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FTWatford
0 - 4
Manchester CityCommentary:
90+5'Manchester City with a deserved victory after a fine display
90+5'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+5'Raheem Sterling from Manchester City is a contender for Man of the Match after a great performance today
90+5'Ball possession: Watford: 23%, Manchester City: 77%.
90+5'Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City is ruled offside.
90+4'Joao Cancelo puts in a cross...
90+4'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in their own half of the field
90+3'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
90+3'Kiko from Watford concedes a foul on Gabriel Jesus but the referee decides against stopping the play and waves play on!
90+3'Watford are in control of the ball.
90+2'A shot by Phil Foden is blocked.
90+2'Oleksandr Zinchenko of Manchester City passes the ball to a team mate.
90+2'Rodri puts in a cross...
90+2'Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City crosses the ball but it is nowhere near the intended target.
90+2'After a tactical foul, Will Hughes sees no other way than stopping the counter and receives a yellow card.
90+1'Will Hughes from Watford goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Phil Foden
90+1'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
90+1'The fourth official shows there are 4 minute(s) of time to be added.
90'Dangerous challenge by Nathaniel Chalobah from Watford. Bernardo Silva on the receiving end of that.
90'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
90'Ball possession: Watford: 24%, Manchester City: 76%.
90'John Stones relieves the pressure with a clearance
90'Tom Cleverley swings in a cross from the free kick.
89'The referee signals a free kick as Rodri from Manchester City trips Will Hughes
88'Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City is ruled offside.
88'Could be a good chance here as Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
88'Joao Cancelo from Manchester City tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
88'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
87'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
87'Roberto Pereyra is leaving the field to be replaced by Adam Masina in a tactical substitution.
86'Danny Welbeck from Watford is ruled offside.
86'Safe hands from Ben Foster as he comes out and claims the ball
86'Rodri puts in a cross...
85'Manchester City take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
85'Tom Cleverley relieves the pressure with a clearance
85'Kevin De Bruyne swings in a cross from the free kick.
85'Ball possession: Watford: 24%, Manchester City: 76%.
85'Ismaila Sarr is penalised for pushing Gabriel Jesus.
84'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
83'Watford are in control of the ball.
82'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in their own half of the field
82'Abdoulaye Doucoure is leaving the field to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah in a tactical substitution.
82'Christian Kabasele relieves the pressure with a clearance
82'Kevin De Bruyne puts in a cross...
81'A shot by Riyad Mahrez is blocked.
81'Bernardo Silva of Manchester City passes the ball to a team mate.
81'Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City passes the ball to a team mate.
80'After a tactical foul, Adrian Mariappa sees no other way than stopping the counter and receives a yellow card.
80'Adrian Mariappa from Watford goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Phil Foden
80'Great skill from Phil Foden as he dribbles past his opponents
80'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
80'Ball possession: Watford: 24%, Manchester City: 76%.
79'Safe hands from Ben Foster as he comes out and claims the ball
79'Kevin De Bruyne puts in a cross...
79'Danny Welbeck releases a shot, it's parried by [goalkeeper] but he can't hold onto it...
78'Adrian Mariappa carves the opponent's defense open with a killer through-ball
78'Ismaila Sarr from Watford is ruled offside.
77'Watford take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
77'Watford are in control of the ball.
76'Goal kick for Watford.
76'Phil Foden fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
76'A chance opens up as Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City successfully finds a team mate in the area...
76'Riyad Mahrez puts in a cross...
75'Ball possession: Watford: 24%, Manchester City: 76%.
75'A shot by Phil Foden is blocked.
75'A shot by Gabriel Jesus is blocked.
75'Oleksandr Zinchenko puts in a cross...
74'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
74'Manchester City take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
74'Aymeric Laporte is leaving the field to be replaced by John Stones in a tactical substitution.
73'Joao Cancelo relieves the pressure with a clearance
73'Tom Cleverley puts in a cross...
73'Danny Welbeck from Watford directs the ball behind the defence, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
73'Goal kick for Watford.
73'Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City crosses the ball, but his team mate arrives a little late and can't benefit from it.
72'Manchester City start a counter attack.
72'Goal kick for Watford.
72'The game is restarted.
70'Water break. It's hot out there today and the game is paused so the players can take some liquids on-board.
70'How did he miss that? Gabriel Jesus has a wonderful chance to score but somehow manages to miss the target!
70'CHANCE! Gabriel Jesus finds himself in a 1 on 1 situation with the keeper...
70'Joao Cancelo carves the opponent's defense open with a killer through-ball
70'Ball possession: Watford: 24%, Manchester City: 76%.
69'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
69'Watford are in control of the ball.
67'The captain is forced to give away his armband, because he is leaving the field.
67'Troy Deeney is leaving the field to be replaced by Danny Welbeck in a tactical substitution.
66'Kevin De Bruyne provided the assist for the goal.
66'G O O O A A A L - Aymeric Laporte from Manchester City heads the ball home!
66'Kevin De Bruyne swings in a cross from the free kick.
66'Dangerous challenge by Abdoulaye Doucoure from Watford. Joao Cancelo on the receiving end of that.
66'Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
65'Manchester City with a potentially dangerous attack.
65'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
65'Ball possession: Watford: 23%, Manchester City: 77%.
65'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
65'The game is restarted.
64'Raheem Sterling is leaving the field to be replaced by Riyad Mahrez in a tactical substitution.
64'Kyle Walker is leaving the field to be replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko in a tactical substitution.
63'VAR - GOAL! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, pending goal situation.
63'GOAL! It's an easy finish as Phil Foden from Manchester City taps the ball into an open goal!
63'Raheem Sterling releases a shot, it's parried by [goalkeeper] but he can't hold onto it...
63'Kevin De Bruyne carves the opponent's defense open with a killer through-ball
63'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
62'Safe hands from Ben Foster as he comes out and claims the ball
62'Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City swings in the corner from the left.
61'The resulting free-kick is taken by Kevin De Bruyne and his strike forces a good save from [goalkeeper]. It's a corner
61'The referee signals a free kick as Tom Cleverley from Watford trips Kevin De Bruyne
61'Manchester City start a counter attack.
60'Ball possession: Watford: 20%, Manchester City: 80%.
60'Goal kick for Manchester City.
60'Kiko from Watford crosses the ball but it is nowhere near the intended target.
59'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
59'Craig Dawson relieves the pressure with a clearance
59'Kevin De Bruyne puts in a cross...
58'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
58'Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City directs the ball behind the defence, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
58'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
57'Phil Foden from Manchester City is ruled offside.
56'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
56'Ismaila Sarr from Watford is ruled offside.
56'Could be a good chance here as Tom Cleverley from Watford cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
55'Ball possession: Watford: 20%, Manchester City: 80%.
55'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
55'Great vision by Kiko from Watford as he stops a promising attack with an interception.
55'Aymeric Laporte puts in a cross...
54'Ismaila Sarr from Watford is ruled offside.
54'Watford start a counter attack.
54'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
53'Tom Cleverley is penalised for pushing Kevin De Bruyne.
53'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
53'Goal kick for Watford.
52'Joao Cancelo from Manchester City crosses the ball, but it goes out for a goal kick.
52'Joao Cancelo from Manchester City takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
52'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
51'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
51'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in their own half of the field
51'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
50'Goal kick for Watford.
50'Ball possession: Watford: 20%, Manchester City: 80%.
50'Kiko relieves the pressure with a clearance
49'Kevin De Bruyne puts in a cross...
49'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
49'Goal kick for Manchester City.
49'Ismaila Sarr from Watford sends an effort wide of target
49'Some neat football here as Ismaila Sarr from Watford plays a 1-2 with Troy Deeney.
49'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in their own half of the field
48'Goal kick for Watford.
48'Joao Cancelo from Manchester City crosses the ball, but it goes out for a goal kick.
48'Manchester City with a potentially dangerous attack.
47'Raheem Sterling tests [goalkeeper] with a long range shot, which is parried back into play!
47'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
46'A shot by Bernardo Silva is blocked.
46'Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City passes the ball to a team mate.
46'[goalkeeper] saved a certain goal there! Gabriel Jesus found himself in a great scoring position but [goalkeeper] denied him with a great save
46'Kiko could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
46'The second half is underway.
45+3'Manchester City has been the better team in this half
45+3'It's over! The referee blows for half time
45+3'Ball possession: Watford: 20%, Manchester City: 80%.
45+2'Craig Dawson from Watford commits a foul by elbowing Aymeric Laporte
45+2'Will Hughes swings in a cross from the free kick.
45+2'Rodri from Manchester City commits a foul by elbowing Troy Deeney
45+1'The fourth official shows there are 2 minute(s) of time to be added.
45+1'Goal kick for Watford.
45+1'Kevin De Bruyne goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
45+1'Bernardo Silva of Manchester City passes the ball to a team mate.
45+1'Aymeric Laporte puts in a cross...
45'Roberto Pereyra fouls Kyle Walker.
45'Ball possession: Watford: 19%, Manchester City: 81%.
44'Aymeric Laporte fouls Tom Cleverley.
44'Watford are trying to create something here.
43'Safe hands from Ben Foster as he comes out and claims the ball
43'Kevin De Bruyne puts in a cross...
43'A shot by Kevin De Bruyne is blocked.
43'Joao Cancelo from Manchester City chips the ball into the penalty box.
42'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
42'Watford take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
42'Troy Deeney is penalised for pushing Rodri.
42'Ball possession: Watford: 19%, Manchester City: 81%.
40'G O O O A A A L - Raheem Sterling reacts first on the loose ball and puts it away!
40'HE MISSES! - Raheem Sterling takes the spot-kick but Ben Foster blocks it!
39'PENALTY - Will Hughes from Watford concedes a penalty for tripping Raheem Sterling.
39'Manchester City start a counter attack.
39'Manchester City take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
38'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
38'Safe hands from Ben Foster as he comes out and claims the ball
37'Kyle Walker puts in a cross...
37'Christian Kabasele relieves the pressure with a clearance
37'Joao Cancelo puts in a cross...
37'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
37'Manchester City take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
37'Craig Dawson relieves the pressure with a clearance
36'Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City swings in the corner from the left.
36'Phil Foden from Manchester City sees his pass blocked by an opponent.
36'Great skill from Phil Foden as he dribbles past his opponents
36'Phil Foden from Manchester City takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
35'Ball possession: Watford: 18%, Manchester City: 82%.
34'The referee signals a free kick as Phil Foden from Manchester City trips Ismaila Sarr
34'Rodri from Manchester City tries to play a 1-2 with Kevin De Bruyne, but the ball is intercepted.
34'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
34'Great vision by Christian Kabasele from Watford as he stops a promising attack with an interception.
34'Manchester City start a counter attack.
33'Eric Garcia relieves the pressure with a clearance
33'Kiko puts in a cross...
33'Watford are trying to create something here.
33'Eric Garcia fouls Troy Deeney.
32'Craig Dawson relieves the pressure with a clearance
32'Raheem Sterling puts in a cross...
32'Goal kick for Manchester City.
31'Kyle Walker provided the assist for the goal.
31'G O O O A A A L - Raheem Sterling with the goal!
31'Kyle Walker puts in a cross...
31'Phil Foden from Manchester City crosses the ball but it is nowhere near the intended target.
30'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
30'Ball possession: Watford: 15%, Manchester City: 85%.
29'Joao Cancelo from Manchester City goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Roberto Pereyra
29'Craig Dawson relieves the pressure with a clearance
29'Kevin De Bruyne swings in a cross from the free kick.
29'Abdoulaye Doucoure fouls Raheem Sterling.
29'A shot by Phil Foden is blocked.
29'Bernardo Silva from Manchester City takes a short corner kick from the right.
28'Kiko clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
28'Manchester City with a potentially dangerous attack.
28'Manchester City take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
27'Goal kick for Manchester City.
27'Tom Cleverley fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
27'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
26'Goal kick for Watford.
26'Rodri from Manchester City heads the ball, but it's a terrible effort nowhere near the goal.
26'Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City swings in the corner from the left.
26'Will Hughes clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
25'Raheem Sterling from Manchester City chips the ball into the penalty box.
25'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
25'Dangerous challenge by Abdoulaye Doucoure from Watford. Bernardo Silva on the receiving end of that.
25'Ball possession: Watford: 14%, Manchester City: 86%.
24'The game is restarted.
23'Water break. It's hot out there today and the game is paused so the players can take some liquids on-board.
23'The match is very one-sided right now. Manchester City are clearly dominating possession
23'Aymeric Laporte from Manchester City commits a foul by elbowing Adrian Mariappa
22'Tom Cleverley relieves the pressure with a clearance
22'Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City swings in the corner from the left.
22'A shot by Phil Foden is blocked.
22'A shot by Joao Cancelo is blocked.
22'Some neat football here as Joao Cancelo from Manchester City plays a 1-2 with Gabriel Jesus.
22'A shot by Raheem Sterling is blocked.
21'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
21'Goal kick for Manchester City.
20'Ball possession: Watford: 16%, Manchester City: 84%.
20'The referee signals a free kick as Phil Foden from Manchester City trips Roberto Pereyra
20'Manchester City with a potentially dangerous attack.
19'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
18'Manchester City take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
18'Goal kick for Watford.
18'Rodri from Manchester City had a bad first touch and fails to take advantage of the situation.
17'Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City swings in the corner from the left.
17'Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City sees his pass blocked by an opponent.
17'Raheem Sterling from Manchester City chips the ball into the penalty box.
17'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
16'Troy Deeney from Watford directs the ball behind the defence, but the keeper reads the play well and comes to claim it
16'Watford start a counter attack.
16'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
15'Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
15'Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City swings in the corner from the right.
15'Christian Kabasele clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
15'Phil Foden from Manchester City passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
15'Manchester City with a potentially dangerous attack.
15'Ball possession: Watford: 13%, Manchester City: 87%.
14'The referee signals a free kick as Tom Cleverley from Watford trips Raheem Sterling
14'Craig Dawson relieves the pressure with a clearance
14'Phil Foden puts in a cross...
14'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
13'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
13'Aymeric Laporte from Manchester City goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Ismaila Sarr
12'Abdoulaye Doucoure relieves the pressure with a clearance
12'Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City swings in the corner from the right.
12'Rodri's shot takes a wicked deflection but the goalkeeper just reaches it and saves for a corner. Close save!
11'Manchester City with a potentially dangerous attack.
11'Goal kick for Manchester City.
11'Will Hughes goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
11'Poor play by Joao Cancelo as his weak attempt to clear the ball puts his side under pressure
10'A player from Watford takes a long throw from right side of the pitch into the opponent's box
10'Ball possession: Watford: 12%, Manchester City: 88%.
10'Eric Garcia is penalised for pushing Troy Deeney.
9'Kiko relieves the pressure with a clearance
9'Bernardo Silva puts in a cross...
9'Kiko relieves the pressure with a clearance
9'Kevin De Bruyne puts in a cross...
8'Manchester City take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
8'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
8'Manchester City take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
7'Safe hands from Ben Foster as he comes out and claims the ball
7'Phil Foden puts in a cross...
7'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
6'Goal kick for Manchester City.
6'The referee signals a free kick as Bernardo Silva from Manchester City trips Troy Deeney
5'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
5'Ball possession: Watford: 20%, Manchester City: 80%.
5'Watford are in control of the ball.
4'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
3'Goal kick for Watford.
3'Joao Cancelo from Manchester City passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
3'Manchester City with a potentially dangerous attack.
3'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
3'Craig Dawson relieves the pressure with a clearance
2'Joao Cancelo puts in a cross...
2'Some neat football here as Joao Cancelo from Manchester City plays a 1-2 with Raheem Sterling.
2'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
1'Manchester City take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
1'Watford take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in their own half of the field
1'The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play
1'A perfect day for football with glorious sunshine.
1'Manchester City kick-off, and the game is underway.
The referee starts the match.
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