Goals and Highlights: Manchester City 5-1 Watford in Premier League 2022

It's over! City beats Watford categorically and continues to make it three wins out of three.

Grealish's shot inside the area was saved by Foster.

Close! Joao Pedro's lethal header inside the box, but the ball ends up going over the goal.

A cross looking for Aké, but Joao Pedro ends up rejecting the ball.

A cross looking for Sterling, but the defense deflects the ball.

Close! Dangerous shot by Deniss, but the ball ends up going wide of the goal.

City change. Laporte comes off for Aké

City change. De Bruyne comes off for Gündogan.

Goal, goal, goal for Manchester City! Gabriel Jesus appears again and after receiving a delayed ball, he sends a lethal shot that ends up piercing Foster's net. 

Goal, goal, goal for Manchester City! Gabriel Jesus scores his third goal of the match from the penalty spot.

Penalty for City! Foster comes out wrong and ends up knocking down the home player.

Action resumes between City and Watford.

At the end of the first half, City momentarily wins the match.

Watford seeks to generate danger, but the home defense prevents the arrivals.

Goal, goal, goal for Manchester! Rodri made his presence felt with a blast from outside the box to extend the lead.

Goal, goal, goal for Manchester City! De Bruyne's cross, Gabriel Jesus appears in the box and once again pushes the ball into the back of the net to increase the lead.

Deniss cross, but Gabriel Jesus ends up rejecting the ball.

Sterling sent an accurate shot on goal, but Foster ended up keeping the ball.

Goal, goal, goal for Manchester City! After a cross, Jesus popped up inside the box and toe-poked the ball into the back of the net.

The action kicks off at the Etihad.

B. Foster; H. Kamara, Samir, C. Kabasele, J. Ngakia; T. Cleverley, I. Louza, M. Sissoko; E. Dennis, J. King, I. Sarr.

Ederson; J. Cancelo, R. Dias, A. Laporte, O. Zinchenko; K. De Bruyne, Rodri, Fernandinho; G. Jesus, R. Sterling, J. Grealish.

Both teams are already on the field and warming up before the start of the match, looking to get ready for the game.

Manchester City, with Guardiola at the helm, are already at their home ground and will be looking to keep on winning three points and move up to the top of the table.

Watford have already arrived at the Etihad, they will be looking to surprise and win this important match.

City has scored 72 goals in this tournament, so Watford has to pay special attention to its defense and avoid dangerous arrivals from the locals.

This is what the Etihad looks like to welcome Manchester City and Watford tonight.

Manchester City have come out on top in 15 of their 16 games against teams in the relegation zone in this Premier League campaign.

That's 22 matches Watford have lost in the current Premier League season, a number that no other team has ever achieved.

Manchester have beaten Watford on 14 occasions, and tonight they will be looking to add another victory, a number that no English team has ever achieved against a rival.

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Pep Guardiola spoke ahead of the game: "We can't drop any more points, but neither can they [Liverpool]. The players know that, we were in this position before. We played a final the other day against Brighton and now we play another one. If we win, we have a chance to play another one."

"We are trying to get the injured players back, have a fresh mind. When we get through tomorrow's game, we have another one in three days for the Champions League. Then Leeds. We want to be fresh, relaxed, ready for the moment."

"Liverpool is one of the best teams in the history of soccer. One of the best ever. The players know that. It's a pity we didn't beat them here (at the Etihad Stadium) because we were better. Now we don't have the option of dropping anything now."

"There are six games left and, if we win every game, we are champions. If we don't win every game, Liverpool are champions. It's simple. It happened years ago when we won fourteen games in a row to be champions. If we drop points, they will be champions."

"Nathan Ake has a sprained ankle. It's not ideal, but it was good to give Ruben (Dias) minutes. John (Stones) was in discomfort. Hopefully it's nothing bad, but we'll see tomorrow. Ruben is important. It's hard to come back after seven weeks and get back into the rhythm. He's mentally very strong and that's why he shows so many good things."

D. Raya; R. Henry, E. Pinnock, P. Jansson, K. Ajer; C. Eriksen, C. Norgaard, V. Janelt; Y Wissa, I. Toney, B. Mbeumo. 

Ederson; J. Cancelo, J. Stones, A. Laporte, N. Aké; K. De Bruyne, Rodri, I. Gündogan; R. Mahrez, B. Silva, P. Foden.

Watford is located in the penultimate position of the general table, also comes after losing to Brentford two goals to one, but will go to fight the overall leader.

Manchester City comes to this match after beating Brighton two goals to zero, and is also in first place with 77 points, just one point ahead of Liverpool, so they will be looking to win this match.

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Manchester City vs Watford will be played at the Etihad Stadium, located in Manchester, United Kingdom. The stadium has a capacity for 55 097 people. 

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