Premiership · Matchday 05
Watford v Manchester United
1–2
HT 0–2
Manchester United beat Watford 2–1 at Vicarage Road on Saturday 15th September 2018 in the Premiership. Romelu Lukaku (35') and Chris Smalling (38') scored for United. United were captained by Antonio Valencia, and the referee was Mike Dean.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 34' Étienne Capoue
- 35' Romelu Lukaku 0–1
- 36' Jose Holebas
- 36' José Holebas
- 38' Chris Smalling Assist: Marouane Fellaini 0–2
- Half Time 0–2
- 65' Andre Gray Assist: Abdoulaye Doucouré 1–2
- 70' Nemanja Matic
- 70' Anthony Martial for Lingard
- 81' Antonio Valencia
- 83' Scott McTominay for Sanchez
- 90' Nemanja Matic 2nd yellow
- 90' Eric Bailly for Valencia
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
57%
Possession
4-3-3
Formation
Mike Dean
Referee
Antonio Valencia
Captain
Starting XI
Player
9 Romelu Lukaku 35'
Substitutes
Anthony Martial
70' for Lingard
Scott McTominay
83' for Sanchez
Eric Bailly
90' for Valencia
Watford Lineup
4-4-2
Starting XI
2 Daryl Janmaat RB
9 Troy Deeney CF-R
15 Craig Cathcart CD-R
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré CM-R
18 Andre Gray CF-L ⚽
19 Will Hughes AM-R
25 José Holebas LB
26 Ben Foster G
27 Christian Kabasele CD-L
29 Étienne Capoue CM-L
37 Roberto Pereyra AM-L
Substitutes
1 Heurelho Gomes
6 Adrian Mariappa
10 Isaac Success on
11 Adam Masina on
12 Ken Sema
14 Nathaniel Chalobah
21 Kiko Femenía on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Javi Gracia
Watford
Match Information
Man Utd
4-3-3
Formation
Watford
4-4-2
United vs Watford History
Meeting 31 of 37
37
Played
24
Won
6
Drawn
7
Lost
64
Goals For
34
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1950. After this match United had played Watford 31 times: 21W 5D 5L.
11 Feb 2017 W 2–0 PL 28 Nov 2017 W 4–2 PL 13 May 2018 W 1–0 PL
15 Sep 2018 W 2–1 This match
30 Mar 2019 W 2–1 PL 22 Dec 2019 L 0–2 PL 23 Feb 2020 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 70.6 |
| Away | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →