Manchester City v Watford result

Full-time · Manchester City 6–0 Watford

FA Cup · Sat, 18 May 2019 17:00 BST · Wembley Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Manchester City 6–0 Watford — Manchester City won this FA Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Watford 6–0 at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup on Saturday 18 May. Manchester City have won their last eight matches in all competitions. Watford are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: David Silva (26’, assisted by R. Sterling), Gabriel Jesus (38’, assisted by Bernardo Silva; 68’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne), Kevin De Bruyne (61’, assisted by Gabriel Jesus) and R. Sterling (81’, assisted by Bernardo Silva; 87’).

Discipline

The bookings — Manchester City: David Silva (60’); Watford: A. Doucouré (21’) and Kiko Femenía (80’).

What it changes

Manchester City have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Sterling (Manchester City) 15.6, Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) 12.7 and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 9.0 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Watford next travel to Wolves on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Watford: Wolves v Watford, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 6–0 Watford · FA Cup
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: Kevin Friend, England
Head-to-head (last 4): Manchester City 4 · draws 0 · Watford 0 · 4.25 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 5W 0D 0L · Watford 1W 1D 3L

Manchester City 6–0 Watford (FA Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 5

Corners

against 1.88 / 4.14 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.75 / 4.57

Shots on target

against 2.88 / 6 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.13 / 2.71

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.43 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 May 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 May 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Watford for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	17.13 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.14 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.57 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.75 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.29 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.71 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Fernandinho n 8	55	2.3 6/4	0.6 3/0	—
B. Mendy n 8	80	2 7/6	0.3 2/0	—
R. Sterling n 8	89.9	1.8 6/4	1.4 6/4	—
O. Zinchenko n 8	74	1.7 5/4	0.6 3/1	—
N. Otamendi n 8	68.1	1.7 5/3	0.3 2/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	81.4	3.9 8/8	1.1 5/3
P. Foden n 8	46.6	3.9 5/5	2.2 5/4
R. Mahrez n 8	65.5	3.3 7/4	1.5 4/3
Bernardo Silva n 8	81.9	3.2 7/6	1.1 6/2
Gabriel Jesus n 8	35.3	3.2 5/3	1.3 4/0

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. De Bruyne n 8	58.5	0.2 1/0	1.2 3/2
P. Foden n 8	46.6	1 3/1	0 0/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	35.3	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
L. Sané n 8	44.9	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0
S. Agüero n 8	81.4	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Zinchenko n 8	74	3 8/6
Danilo n 8	54.8	2.3 4/4
Bernardo Silva n 8	81.9	2.2 6/4
K. De Bruyne n 8	58.5	2.1 6/2
N. Otamendi n 8	68.1	2 5/4

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	2.1 5/3

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
W. Hughes n 8	80.4	2.8 8/4	3.2 8/6	—
Domingos Quina n 8	38.5	2 4/2	2.3 5/3	—
I. Success n 8	23.1	1.9 3/1	3.9 4/3	—
K. Sema n 8	46.5	1.7 5/2	1.7 4/3	—
É. Capoue n 8	92.3	1.5 6/2	2.2 7/6	—

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Deulofeu n 8	71.1	3.8 8/7	1.9 4/4
A. Gray n 8	68.6	2.8 7/5	0.8 4/1
T. Deeney n 8	74.8	2.6 6/6	1.2 6/2
I. Success n 8	23.1	2.4 3/1	1 1/1
A. Doucouré n 8	93.8	1.8 6/5	0.5 3/1

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Deulofeu n 8	71.1	0.8 3/2	0 0/0
A. Gray n 8	68.6	0.3 2/0	0.5 2/1
T. Deeney n 8	74.8	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
I. Success n 8	23.1	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
T. Cleverley n 8	29.5	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Masina n 8	67	3.4 8/6
W. Hughes n 8	80.4	2.7 8/5
É. Capoue n 8	92.3	2.6 8/6
Marc Navarro n 4	43	2.6 2/1
K. Sema n 8	46.5	2.2 5/4

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	3.8 7/6
Gomes n 8	93.8	1.6 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Watford
69%	Possession	31%
23	Shots	11
11	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	4
6	Blocked shots	5
16	Shots inside the box	6
13	Corners	1
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	6
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	5
631	Passes	280
90%	Pass accuracy	78%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
K. Walker	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.1
V. Kompany	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Aymeric Laporte	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	7.8
O. Zinchenko	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.3
Bernardo Silva	90	0	2	2	1	4	1	0	7.8
Gabriel Jesus	90	2	1	4	3	1	1	0	9.2
R. Sterling	90	2	1	4	3	5	2	0	9.1
David Silva	79	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.4
İ. Gündoğan	73	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
R. Mahrez	55	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.2
K. De Bruyne sub	35	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	9
L. Sané sub	17	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Stones sub	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6

Watford player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Gomes	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
Kiko Femenía	90	1	0	1	4	Y	5.8
A. Mariappa	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
C. Cathcart	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
J. Holebas	90	0	0	2	2	0	5.9
É. Capoue	90	2	0	1	2	0	7
A. Doucouré	90	2	0	0	0	Y	5.9
T. Deeney	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
W. Hughes	73	1	0	2	0	0	6.6
Deulofeu	66	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
R. Pereyra	66	2	1	1	3	0	6.2
I. Success	24	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
A. Gray	24	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
T. Cleverley	17	1	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Watford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

WatfordWDLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Manchester City 4 · 0 draws · Watford 0 · 4.25 goals/game

2019-03-09 Manchester City 3–1 Watford
2018-12-04 Watford 1–2 Manchester City
2018-01-02 Manchester City 3–1 Watford
2017-09-16 Watford 0–6 Manchester City

Goals per game

Manchester City scored1.8

Watford scored1

Manchester City conceded0.2

Watford conceded2.2

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Watford?: In their last 4 meetings, Manchester City won 4, Watford won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4.25 goals per game.
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