Watford v Manchester City result

Full-time · Watford 0–6 Manchester City

Premier League · Sat, 16 Sep 2017 15:00 BST · Vicarage Road

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Watford 0–6 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 6–0 at Vicarage Road in the Premier League on Saturday 16 September. Manchester City are unbeaten in at least their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: S. Agüero (27’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne; 31’, assisted by David Silva; 81’, assisted by Kyle Walker), Gabriel Jesus (37’, assisted by S. Agüero), N. Otamendi (63’, assisted by David Silva) and R. Sterling (89’ pen).

Discipline

Anthony Taylor, England showed two yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Watford: J. Holebas (29’) and A. Doucouré (40’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s six-goal margin was the biggest of round 5, across 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in at least six consecutive matches in all competitions. Manchester City have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, S. Agüero (Manchester City) 17.4, R. Sterling (Manchester City) 12.1 and David Silva (Manchester City) 8.8 led the match.

Next up

Watford next travel to Wolves on 24 October 2026.

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

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

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

The numbers

Result: Watford 0–6 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Vicarage Road · Watford
Referee: Anthony Taylor, England
Recent form: Watford 2W 2D 1L · Manchester City 4W 1D 0L

Watford 0–6 Manchester City (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 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.8 / 2.8

Goals

against 1.2 / 0.4 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 5 matches

4.5 / 7.5

Corners

against 5.5 / 2.75 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.25 / 7.5

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 3

Cards

against 1 / 3 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 5 completed matches, to 13 September 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 5 completed matches, to 13 September 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Watford for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.8 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5	2.5standard	2.8 for · 0.4 against n 5 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	7.5 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	14.25 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	14.25 for · 7.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	7.5 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.5 for · 9.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10.5 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. 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
T. Deeney n 3	34.3	3.5 2/2	2.6 2/1	—
N. Amrabat n 4	61.3	3.3 2/2	0.7 2/0	—
Richarlison n 8	82.6	1.9 4/3	3 7/5	—
André Carrillo n 5	75.6	1.9 5/3	0.7 3/0	—
J. Holebas n 4	89.5	1.8 3/3	0.5 2/0	B. Mendy

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Richarlison n 8	82.6	3.8 8/8	1 4/2
T. Deeney n 3	34.3	2.6 1/1	0 0/0
N. Chalobah n 4	89.8	2.5 4/3	0.8 2/1
André Carrillo n 5	75.6	1.4 4/1	0.2 1/0
A. Gray n 5	60.6	1.2 3/1	0.6 2/0

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Doucouré n 4	90	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Richarlison n 8	82.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
M. Britos n 3	68	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
J. Holebas n 4	89.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Kiko Femenía n 4	78.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Chalobah n 4	89.8	2.3 3/3
N. Amrabat n 4	61.3	2.2 2/2
J. Holebas n 4	89.5	2 3/2
Richarlison n 8	82.6	1.8 4/3
C. Kabasele n 4	69.5	1.6 2/1

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Gomes n 5	90	2 4/1

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. 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
L. Sané n 5	30	2.4 3/1	1.8 2/1	—
R. Sterling n 4	44	2 4/0	2.6 3/2	—
Gabriel Jesus n 7	67	1.9 5/4	2.3 5/3	—
B. Mendy n 4	90	1.5 3/2	0 0/0	J. Holebas
S. Agüero n 7	62.7	1.4 5/1	1 3/2	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Sterling n 4	44	4.1 2/2	1.5 2/1
Gabriel Jesus n 7	67	3.5 6/6	1.9 6/3
S. Agüero n 7	62.7	3.1 7/5	1.2 4/2
K. De Bruyne n 6	90	2.5 5/4	0.7 4/0
N. Otamendi n 7	87.3	1.3 5/3	0.3 1/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Sané n 5	30	1.2 1/1	0 0/0
Gabriel Jesus n 7	67	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0
R. Sterling n 4	44	1 2/0	0 0/0
S. Agüero n 7	62.7	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
K. De Bruyne n 6	90	0 0/0	0.7 3/1

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Bernardo Silva n 5	42.2	2.1 2/2
N. Otamendi n 7	87.3	1.3 4/3
Danilo n 4	68.3	1.3 3/1
K. De Bruyne n 6	90	1.2 4/3
L. Sané n 5	30	1.2 2/0

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Bravo n 5	81	2.2 3/2
Ederson n 5	81	2 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Watford		Manchester City
32%	Possession	68%
7	Shots	28
1	Shots on target	10
5	Shots off target	10
1	Blocked shots	8
5	Shots inside the box	18
3	Corners	11
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	6
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	1
312	Passes	637
76%	Pass accuracy	90%

Watford player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Gomes	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
D. Janmaat	90	0	0	1	2	0	6
A. Mariappa	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Kabasele	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.5
J. Holebas	90	0	0	3	1	Y	6
A. Doucouré	90	1	0	0	1	Y	5.8
André Carrillo	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
Richarlison	90	2	0	1	1	0	5.9
A. Gray	74	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
N. Chalobah	70	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
T. Cleverley	64	0	0	0	0	0	6
R. Pereyra sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
É. Capoue sub	20	1	0	0	1	0	6.1
T. Deeney sub	16	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
K. Walker	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	7.4
J. Stones	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	7.3
N. Otamendi	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	7.7
B. Mendy	90	0	0	1	0	3	2	7.6
Fernandinho	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	7.9
R. Sterling	90	1	0	4	1	4	1	8.5
S. Agüero	90	3	1	8	4	3	0	10
David Silva	78	0	2	3	1	5	2	8.4
K. De Bruyne	66	0	1	3	1	4	3	8.4
Gabriel Jesus	65	1	0	2	1	1	1	7.5
Bernardo Silva	25	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.9
İ. Gündoğan	24	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.7
L. Sané	12	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.8

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

Recent form

WatfordDWLDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Manchester CityWDWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.8 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Watford#14 pos41 pts38 pl-20 GD

Manchester City#1 pos100 pts38 pl+79 GD

Goals per game

Watford scored1.16

Manchester City scored2.79

Watford conceded1.68

Manchester City conceded0.71

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