Emmanuel Dennis
- 54' 🟨 Tyrone Mings
- 55' 🟨 Ken Sema
- 67' ⚽ Cucho Hernándezassist Tom Cleverley
- 70' ⚽ John McGinnassist Leon Bailey
- 86' 🟨 Peter Etebo
- 90+7' ⚽ Danny Ings (pen)
Head to head
2Watford wins0Draws1Aston Villa wins
