2018–19 Watford F.C. season

Watford

2018–19 season
Owner	Gino Pozzo
Chairman	Scott Duxbury
Manager	Javi Gracia
Stadium	Vicarage Road
Premier League	11th
FA Cup	Runners-up (lost final to Manchester City)
EFL Cup	Third round (knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur)
Top goalscorer	League: Gerard Deulofeu (10) All: Troy Deeney & Gerard Deulofeu (11)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 20,540 v Liverpool (24 November 2018, PL round 13)
Lowest home attendance	League: 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 attendance	20,016
Biggest win	5–1 v Cardiff City (22 February 2019, PL round 27)
Biggest defeat	0–6 v Manchester City (18 May 2019, FA Cup Final)
Home colours Away colours

The 2018–19 season was Watford's 120th year in their history and fourth consecutive season in the Premier League; their 11th-placed finish in the league was their highest to date in the Premier League era.[1] They also participated in the EFL Cup and FA Cup, reaching the final of the latter before losing to Man City.

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		Gerard Deulofeu	Barcelona	£11,500,000	[2]
1 July 2018	RB		Marc Navarro	Espanyol	Undisclosed	[3]
1 July 2018	CB		Ben Wilmot	Stevenage	Undisclosed	[4]
2 July 2018	LB		Adam Masina	Bologna	Undisclosed	[5]
5 July 2018	GK		Ben Foster	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	[6]
5 July 2018	LW		Ken Sema	Östersunds FK	£1,800,000	[7]
9 August 2018	CM		Domingos Quina	West Ham United	£1,000,000	[8]
10 August 2018	CM		Kwasi Sibo	Banants	Undisclosed	[9]
8 January 2019	CF		Filip Stuparević	Voždovac	£2,000,000	[10]
23 January 2019	GK		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		Nathan Gartside	Derry City	Released	[12][13]
1 July 2018	LW		Dennon Lewis	Unattached	Released	[12]
1 July 2018	LB		Brandon Mason	Coventry City	Released	[14]
1 July 2018	RB		Louis Rogers	Unattached	Released	[12]
1 July 2018	CB		Charlie Rowan	Queens Park Rangers	Released	[14]
1 July 2018	LW		Max Ryan	Unattached	Released	[12]
1 July 2018	RB		David Sesay	Crawley Town	Released	[12][15]
1 July 2018	CB		Connor Stevens	Wealdstone	Released	[12]
1 July 2018	AM		Carl Stewart	Wingate & Finchley	Released	[12][16]
3 July 2018	GK		Costel Pantilimon	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	[17]
6 July 2018	ST		Mauro Zárate	Boca Juniors	Undisclosed	[18]
16 July 2018	LW		Nordin Amrabat	Al-Nassr	£4,000,000	[19]
23 July 2018	CM		Eduardo Montenegro	Envigado	Undisclosed	[20]
24 July 2018	LW		Richarlison	Everton	£40,000,000	[21]
30 July 2018	CB		Marian Huja	Køge	Undisclosed	[22]
7 August 2018	CF		Harvey Bradbury	Oxford United	Free transfer	[23]
20 August 2018	RB		Brice Dja Djédjé	Ankaragücü	Undisclosed	[24]
21 December 2018	CB		Younès Kaboul	Unattached	Mutual consent	[25]
7 January 2019	CF		Jubril Adedeji	Køge	Free transfer	[26]
15 January 2019	LW		Dion Pereira	Atlanta United	Undisclosed	[27]
18 January 2019	LW		Randell Williams	Exeter City	Free transfer	[28]

Loans out

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

Friendlies

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

1. FC Köln v Watford

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly	1. FC Köln	1–1	Watford	Kitzbühel, Austria
18:30 CEST	Córdoba 56'	Report	Gray 6'	Stadium: Sportplatz Kitzbühel-Langau

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Watford

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–3	Watford	Kitzbühel, Austria
15:30 CEST	Hennings 25'	Report	Success 20' Deeney 64' Sinclair 86'	Stadium: Sportplatz Kitzbühel-Langau

Stevenage v Watford

27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) Friendly	Stevenage	0–1	Watford	Stevenage
19:30 BST		Report	Gray 88'	Stadium: Broadhall Way

Brentford v Watford

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Brentford	1–2	Watford	Brentford
15:00 BST	Watkins 5'	Report	Dalsgaard 25' (o.g.) Gray 36'	Stadium: Griffin Park

Watford v Sampdoria

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) Friendly	Watford	1–1	Sampdoria	Watford
15:00 BST	Deeney 53'	https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/GT Matchday: Watford 1-1 Sampdoria	Colley 8'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,332

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	L
Position	4	3	4	3	5	4	6	9	7	7	8	7	9	10	11	12	10	7	10	9	8	7	7	9	8	8	7	8	8	8	10	8	10	7	8	9	10	11

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]

Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 1	Watford	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Watford
15:00 BST	Pereyra 35', 54' Capoue  64' Holebas  73'	Report	Stephens  18' Bernardo  81'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,051 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Burnley v Watford

19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 2	Burnley	1–3	Watford	Burnley
13:30 BST	Tarkowski 6' Ward  53'	Report	Gray 3' Hughes  41', 51' Deeney 48' Janmaat  90+3'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,822 Referee: Paul Tierney

Watford v Crystal Palace

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3	Watford	2–1	Crystal Palace	Watford
13:30 BST	Capoue  4' Janmaat  37' Pereyra 53',  86' Holebas 71',  84'	Report	Zaha  7', 78' Meyer  80'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,014 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur

2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 4	Watford	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Watford
16:00 BST	Capoue  52' Deeney 69' Cathcart 76' Success  90+3'	Report	Doucouré 54' (o.g.) Dembélé  68'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,141 Referee: Andre Marriner

Watford v Manchester United

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 5	Watford	1–2	Manchester United	Watford
17:30 BST	Capoue  34' Holebas  36' Gray 65'	Report	Lukaku 35' Smalling 38' Valencia  81' Matić  70'  90+4'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,537 Referee: Mike Dean

Fulham v Watford

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 6	Fulham	1–1	Watford	Fulham
12:30 BST	Mawson  30' Fosu-Mensah  32' Mitrović 78'	Report	Gray 2' Holebas  58'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,418 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Arsenal v Watford

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 7	Arsenal	2–0	Watford	Holloway
15:00 BST	Torreira  45' Mustafi  62' Cathcart 81' (o.g.) Özil 83'	Report	Deeney  31' Doucouré  79'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,019 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Watford v Bournemouth

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 8	Watford	0–4	Bournemouth	Watford
15:00 BST	Cathcart  22' Kabasele  11'  32' Holebas  68' Doucouré  89'	Report	Brooks 14' King 33' (pen.), 45' Wilson 47' Surman  87'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,139 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford

20 October 2018 9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Watford	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Neves  35' Jota  73' Bennett  90'	Report	Capoue 20' Pereyra 21' Hughes  69'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,144 Referee: Lee Mason

Watford v Huddersfield Town

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 10	Watford	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Watford
15:00 BST	Pereyra 10' Deulofeu 19' Masina  67' Success 80'	Report	Billing  34' Mooy  86'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,457 Referee: Mike Dean

Newcastle United v Watford

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 11	Newcastle United	1–0	Watford	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Pérez 65' Schär  90+2'	Report	Capoue  38' Hughes  64' Okaka  84' Holebas  90+2' Gray  90+4'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,157 Referee: Craig Pawson

Southampton v Watford

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 12	Southampton	1–1	Watford	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Gabbiadini 20' Bertrand  38' Cédric  64' Højbjerg  88'	Report	Chalobah  55' Deulofeu  80' Holebas 82'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,153 Referee: Simon Hooper

Watford v Liverpool

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 13	Watford	0–3	Liverpool	Watford
15:00 GMT		Report	Henderson  60'  82' Salah 67' Alexander-Arnold 76' Firmino 89'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,540 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Leicester City v Watford

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 14	Leicester City	2–0	Watford	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Vardy 12' (pen.) Maddison 23',  90+4' Albrighton  62'	Report	Success  85' Capoue  90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,353 Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Manchester City

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) 15	Watford	1–2	Manchester City	Watford
20:00 GMT	Doucouré 85'	Report	Sané 40' Mahrez 51' Ederson  90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,389 Referee: Paul Tierney

Everton v Watford

10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) 16	Everton	2–2	Watford	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Richarlison 15' Digne 90+6'	Report	Coleman 63' (o.g.) Doucouré 65'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,400 Referee: Kevin Friend

Watford v Cardiff City

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 17	Watford	3–2	Cardiff City	Watford
15:00 GMT	Deulofeu 16' Holebas 52' Quina 68'	Report	Hoilett 80' Reid 82'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Andrew Madley

West Ham United v Watford

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 18	West Ham United	0–2	Watford	Stratford
15:00 GMT	Balbuena  27' Antonio  69' Diop  90+3'	Report	Deeney 30' (pen.) Kabasele  55' Holebas  60' Deulofeu 87'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,833 Referee: Lee Mason

Watford v Chelsea

26 December 2018 19	Watford	1–2	Chelsea	Watford
19:30 GMT	Pereyra 45+3' Foster  58'	Report	Hazard 45+1', 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,415 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Watford v Newcastle United

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 20	Watford	1–1	Newcastle United	Watford
15:00 GMT	Doucouré 82'	Report	Rondón 29'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,336 Referee: Roger East

Bournemouth v Watford

2 January 2019 (2019-01-02) 21	Bournemouth	3–3	Watford	Boscombe
19:45 GMT	Aké 34' Wilson 37' Fraser 40' Gosling  60'	Report	Deeney 14', 27',  33' Doucouré  29' Sema 38' Capoue  50' Holebas  89'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,261 Referee: David Coote

Crystal Palace v Watford

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 22	Crystal Palace	1–2	Watford	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Cathcart 38' (o.g.) Milivojević  84'	Report	Femenía  61' Sema  65' Cathcart 67' Cleverley 74',  90+4' Pereyra  90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,010 Referee: Paul Tierney

Watford v Burnley

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 23	Watford	0–0	Burnley	Watford
15:00 GMT	Deulofeu  79'	Report	Mee  63' Bardsley  82'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,510 Referee: Michael Oliver

Tottenham Hotspur v Watford

30 January 2019 (2019-01-30) 24	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Watford	Wembley
20:00 GMT	Son 80' Llorente 87'	Report	Cathcart 38' Mariappa  46' Capoue  74' Holebas  90+1' Success  90+3'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 29,164 Referee: Graham Scott

Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 25	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Watford	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Pröpper  33'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,414 Referee: Simon Hooper

Watford v Everton

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 26	Watford	1–0	Everton	Watford
15:00 GMT	Gray 65' Deeney  70' Holebas  83'	Report	Zouma  90+5'  90+5'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,333 Referee: Lee Probert

Cardiff City v Watford

22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) 27	Cardiff City	1–5	Watford	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Bamba 82' Paterson  85'	Report	Deulofeu 18', 61', 63' Capoue  30' Pereyra  55' Deeney 73', 90+1'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 30,387 Referee: Simon Hooper

Liverpool v Watford

27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) 28	Liverpool	5–0	Watford	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Mané 9', 20' Origi 66' Van Dijk 79', 82'	Report	Cathcart  79' Masina  82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,316 Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Leicester City

3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 29	Watford	2–1	Leicester City	Watford
12:00 GMT	Deeney 5'  62' Mariappa  13' Capoue  60' Doucouré  61' Gray 90+2',  90+3'	Report	Vardy 75' Pereira  84'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,062 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Manchester City v Watford

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 30	Manchester City	3–1	Watford	Manchester
17:30 GMT	Walker  6' Sterling 46', 50', 59'	Report	Cleverley  18' Deulofeu 66'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,104 Referee: Paul Tierney

Manchester United v Watford

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 31	Manchester United	2–1	Watford	Trafford
15:00 GMT	Rashford 28' Martial 72' Pereira  90+2'	Report	Hughes  17' Masina  82' Doucouré 90'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,543 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Watford v Fulham

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 32	Watford	4–1	Fulham	Watford
19:45 BST	Doucouré 23' Mariappa  44' Janmaat  47' Hughes 63' Deeney 69' Femenía 75' Holebas  90'	Report	Babel 33' Chambers  66' Christie  90+1'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,301 Referee: Roger East

Watford v Arsenal

15 April 2019 (2019-04-15) 33	Watford	0–1	Arsenal	Watford
20:00 BST	Deeney  11' Capoue  54' Hughes  86'	Report	Aubameyang 10'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,480 Referee: Craig Pawson

Huddersfield Town v Watford

20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 34	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Watford	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Hogg  19' Bacuna  24' Grant 90+3'	Report	Deulofeu 5', 80' Capoue  17' Doucouré  90+1'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 23,957 Referee: Roger East

Watford v Southampton

23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 35	Watford	1–1	Southampton	Watford
19:45 BST	Capoue  26' Doucouré  40' Deulofeu  57' Kabasele  75' Masina  80' Gray 90'	Report	Long 1' Romeu  17' Bednarek  45+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,170 Referee: Mike Dean

Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 36	Watford	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Watford
15:00 BST	Gray 49' Holebas  62' Success  85' Capoue  90+6'	Report	Jiménez 41' Moutinho  61' Jota 77',  84'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,323 Referee: Simon Hooper

Chelsea v Watford

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 37	Chelsea	3–0	Watford	Fulham
14:00 BST	Loftus-Cheek 48' David Luiz 51' Higuaín 75'	Report	Doucouré  90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,650 Referee: Paul Tierney

Watford v West Ham United

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 38	Watford	1–4	West Ham United	Watford
15:00 BST	Deulofeu 46' Holebas  48' Capoue  90+1'	Report	Noble 15', 78' (pen.) Lanzini 39' Arnautović 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]

Woking v Watford

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Third round	Woking	0–2	Watford	Woking
14:00 GMT	Gerring  29'	Report	Hughes 13' Success  14' Deeney 74'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 5,717 Referee: Graham Scott

Newcastle United v Watford

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round	Newcastle United	0–2	Watford	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Longstaff  90+3'	Report	Wilmot  56' Gray 61' Chalobah  64' Britos  75' Success 90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,604 Referee: David Coote

Queens Park Rangers v Watford

15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) Fifth round	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Watford	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT	Luongo  73'	Report	Capoue 45+1' Mariappa  76' Doucouré  86' Janmaat  90+1'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,212 Referee: Michael Oliver

Watford v Crystal Palace

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) Quarter-finals	Watford	2–1	Crystal Palace	Watford
12:15 GMT	Capoue 27' Gray 79'	Report	Batshuayi 62'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,104 Referee: Kevin Friend

Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) Semi-finals	Watford	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Wembley
16:00 BST	Cathcart  54' Holebas  61' Deulofeu 79', 104' Deeney 90+4' (pen.) Capoue  101'	Report	Saïss  10' Neves  25' Doherty 36' Jiménez 62'	Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 80,092 Referee: Michael Oliver

Manchester City v Watford

18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) Final	Manchester City	6–0	Watford	Wembley
17:00 BST	D. Silva 26',  60' Jesus 38', 68' De Bruyne 61' Sterling 81', 87'	Report	Doucouré  22' Femenía  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]

Reading v Watford

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Second round	Reading	0–2	Watford	Reading
20:00 BST	Méïté  89'	Report	Success 37' Quina 62' Navarro  90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,265 Referee: Andy Davies

Tottenham Hotspur v Watford

26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2 (4–2 p)	Watford	Milton Keynes
20:00 BST	Alli 82' (pen.) Lamela 86',  87'	Report	Success 46' Kabasele  81' Capoue 89'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 23,650 Referee: Lee Mason
	Penalties
	Son Lamela Llorente Alli		Success Capoue Hughes 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	BRA	Heurelho Gomes	8	0	0	0	6	0	2	0
26	GK	ENG	Ben Foster	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	NED	Daryl Janmaat	22	0	17+1	0	3+1	0	0	0
3	DF	URU	Miguel Britos	6	0	2+1	0	3	0	0	0
5	DF	AUT	Sebastian Prödl	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	JAM	Adrian Mariappa	32	0	20+6	0	3+1	0	2	0
11	DF	ITA	Adam Masina	20	0	11+3	0	2+2	0	2	0
15	DF	NIR	Craig Cathcart	41	3	35+1	3	4	0	1	0
21	DF	ESP	Kiko Femenía	34	1	22+7	1	3	0	2	0
23	DF	ESP	Marc Navarro	5	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	2	0
25	DF	GRE	José Holebas	32	3	27+1	3	4	0	0	0
27	DF	BEL	Christian Kabasele	23	0	19+2	0	1	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	ENG	Tom Cleverley	17	1	4+9	1	2+2	0	0	0
12	MF	SWE	Ken Sema	22	1	9+8	1	1+2	0	2	0
14	MF	ENG	Nathaniel Chalobah	13	0	3+6	0	2	0	2	0
16	MF	FRA	Abdoulaye Doucouré	40	5	34+1	5	3+1	0	0+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Will Hughes	40	3	31+1	2	6	1	0+2	0
20	MF	POR	Domingos Quina	13	2	3+5	1	2+1	0	2	1
29	MF	FRA	Étienne Capoue	39	4	33	1	4+1	2	0+1	1
37	MF	ARG	Roberto Pereyra	36	6	33	6	3	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Deulofeu	33	12	26+4	10	2+1	2	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Troy Deeney	37	11	28+4	9	4+1	2	0	0
10	FW	NGA	Isaac Success	35	4	9+21	1	2+1	1	2	2
17	FW	VEN	Adalberto Peñaranda	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
18	FW	ENG	Andre Gray	34	9	13+16	7	3+2	2	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
24	DF	ENG	Ben Wilmot	6	0	0+2	0	2	0	2	0
33	FW	ITA	Stefano Okaka	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0

Last updated: 18 May 2019
Source: Competitions

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