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28 Nov 2015
Watford battle to victory at struggling Villa

Watford condemned bottom club Aston Villa to their 11th defeat in 14 Premier League games.

Odion Ighalo poked home to give the visitors the lead, but Micah Richards' header levelled it before half-time.

The Hornets lost goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes to a head injury, but Alan Hutton's own goal and Troy Deeney's bullet header put them in control.

Jordan Ayew's shot found the corner to give Villa hope but they could not equalise in 10 minutes of injury time.

The result means Aston Villa, on five points, have equalled the league record for the lowest points tally after 14 matches of a season.

And no Premier League team has ever avoided relegation having accumulated five points or fewer after 13 games.

  • Relive Villa's narrow defeat by Watford
  • Reaction to all of Saturday's action

Villa's unwanted records

As well as the Premier League points record, Villa have also equalled two unwanted club records.

They have gone 13 league games without victory, and eight home matches in the league without a win.

It was a much improved performance from Remi Garde's side compared with their 4-0 drubbing against Everton, but their defensive frailties were exposed once again.

Watford's opener could have been avoided had the Villa defence cleared their lines before Ighalo latched on to Ben Watson's volley.

Meanwhile, Deeney got between defenders Kieran Richardson and Ciaran Clark and rose above the duo for Watford's third.

The boy with the Birmingham tattoo

Watford striker Deeney started out as a youngster at Villa but he is very much in the blue corner, with a Birmingham City tattoo on his leg.

And he took great delight in scoring against their bitter rivals, as he netted his fourth goal in five games in the second half.

Watford were lacking goals before this game, having netted only 12 in 13 matches, but Deeney and striker partner Ighalo found their clinical edge.

The result moves the Hornets up to 11th in the Premier League, nine points above the relegation zone and five off the European places.

Lineup, Bookings (5) & Substitutions (5)

Aston Villa

  • 01 Guzan
  • 21 Hutton
  • 04 Richards
  • 06 Clark Booked
  • 18 Richardson
  • 17 Veretout
  • 24 Sánchez Booked
  • 08 Gueye (Gestede - 82' )
  • 25 Gil (Traoré - 68' )
  • 19 J Ayew
  • 09 Sinclair

Substitutes

  • 05 Okore
  • 07 Bacuna
  • 15 Westwood
  • 16 Lescott
  • 20 Traoré
  • 31 Bunn
  • 39 Gestede

Watford

  • 01 Gomes (Arlauskis - 67' )
  • 02 Nyom
  • 15 Cathcart
  • 03 Britos
  • 16 Aké Booked
  • 29 Capoue Booked
  • 23 Watson
  • 14 Paredes (Anya - 67' )
  • 09 Deeney Booked
  • 22 Abdi (Guédioura - 81' )
  • 24 Ighalo

Substitutes

  • 07 Jurado
  • 17 Guédioura
  • 19 Ibarbo
  • 20 Berghuis
  • 21 Anya
  • 32 Diamanti
  • 34 Arlauskis
Ref: Lee Mason
Att: 35,057

Match Stats

Shots

12 14

On target

6 6

Corners

10 10

Fouls

6 13

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Watford 3.

90:00 +11:12 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Watford 3.

90:00 +8:49

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Veretout.

90:00 +8:07 Booking

Booking Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

90:00 +7:56 Booking

Booking Nathan Aké (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

90:00 +7:33

Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90:00 +7:33

Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Watford).

90:00 +5:54

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Micah Richards.

90:00 +5:40

Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké.

90:00 +1:10

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Carlos Sánchez.

90:00 +1:09

Attempt blocked. Nathan Aké (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

90:00 +0:32

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Brad Guzan.

90:00 +0:28

Attempt saved. Adlène Guédioura (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

89:45

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Brad Guzan.

89:35

Attempt saved. Adlène Guédioura (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Watson.

88:53 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Aston Villa 2, Watford 3. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Richardson with a cross.

87:36 Booking

Booking Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

87:31

Foul by Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa).

87:31

Odion Ighalo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

85:12 Booking

Booking Troy Deeney (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

84:20 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Aston Villa 1, Watford 3. Troy Deeney (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

84:16

Attempt blocked. Odion Ighalo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

81:50

Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

81:50

Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Watford).

81:33 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Aston Villa. Rudy Gestede replaces Idrissa Gueye.

81:06

Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Craig Cathcart.

80:16 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Watford. Adlène Guédioura replaces Almen Abdi.

77:52

Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77:52

Foul by Ben Watson (Watford).

74:06

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.

73:24 Booking

Booking Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

73:18

Adama Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

73:18

Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).

71:37

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Watson.

71:05

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Miguel Britos.

70:09

Adama Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

70:09

Foul by Nathan Aké (Watford).

68:46 Goal scored

Goal! Own Goal by Alan Hutton, Aston Villa. Aston Villa 1, Watford 2.

67:18 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Aston Villa. Adama Traoré replaces Carles Gil.

66:51 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Watford. Ikechi Anya replaces Juan Carlos Paredes.

66:32 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Watford. Giedrius Arlauskis replaces Heurelho Gomes because of an injury.

66:28

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

60:15

Delay in match Heurelho Gomes (Watford) because of an injury.

55:42

Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

55:42

Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).

52:58

Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

52:58

Foul by Juan Carlos Paredes (Watford).

49:37

Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

49:01

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.

46:48

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.

46:10

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kieran Richardson.

45:00

Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Watford 1.

45:00 +1:05 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Watford 1.

44:13

Attempt blocked. Ben Watson (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Almen Abdi.

43:21

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kieran Richardson.

41:06

Foul by Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa).

41:06

Juan Carlos Paredes (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.

40:12 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Aston Villa 1, Watford 1. Micah Richards (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout following a set piece situation.

39:38 Booking

Booking Ben Watson (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

39:11

Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

39:11

Foul by Ben Watson (Watford).

37:43

Attempt saved. Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

36:40

Attempt missed. Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ayew following a corner.

36:08

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Aké.

33:08

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Heurelho Gomes.

33:06

Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kieran Richardson.

31:32

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.

30:59

Foul by Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa).

30:59

Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.

30:35

Micah Richards (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30:35

Foul by Odion Ighalo (Watford).

30:02

Offside, Aston Villa. Jordan Ayew tries a through ball, but Scott Sinclair is caught offside.

29:56

Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.

26:38

Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

23:49

Attempt saved. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney.

22:28

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Heurelho Gomes.

22:05

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nyom.

19:40

Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ciaran Clark following a corner.

19:38

Attempt blocked. Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

19:32

Attempt blocked. Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil with a cross.

19:08

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.

18:03

Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18:03

Foul by Almen Abdi (Watford).

16:42 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Aston Villa 0, Watford 1. Odion Ighalo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

16:34

Attempt blocked. Ben Watson (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

16:25

Attempt saved. Odion Ighalo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Troy Deeney.

12:40

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.

12:38

Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carles Gil with a cross following a corner.

11:45

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Aké.

11:26

Carles Gil (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

11:26

Foul by Ben Watson (Watford).

10:04

Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).

10:04

Juan Carlos Paredes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

9:51

Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Micah Richards.

7:42

Foul by Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa).

7:42

Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

7:05

Offside, Aston Villa. Micah Richards tries a through ball, but Alan Hutton is caught offside.

6:05

Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

6:05

Foul by Nathan Aké (Watford).

4:02

Foul by Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa).

4:02

Miguel Britos (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

2:27

Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Odion Ighalo.

1:53

Offside, Aston Villa. Ciaran Clark tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.

0:17

Foul by Nyom (Watford).

0:17

Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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