Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Manchester United (6th, 58 pts) held a 35-point advantage over Watford (19th, 23 pts). Manchester United had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Manchester United 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Watford 0.89 and 2.03, with the league averaging 1.41.
Manchester United's unbeaten run stood at 5, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
12 meetings are on record — 9 won by Manchester United, 3 by Watford, 0 drawn, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host.
With 47 matches recorded and 0.7 yellow cards per game, K. Friend was the man in the middle. The venue was Old Trafford in Manchester, with room for 74,300 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.