Watford v Manchester City result

Full-time · Watford 1–2 Manchester City

Premier League · Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:00 GMT · Vicarage Road

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

Watford 1–2 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 2–1 at Vicarage Road in the Premier League on Tuesday 4 December. Manchester City have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Leroy Sané (40’, assisted by R. Mahrez) and R. Mahrez (51’, assisted by Gabriel Jesus); Watford: A. Doucouré (85’).

Discipline

Paul Tierney, England showed one yellow card — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Manchester City: Ederson (90’).

What it changes

Watford are winless in their last five matches in all competitions. Manchester City are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Mahrez (Manchester City) 10.8, A. Doucouré (Watford) 7.4 and Leroy Sané (Manchester City) 6.9 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 1–2 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Vicarage Road · Watford
Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Watford 0 · draws 0 · Manchester City 2 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Watford 1W 1D 3L · Manchester City 4W 1D 0L

Watford 1–2 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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 3.38

Goals

against 1.63 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.71 / 6.29

Corners

against 5.71 / 2.29 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.29 / 6.57

Shots on target

against 4.43 / 2.43 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 1

Cards

against 2.29 / 0.71 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2018. 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	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	3.38 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.71 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.29 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.57 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	17 for · 7.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.29 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	6.57 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.57 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.71 for · 7.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 0.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Paul Tierney, England.

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. 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
S. Okaka n 8	28.1	5.2 6/4	1.6 4/0	—
W. Hughes n 8	74.1	1.8 5/3	2.4 6/4	—
I. Success n 8	63.6	1.8 5/4	3.5 7/5	—
T. Deeney n 8	78.1	1.6 7/2	1.7 7/4	—
A. Masina n 5	73.2	1.5 4/1	1.5 4/2	—

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. 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	60.1	2.6 6/3	0.7 3/1
I. Success n 8	63.6	2.5 7/4	0.5 2/1
A. Gray n 8	31.4	2.5 4/3	0.7 2/0
S. Okaka n 8	28.1	2.4 6/0	0.8 2/0
R. Pereyra n 8	80.9	1.8 7/5	0.8 4/2

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Sema n 8	42.3	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
J. Holebas n 8	89.3	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
É. Capoue n 8	79.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Deulofeu n 8	60.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. Okaka n 8	28.1	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
É. Capoue n 8	79.4	2.7 7/5
C. Kabasele n 8	61.4	2.2 4/3
A. Doucouré n 8	90	2.1 8/5
A. Masina n 5	73.2	2 4/2
A. Mariappa n 8	83.1	1.8 6/5

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	2.6 4/4

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. 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
R. Sterling n 8	88	2.3 7/7	1.3 6/3	—
Fernandinho n 8	86.9	1.9 6/5	0.6 3/2	—
Brahim Díaz n 8	26.4	1.7 3/1	3.4 5/3	—
B. Mendy n 8	90	1.5 7/4	0.4 3/0	—
S. Agüero n 8	78.5	1.4 4/3	0.4 3/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	50.3	5.6 5/4	1.8 5/1
Brahim Díaz n 8	26.4	4.3 4/3	1.7 2/1
S. Agüero n 8	78.5	3.9 7/6	1.9 6/5
P. Foden n 8	18.9	3.6 4/1	0.6 1/0
L. Sané n 8	70.4	2.9 7/6	1.3 6/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Mahrez n 8	56.5	0.4 2/0	1 4/1
R. Sterling n 8	88	0.6 4/1	0.5 3/1
L. Sané n 8	70.4	0.6 3/1	0.5 3/0
İ. Gündoğan n 8	51.3	0.7 3/0	0.4 2/0
S. Agüero n 8	78.5	0.7 5/0	0.3 1/1

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Danilo n 8	74.8	2.6 6/4
Fernandinho n 8	86.9	2.5 7/6
F. Delph n 8	55	2 5/2
İ. Gündoğan n 8	51.3	2 4/2
K. De Bruyne n 8	64.1	1.9 5/2

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	1.6 4/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Watford		Manchester City
29%	Possession	71%
11	Shots	15
7	Shots on target	7
2	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	12
3	Corners	11
4	Offsides	6
4	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	5
308	Passes	714
66%	Pass accuracy	88%

Watford player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Foster	90	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
Kiko Femenía	90	0	0	0	0	2	6.6
C. Kabasele	90	0	0	0	0	2	6.4
C. Cathcart	90	0	0	0	0	1	6.8
J. Holebas	90	0	0	0	2	5	7
A. Doucouré	90	1	5	3	1	2	7.4
R. Pereyra	90	0	1	0	0	2	6.5
T. Deeney	90	0	2	2	2	0	6.9
I. Success	75	0	2	1	1	2	6.9
N. Chalobah	63	0	1	1	0	0	6.6
W. Hughes	52	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Domingos Quina sub	38	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
Deulofeu sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Gray sub	15	0	0	0	2	0	6.8

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
K. Walker	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Stones	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.1
F. Delph	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.1
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.5
Fernandinho	90	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	7.8
R. Mahrez	90	1	1	5	3	3	2	0	9
L. Sané	90	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	7.4
Gabriel Jesus	89	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	6.9
V. Kompany	83	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.6
David Silva	73	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.1
İ. Gündoğan	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.1
N. Otamendi	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Aymeric Laporte	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

WatfordWLDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Manchester CityWWWDW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 3.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Watford 0 · 0 draws · Manchester City 2 · 5 goals/game

2018-01-02 Manchester City 3–1 Watford
2017-09-16 Watford 0–6 Manchester City

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Watford#11 pos50 pts38 pl-7 GD

Manchester City#1 pos98 pts38 pl+72 GD

Goals per game

Watford scored1.37

Manchester City scored2.5

Watford conceded1.55

Manchester City conceded0.61

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What is the head-to-head record between Watford and Manchester City?: In their last 2 meetings, Watford won 0, Manchester City won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
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