2018–19 Watford F.C. season

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Watford
2018–19 season
OwnerGino Pozzo
ChairmanScott Duxbury
ManagerJavi Gracia
StadiumVicarage Road
Premier League11th
FA CupRunners-up
(lost final to Manchester City)
EFL CupThird round
(knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gerard Deulofeu (10)
All:
Troy Deeney & Gerard Deulofeu (11)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 20,540 v Liverpool
(24 November 2018, PL round 13)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 17,301 v Fulham
(2 April 2019, PL round 32)
All: 18,104 v Crystal Palace
(16 March 2019, FA Cup QF)
Average home league attendance20,016
Biggest win5–1 v Cardiff City
(22 February 2019, PL round 27)
Biggest defeat0–6 v Manchester City
(18 May 2019, FA Cup Final)
Away colours

The 2018–19 season was Watford's 120th year in their history and fourth consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] They also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 RW Spain Gerard Deulofeu Spain Barcelona £11,500,000 [2]
1 July 2018 RB Spain Marc Navarro Spain Espanyol Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2018 CB England Ben Wilmot Stevenage Undisclosed [4]
2 July 2018 LB Italy Adam Masina Italy Bologna Undisclosed [5]
5 July 2018 GK England Ben Foster West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed [6]
5 July 2018 LW Sweden Ken Sema Sweden Östersunds FK £1,800,000 [7]
9 August 2018 CM Portugal Domingos Quina West Ham United £1,000,000 [8]
10 August 2018 CM Ghana Kwasi Sibo Armenia Banants Undisclosed [9]
8 January 2019 CF Serbia Filip Stuparević Serbia Voždovac £2,000,000 [10]
23 January 2019 GK England Adam Parkes Southampton Undisclosed [11]

Loans in[]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 GK Northern Ireland Nathan Gartside Northern Ireland Derry City Released [12][13]
1 July 2018 LW England Dennon Lewis Unattached Released [12]
1 July 2018 LB England Brandon Mason England Coventry City Released [14]
1 July 2018 RB England Louis Rogers Unattached Released [12]
1 July 2018 CB England Charlie Rowan England Queens Park Rangers Released [14]
1 July 2018 LW England Max Ryan Unattached Released [12]
1 July 2018 RB England David Sesay England Crawley Town Released [12][15]
1 July 2018 CB England Connor Stevens England Wealdstone Released [12]
1 July 2018 AM England Carl Stewart England Wingate & Finchley Released [12][16]
3 July 2018 GK Romania Costel Pantilimon England Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [17]
6 July 2018 ST Argentina Mauro Zárate Argentina Boca Juniors Undisclosed [18]
16 July 2018 LW Morocco Nordin Amrabat Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr £4,000,000 [19]
23 July 2018 CM Colombia Eduardo Montenegro Colombia Envigado Undisclosed [20]
24 July 2018 LW Brazil Richarlison England Everton £40,000,000 [21]
30 July 2018 CB Portugal Marian Huja Denmark Køge Undisclosed [22]
7 August 2018 CF England Harvey Bradbury England Oxford United Free transfer [23]
20 August 2018 RB Ivory Coast Brice Dja Djédjé Turkey Ankaragücü Undisclosed [24]
21 December 2018 CB France Younès Kaboul Unattached Mutual consent [25]
7 January 2019 CF England Jubril Adedeji Denmark Køge Free transfer [26]
15 January 2019 LW England Dion Pereira United States Atlanta United Undisclosed [27]
18 January 2019 LW England Randell Williams England Exeter City Free transfer [28]

Loans out[]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
11 July 2018 CF Colombia Luis Suárez Spain Gimnàstic de Tarragona 31 May 2019 [29]
18 July 2018 CM Colombia Jaime Alvarado Spain Hércules 31 May 2019 [30]
20 July 2018 CF Colombia Juan Camilo Becerra Spain Teruel 31 May 2019 [31]
23 July 2018 RW Belgium Dodi Lukebakio Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 31 May 2019 [32]
24 July 2018 CF England Harvey Bradbury Hungerford Town 18 August 2018 [33]
25 July 2018 CB Republic of Ireland Tommie Hoban Scotland Aberdeen 31 May 2019 [34]
25 July 2018 CF England Jerome Sinclair Sunderland 10 January 2019 [35][36]
27 July 2018 LW England Randell Williams Wycombe Wanderers 2 January 2019 [37][38]
30 July 2018 AM Brazil Matheus Santana Spain Ejea 31 May 2019 [39]
8 August 2018 GK Austria Daniel Bachmann Scotland Kilmarnock 31 May 2019 [40]
9 August 2018 CF Scotland Alex Jakubiak Bristol Rovers 31 May 2019 [41]
10 August 2018 LB Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán Spain Mallorca 31 May 2019 [42]
22 August 2018 CF Brazil Matheus Aias Spain Mirandés 31 May 2019 [43]
23 August 2018 RB Ghana Kingsley Fobi Spain UD Ibiza 31 May 2019 [44]
23 August 2018 RB France Dimitri Foulquier Spain Getafe 31 May 2019 [45]
23 August 2018 CF Belgium Obbi Oularé Belgium Standard Liège 31 May 2019 [46]
27 August 2018 CB Venezuela Williams Velásquez Spain Sabadell 31 December 2018 [47]
31 August 2018 CM The Gambia Sulayman Marreh Belgium Eupen 31 May 2019 [48]
27 December 2018 CB Colombia Jorge Segura Mexico Atlas 31 May 2019 [49]
1 January 2019 GK England Sam Howes Eastbourne Borough February 2019 [50]
1 January 2019 CB Venezuela Williams Velásquez Japan JEF United Chiba 2 January 2020 [51]
5 January 2019 RB England Andrew Eleftheriou Braintree Town 31 May 2019 [52]
8 January 2019 CF Italy Stefano Okaka Italy Udinese 30 June 2019 [53]
10 January 2019 LB Netherlands Marvin Zeegelaar Italy Udinese 30 June 2019 [54]
31 January 2019 DF England Ashley Charles Barnet 30 June 2019 [55]
31 January 2019 FW England Michael Folivi AFC Wimbledon 30 June 2019 [56]
31 January 2019 CF England Jerome Sinclair Oxford United 30 June 2019 [57]
31 January 2019 CB England Ben Wilmot Italy Udinese 30 June 2019 [58]

Friendlies[]

Watford confirmed pre-season friendlies with 1. FC Köln, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Stevenage, Brentford and Sampdoria.[59]

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly 1. FC Köln 1–1 Watford Kitzbühel, Austria
18:30 CEST Córdoba Goal 56' Report Gray Goal 6' Stadium: Sportplatz Kitzbühel-Langau
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–3 Watford Kitzbühel, Austria
15:30 CEST Hennings Goal 25' Report Success Goal 20'
Deeney Goal 64'
Sinclair Goal 86'		 Stadium: Sportplatz Kitzbühel-Langau
27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) Friendly Stevenage 0–1 Watford Stevenage
19:30 BST Report Gray Goal 88' Stadium: Broadhall Way
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Brentford 1–2 Watford Brentford
15:00 BST Watkins Goal 5' Report Dalsgaard Goal 25' (o.g.)
Gray Goal 36'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) Friendly Watford 1–1 Sampdoria Watford
15:00 BST Deeney Goal 53' Matchday: Watford 1-1 Sampdoria Report Colley Goal 8' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,332

Competitions[]

Premier League[]

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Leicester City 38 15 7 16 51 48 +3 52
10 West Ham United 38 15 7 16 52 55 −3 52
11 Watford 38 14 8 16 52 59 −7 50
12 Crystal Palace 38 14 7 17 51 53 −2 49
13 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 42 48 −6 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).


Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAAHAAHHAHHAH
ResultWWWWLDLLWWLDLLLDWWLDDWDLDWWLWLLWLWDLLL
Position43435469778791011121071098779887888108107891011
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[60][61]

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 1 Watford 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Watford
15:00 BST Pereyra Goal 35', 54'
Capoue Yellow card 64'
Holebas Yellow card 73'		 Report Stephens Yellow card 18'
Bernardo Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,051
Referee: Jonathan Moss
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 2 Burnley 1–3 Watford Burnley
13:30 BST Tarkowski Goal 6'
Ward Yellow card 53'		 Report Gray Goal 3'
Hughes Yellow card 41', Goal 51'
Deeney Goal 48'
Janmaat Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 18,822
Referee: Paul Tierney
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3 Watford 2–1 Crystal Palace Watford
13:30 BST Capoue Yellow card 4'
Janmaat Yellow card 37'
Pereyra Goal 53', Yellow card 86'
Holebas Goal 71', Yellow card 84'		 Report Zaha Yellow card 7', Goal 78'
Meyer Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,014
Referee: Anthony Taylor
2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 4 Watford 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Watford
16:00 BST Capoue Yellow card 52'
Deeney Goal 69'
Cathcart Goal 76'
Success Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Doucouré Goal 54' (o.g.)
Dembélé Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,141
Referee: Andre Marriner
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 5 Watford 1–2 Manchester United Watford
17:30 BST Capoue Yellow card 34'
Holebas Yellow card 36'
Gray Goal 65'		 Report Lukaku Goal 35'
Smalling Goal 38'
Valencia Yellow card 81'
Matić Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,537
Referee: Mike Dean
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 6 Fulham 1–1 Watford Fulham
12:45 BST Mawson Yellow card 30'
Fosu-Mensah Yellow card 32'
Mitrović Goal 78'		 Report Gray Goal 2'
Holebas Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,418
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 7 Arsenal 2–0 Watford Holloway
15:00 BST Torreira Yellow card 45'
Mustafi Yellow card 62'
Cathcart Goal 81' (o.g.)
Özil Goal 83'		 Report Deeney Yellow card 31'
Doucouré Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,019
Referee: Anthony Taylor
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 8 Watford 0–4 Bournemouth Watford
15:00 BST Cathcart Yellow card 22'
Kabasele Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 32'
Holebas Yellow card 68'
Doucouré Yellow card 89'		 Report Brooks Goal 14'
King Goal 33' (pen.), 45'
Wilson Goal 47'
Surman Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,139
Referee: Jonathan Moss
20 October 2018 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Watford Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Neves Yellow card 35'
Jota Yellow card 73'
Bennett Yellow card 90'		 Report Capoue Goal 20'
Pereyra Goal 21'
Hughes Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,144
Referee: Lee Mason
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 10 Watford 3−0 Huddersfield Town Watford
15:00 BST Pereyra Goal 10'
Deulofeu Goal 19'
Masina Yellow card 67'
Success Goal 80'		 Report Billing Yellow card 34'
Mooy Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,457
Referee: Mike Dean
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 11 Newcastle United 1–0 Watford Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Pérez Goal 65'
Schär Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Capoue Yellow card 38'
Hughes Yellow card 64'
Okaka Yellow card 84'
Holebas Yellow card 90+2'
Gray Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,157
Referee: Craig Pawson
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 12 Southampton 1–1 Watford Southampton
15:00 GMT Gabbiadini Goal 20'
Bertrand Yellow card 38'
Cédric Yellow card 64'
Højbjerg Yellow card 88'		 Report Chalobah Yellow card 55'
Deulofeu Yellow card 80'
Holebas Goal 82'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,153
Referee: Simon Hooper
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 13 Watford 0–3 Liverpool Watford
15:00 GMT Report Henderson Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 82'
Salah Goal 67'
Alexander-Arnold Goal 76'
Firmino Goal 89'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,540
Referee: Jonathan Moss
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 14 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT Vardy Goal 12' (pen.)
Maddison Goal 23', Yellow card 90+4'
Albrighton Yellow card 62'		 Report Success Yellow card 85'
Capoue Red card 90'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,353
Referee: Graham Scott
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) 15 Watford 1–2 Manchester City Watford
20:00 GMT Doucouré Goal 85' Report Sané Goal 40'
Mahrez Goal 51'
Ederson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,389
Referee: Paul Tierney
10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) 16 Everton 2–2 Watford Liverpool
20:00 GMT Richarlison Goal 15'
Digne Goal 90+6'		 Report Coleman Goal 63' (o.g.)
Doucouré Goal 65'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,400
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 17 Watford 3–2 Cardiff City Watford
15:00 GMT Deulofeu Goal 16'
Holebas Goal 52'
Quina Goal 68'		 Report Hoilett Goal 80'
Reid Goal 82'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,032
Referee: Andrew Madley
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 18 West Ham United 0–2 Watford Stratford
15:00 GMT Balbuena Yellow card 27'
Antonio Yellow card 69'
Diop Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Deeney Goal 30' (pen.)
Kabasele Yellow card 55'
Holebas Yellow card 60'
Deulofeu Goal 87'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,833
Referee: Lee Mason
26 December 2018 19 Watford 1–2 Chelsea Watford
19:30 GMT Pereyra Goal 45+3'
Foster Yellow card 58'		 Report Hazard Goal 45+1', 58' (pen.) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,415
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 20 Watford 1–1 Newcastle United Watford
15:00 GMT Doucouré Goal 82' Report Rondón Goal 29' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,336
Referee: Roger East
2 January 2019 (2019-01-02) 21 Bournemouth 3–3 Watford Boscombe
19:45 GMT Aké Goal 34'
Wilson Goal 37'
Fraser Goal 40'
Gosling Yellow card 60'		 Report Deeney Goal 14', 27', Yellow card 33'
Doucouré Yellow card 29'
Sema Goal 38'
Capoue Yellow card 50'
Holebas Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,261
Referee: David Coote
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 22 Crystal Palace 1–2 Watford Selhurst
15:00 GMT Cathcart Goal 38' (o.g.)
Milivojević Yellow card 84'		 Report Femenía Yellow card 61'
Sema Yellow card 65'
Cathcart Goal 67'
Cleverley Goal 74', Yellow card 90+4'
Pereyra Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,010
Referee: Paul Tierney
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 23 Watford 0–0 Burnley Watford
15:00 GMT Deulofeu Yellow card 79' Report Mee Yellow card 63'
Bardsley Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,510
Referee: Michael Oliver
30 January 2019 (2019-01-30) 24 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Watford Wembley
20:00 GMT Son Goal 80'
Llorente Goal 87'		 Report Cathcart Goal 38'
Mariappa Yellow card 46'
Capoue Yellow card 74'
Holebas Yellow card 90+1'
Success Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 29,164
Referee: Graham Scott
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Watford Falmer
15:00 GMT Pröpper Yellow card 33' Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,414
Referee: Simon Hooper
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 26 Watford 1–0 Everton Watford
15:00 GMT Gray Goal 65'
Deeney Yellow card 70'
Holebas Yellow card 83'		 Report Zouma Yellow card 90+5' Yellow-red card 90+5' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,333
Referee: Lee Probert
22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) 27 Cardiff City 1–5 Watford Cardiff
19:45 GMT Bamba Goal 82'
Paterson Yellow card 85'		 Report Deulofeu Goal 18', 61', 63'
Capoue Yellow card 30'
Pereyra Yellow card 55'
Deeney Goal 73', 90+1'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 30,387
Referee: Simon Hooper
27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) 28 Liverpool 5–0 Watford Liverpool
20:00 GMT Mané Goal 9', 20'
Origi Goal 66'
Van Dijk Goal 79', 82'		 Report Cathcart Yellow card 79'
Masina Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,316
Referee: Graham Scott
3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 29 Watford 2–1 Leicester City Watford
12:00 GMT Deeney Goal 5' Yellow card 62'
Mariappa Yellow card 13'
Capoue Yellow card 60'
Doucouré Yellow card 61'
Gray Goal 90+2', Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Vardy Goal 75'
Pereira Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,062
Referee: Jonathan Moss
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 30 Manchester City 3–1 Watford Manchester
17:30 GMT Walker Yellow card 6'
Sterling Goal 46', 50', 59'		 Report Cleverley Yellow card 18'
Deulofeu Goal 66'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,104
Referee: Paul Tierney
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 31 Manchester United 2–1 Watford Trafford
15:00 GMT Rashford Goal 28'
Martial Goal 72'
Pereira Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Hughes Yellow card 17'
Masina Yellow card 82'
Doucouré Goal 90'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,543
Referee: Stuart Attwell
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 32 Watford 4–1 Fulham Watford
19:45 BST Doucouré Goal 23'
Mariappa Yellow card 44'
Janmaat Yellow card 47'
Hughes Goal 63'
Deeney Goal 69'
Femenía Goal 75'
Holebas Yellow card 90'		 Report Babel Goal 33'
Chambers Yellow card 66'
Christie Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,301
Referee: Roger East
15 April 2019 (2019-04-15) 33 Watford 0–1 Arsenal Watford
20:00 BST Deeney Red card 11'
Capoue Yellow card 54'
Hughes Yellow card 86'		 Report Aubameyang Goal 10' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,480
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 34 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Watford Huddersfield
15:00 BST Hogg Yellow card 19'
Bacuna Yellow card 24'
Grant Goal 90+3'		 Report Deulofeu Goal 5', 80'
Capoue Yellow card 17'
Doucouré Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 23,957
Referee: Roger East
23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 35 Watford 1–1 Southampton Watford
19:45 BST Capoue Yellow card 26'
Doucouré Yellow card 40'
Deulofeu Yellow card 57'
Kabasele Yellow card 75'
Masina Yellow card 80'
Gray Goal 90'		 Report Long Goal 1'
Romeu Yellow card 17'
Bednarek Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,170
Referee: Mike Dean
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 36 Watford 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
15:00 BST Gray Goal 49'
Holebas Yellow card 62'
Success Yellow card 85'
Capoue Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Jiménez Goal 41'
Moutinho Yellow card 61'
Jota Goal 77', Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,323
Referee: Simon Hooper
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 37 Chelsea 3–0 Watford Fulham
14:00 BST Loftus-Cheek Goal 48'
David Luiz Goal 51'
Higuaín Goal 75'		 Report Doucouré Yellow card 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,650
Referee: Paul Tierney
12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 38 Watford 1–4 West Ham United Watford
15:00 BST Deulofeu Goal 46'
Holebas Red card 48'
Capoue Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Noble Goal 15', 78' (pen.)
Lanzini Goal 39'
Arnautović Goal 71'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,067
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

FA Cup[]

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[62] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[63] The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.[64] The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher & Wayne Bridge.[65]

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Third round Woking 0–2 Watford Woking
14:00 GMT Yellow card 29' Report Hughes Goal 13'
Success Yellow card 14'
Deeney Goal 74'		 Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,717
Referee: Graham Scott
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round Newcastle United 0–2 Watford Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Longstaff Yellow card 90+3' Report Wilmot Yellow card 56'
Gray Goal 61'
Chalobah Yellow card 64'
Britos Yellow card 75'
Success Goal 90'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,604
Referee: David Coote
15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) Fifth round Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Watford Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT Luongo Yellow card 73' Report Capoue Goal 45+1'
Mariappa Yellow card 76'
Doucouré Yellow card 86'
Janmaat Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,212
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) Quarter-finals Watford 2–1 Crystal Palace Watford
12:15 GMT Capoue Goal 27'
Gray Goal 79'		 Report Batshuayi Goal 62' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,104
Referee: Kevin Friend
7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) Semi-finals Watford 3–2 (a.e.t.) Wolverhampton Wanderers Wembley
16:00 BST Cathcart Yellow card 54'
Holebas Yellow card 61'
Deulofeu Goal 79', 104'
Deeney Goal 90+4' (pen.)
Capoue Yellow card 101'		 Report Saïss Yellow card 10'
Neves Yellow card 25'
Doherty Goal 36'
Jiménez Goal 62'		 Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 80,092
Referee: Michael Oliver
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) Final Manchester City 6–0 Watford Wembley
17:00 BST D. Silva Goal 26', Yellow card 60'
Jesus Goal 38', 68'
De Bruyne Goal 61'
Sterling Goal 81', 87'		 Report Doucouré Yellow card 22'
Femenía Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 85,854
Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup[]

The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[66] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[67]

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Second round Reading 0–2 Watford Reading
20:00 BST Méïté Yellow card 89' Report Success Goal 37'
Quina Goal 62'
Navarro Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,265
Referee: Andy Davies
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Third round Tottenham Hotspur 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Watford Milton Keynes
20:00 BST Alli Goal 82' (pen.)
Lamela Goal 86', Yellow card 87'		 Report Success Goal 46'
Kabasele Red card 81'
Capoue Goal 89'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 23,650
Referee: Lee Mason
Penalties
Son Penalty scored
Lamela Penalty scored
Llorente Penalty scored
Alli Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Success
Penalty missed Capoue
Penalty scored Hughes
Penalty missed Quina
Note: This match was moved to Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, as neither Wembley Stadium nor Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were available to host.[68]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil Heurelho Gomes 8 0 0 0 6 0 2 0
26 GK England Ben Foster 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands Daryl Janmaat 22 0 17+1 0 3+1 0 0 0
3 DF Uruguay Miguel Britos 6 0 2+1 0 3 0 0 0
5 DF Austria Sebastian Prödl 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Jamaica Adrian Mariappa 32 0 20+6 0 3+1 0 2 0
11 DF Italy Adam Masina 20 0 11+3 0 2+2 0 2 0
15 DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart 41 3 35+1 3 4 0 1 0
21 DF Spain Kiko Femenía 34 1 22+7 1 3 0 2 0
23 DF Spain Marc Navarro 5 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
25 DF Greece José Holebas 32 3 27+1 3 4 0 0 0
27 DF Belgium Christian Kabasele 23 0 19+2 0 1 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
8 MF England Tom Cleverley 17 1 4+9 1 2+2 0 0 0
12 MF Sweden Ken Sema 22 1 9+8 1 1+2 0 2 0
14 MF England Nathaniel Chalobah 13 0 3+6 0 2 0 2 0
16 MF France Abdoulaye Doucouré 40 5 34+1 5 3+1 0 0+1 0
19 MF England Will Hughes 40 3 31+1 2 6 1 0+2 0
20 MF Portugal Domingos Quina 13 2 3+5 1 2+1 0 2 1
29 MF France Étienne Capoue 39 4 33 1 4+1 2 0+1 1
37 MF Argentina Roberto Pereyra 36 6 33 6 3 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Spain Gerard Deulofeu 33 12 26+4 10 2+1 2 0 0
9 FW England Troy Deeney 37 11 28+4 9 4+1 2 0 0
10 FW Nigeria Isaac Success 35 4 9+21 1 2+1 1 2 2
17 FW Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
18 FW England Andre Gray 34 9 13+16 7 3+2 2 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
24 DF England Ben Wilmot 6 0 0+2 0 2 0 2 0
33 FW Italy Stefano Okaka 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 18 May 2019
Source: Competitions

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