Manchester City v Watford result

Full-time · Manchester City 8–0 Watford

Premier League · Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:00 BST · Etihad Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester City 8–0 Watford — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Watford 8–0 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 21 September. Manchester City have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 5–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: David Silva (1’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne), S. Agüero (7’ pen), R. Mahrez (12’), Bernardo Silva (15’; 48’; 60’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne), N. Otamendi (18’, assisted by S. Agüero) and Kevin De Bruyne (85’, assisted by R. Mahrez).

Discipline

The bookings — Manchester City: Bernardo Silva (19’) and Angeliño (81’); Watford: Kiko Femenía (59’) and Deulofeu (59’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s eight-goal margin was the biggest of round 6, across 10 matches. Watford are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) 15.8, Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 14.1 and R. Mahrez (Manchester City) 13.2 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next travel to Aston Villa on 24 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: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Watford: Wolves v Watford, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 8–0 Watford · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: Mike Dean, England
Head-to-head (last 5): Manchester City 5 · draws 0 · Watford 0 · 4.6 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 3W 1D 1L · Watford 1W 2D 2L

Manchester City 8–0 Watford (Premier League): 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

3.25 / 1

Goals

against 0.88 / 2.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.4 / 5.83

Corners

against 1.6 / 5.5 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

8 / 4.67

Shots on target

against 3 / 6.83 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.6 / 2.33

Cards

against 1 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 September 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 September 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	3.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.4 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.83 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	20.6 for · 7 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	17.17 for · 14.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	8 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.67 for · 6.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.6 for · 6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	10.67 for · 8.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.6 for · 1 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.33 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 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	59.8	2.1 6/4	0.8 4/0	T. Cleverley
B. Mendy n 8	70	1.9 6/5	0.2 1/0	J. Holebas
Rodri n 8	80.4	1.8 6/5	1 4/2	W. Hughes
David Silva n 8	70.4	1.8 5/4	0.5 3/0	J. Holebas
Gabriel Jesus n 8	42.6	1.6 4/1	1.6 4/2	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 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	77.1	5 8/7	1.9 8/5
Gabriel Jesus n 8	42.6	4.5 6/5	2.1 5/2
P. Foden n 8	46	3.9 5/5	2.2 5/4
R. Sterling n 8	90	3.2 7/6	1.6 7/3
K. De Bruyne n 8	60.6	3.2 7/5	0.9 5/0

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 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	60.6	0.4 2/0	1.3 6/1
Gabriel Jesus n 8	42.6	1.1 3/1	0.5 2/0
S. Agüero n 8	77.1	1.3 7/2	0.1 1/0
David Silva n 8	70.4	0.2 1/0	1 3/3
R. Mahrez n 8	51.8	0.4 2/0	0.7 2/1

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rodri n 8	80.4	2.7 6/5
Bernardo Silva n 8	65.9	2.2 6/3
João Cancelo n 8	50.8	2 4/2
L. Sané n 8	35.8	1.9 5/1
O. Zinchenko n 8	90	1.8 6/5

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	1.8 3/2

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 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	74.4	2 7/3	2.7 8/7	Rodri
É. Capoue n 8	89.1	1.8 8/3	2 7/4	—
T. Cleverley n 8	51	1.8 3/2	0.4 2/0	Fernandinho
Domingos Quina n 8	36.8	1.8 4/1	2.4 5/3	—
J. Holebas n 8	83.3	1.6 7/3	0.3 2/0	David Silva

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 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	63	4.5 6/4	1.6 3/2
I. Success n 8	17.4	3.9 4/1	2.6 3/1
T. Cleverley n 8	51	3.1 4/3	0.7 1/1
I. Sarr n 8	68.9	2.8 8/5	1.1 5/2
A. Doucouré n 8	87.6	2.3 7/5	0.3 2/0

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Sarr n 8	68.9	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
D. Welbeck n 8	41.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
W. Hughes n 8	74.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Deulofeu n 8	63	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
T. Deeney n 8	83	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 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
J. Holebas n 8	83.3	3 8/8
É. Capoue n 8	89.1	2.4 8/6
W. Hughes n 8	74.4	2.4 6/5
Kiko Femenía n 8	90	2.1 6/4

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	3.4 5/4
Gomes n 8	93.8	1.9 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Watford
68%	Possession	32%
28	Shots	5
11	Shots on target	4
13	Shots off target	0
4	Blocked shots	1
20	Shots inside the box	4
5	Corners	4
2	Offsides	2
5	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
727	Passes	336
90%	Pass accuracy	79%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.9
Fernandinho	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
K. De Bruyne	90	1	2	4	1	8	0	0	10
Rodri	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	7.8
David Silva	90	1	0	4	1	2	1	0	8.2
R. Mahrez	90	1	1	4	2	5	2	0	9.1
S. Agüero	90	1	1	6	1	3	1	0	7.5
Bernardo Silva	90	3	0	5	4	2	4	Y	10
N. Otamendi	63	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.6
K. Walker	54	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
B. Mendy	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Angeliño sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	Y	7.2
João Cancelo sub	36	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Eric García sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.8

Watford player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Foster	90	0	0	0	0	0	3.9
Kiko Femenía	90	0	0	0	3	Y	4.9
C. Dawson	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
A. Mariappa	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.4
J. Holebas	90	0	0	1	2	0	5.2
É. Capoue	90	0	0	1	2	0	6
A. Doucouré	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.6
T. Cleverley	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
Deulofeu	77	3	3	0	0	Y	6.6
W. Hughes	59	0	0	0	2	0	6
R. Pereyra	57	0	0	0	1	0	5.7
D. Foulquier	33	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
I. Sarr	31	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Gray	13	1	1	1	0	0	6.7

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 CityDWWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

WatfordLLWDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Manchester City 5 · 0 draws · Watford 0 · 4.6 goals/game

2019-05-18 Manchester City 6–0 Watford
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

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#2 pos81 pts38 pl+67 GD

Watford#19 pos34 pts38 pl-28 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.68

Watford scored0.95

Manchester City conceded0.92

Watford conceded1.68

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Watford?: In their last 5 meetings, Manchester City won 5, Watford won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4.6 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Watford?: Recent form — Manchester City 3W 1D 1L; Watford 1W 2D 2L.

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