2021–22 Watford F.C. season

Watford

2021–22 season
Chairman	Scott Duxbury
Head coach	Xisco (until 3 October)[1] Claudio Ranieri (from 4 October to 24 January)[2][3] Roy Hodgson (from 25 January)[4]
Stadium	Vicarage Road
Premier League	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Emmanuel Dennis (10) All: Emmanuel Dennis (10)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in existence of Watford Football Club and their first season back in the Premier League following their immediate return with promotion from the Championship in the previous season. Watford also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

This season was for the first time since 2009–10 without former club's goalscorer Troy Deeney who joined Birmingham City after his contract expired.

Managerial changes

On 3 October, the Hornets sacked head coach Xisco.[1] A day later, Claudio Ranieri was appointed the club's new Head Coach, on a two-year contract.[2]

Ranieri was sacked on 24 January and was replaced the following day by Roy Hodgson. Watford would go on to record 2 wins and remain winless in Hodgson’s tenure and be relegated in May 2022 following a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace.

Players

Current squad

As of 22 May 2022.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Age	Since	Ends	Signed from	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Ben Foster		GK	39	2018	2022	West Brom	207	0
26	Daniel Bachmann		GK	28	2017	2024	Stoke	41	0
35	Rob Elliot		GK	36	2021	2023	Newcastle	1	0
Defenders
2	Jeremy Ngakia		RB	21	2020	2024	West Ham	45	0
3	Danny Rose		LB	32	2021	2023	Tottenham	16	0
5	William Troost-Ekong		CB	28	2020	2025	Udinese	51	1
11	Adam Masina		LB	28	2018	2023	Bologna	90	3
13	Nicolas Nkoulou		CB	32	2021	2022	Torino	3	0
14	Hassane Kamara		LB	28	2022	2025	Nice	19	1
15	Craig Cathcart		CB	33	2014	2023	Blackpool	221	8
21	Kiko Femenía		RB	31	2017	2024	Alavés	151	2
22	Samir		CB	27	2022	2025	Udinese	19	0
27	Christian Kabasele		CB	31	2016	2024	Genk	139	6
31	Francisco Sierralta		CB	25	2020	2027	Udinese	37	1
42	James Morris		LB	20	2021	2024	Southampton	1	0
Midfielders
4	Oghenekaro Etebo		CM	26	2021	2022	Stoke (loan)	9	0
6	Imrân Louza		CM	23	2021	2026	Nantes	22	0
8	Tom Cleverley		CM	33	2017	2023	Everton	177	18
16	Dan Gosling		CM	32	2021	2023	Bournemouth	19	3
19	Moussa Sissoko		CDM	33	2021	2023	Tottenham	38	2
33	Juraj Kucka		CM	35	2021	2023	Parma	27	1
39	Edo Kayembe		CDM	24	2022	2026	Eupen	13	0
45	Kamil Conteh		CM	19	2018	2022	Academy	1	0
Forwards
7	Joshua King		ST	30	2021	2023	Everton	33	5
10	João Pedro		ST	20	2020	2027	Fluminense	74	13
12	Ken Sema		LW	28	2018	2026	Östersunds	85	7
23	Ismaïla Sarr		RW	24	2019	2024	Rennes	92	24
25	Emmanuel Dennis		ST	24	2021	2026	Club Brugge	35	10
28	Samuel Kalu		RW	24	2022	2025	Bordeaux	4	0
29	Cucho Hernández		LW	23	2017	2024	Granada	28	5
34	Kwadwo Baah		LW	19	2021	2026	Rochdale	0	0
47	Shaq Forde		ST	18	2012	2022	Academy	1	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
17 May 2021	LW		Kwadwo Baah	Rochdale	Undisclosed	[5]
27 May 2021	CB		Mattie Pollock	Grimsby Town	Undisclosed	[6]
2 June 2021	CM		Imran Louza	Nantes	Undisclosed	[7]
21 June 2021	CF		Emmanuel Dennis	Club Brugge	Undisclosed	[8]
1 July 2021	CF		Ashley Fletcher	Middlesbrough	Free transfer	[9]
1 July 2021	LB		Danny Rose	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer	[10]
9 July 2021	SS		Joshua King	Everton	Free transfer	[11]
9 July 2021	CF		Dapo Mebude	Rangers	Undisclosed	[12]
14 July 2021	GK		Vincent Angelini	Celtic	Free transfer	[13]
5 August 2021	LB		James Morris	Southampton	Free transfer	[14]
6 August 2021	CM		Juraj Kucka	Parma	Undisclosed	[15]
27 August 2021	CM		Moussa Sissoko	Tottenham Hotspur	£3,000,000	[16]
23 September 2021	CF		Jimiel Chikukwa	Leeds United	Free transfer	[17]
7 October 2021	CB		Nicolas Nkoulou	Torino	Free transfer	[18]
1 January 2022	GK		Maduka Okoye	Sparta Rotterdam	Undisclosed	[19]
4 January 2022	LB		Hassane Kamara	Nice	£4,000,000	[20]
6 January 2022	CB		Samir	Udinese	Undisclosed	[21]
7 January 2022	DM		Edo Kayembe	KAS Eupen	Undisclosed	[22]
26 January 2022	RW		Samuel Kalu	Bordeaux	Undisclosed	[23]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
9 June 2021	CB		Craig Dawson	West Ham United	£2,000,000	[24]
24 June 2021	CB		Ben Wilmot	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[25]
30 June 2021	CB		Mason Barrett	Unattached	Released	[26]
30 June 2021	AM		Mitchel Bergkamp	Unattached	Released	[26]
30 June 2021	GK		Mac Chisholm	West Bromwich Albion	Released (scholar)	[26]
30 June 2021	CF		Sam Dalby	Southend United	Released	[26][27]
30 June 2021	RM		Harry Forster	Bromley	Released	[26][28]
30 June 2021	CF		Thomas Horsewood	Hertford Town	Released (scholar)	[26][29]
30 June 2021	LB		Achraf Lazaar	Portimonense	Released	[26][30]
30 June 2021	CM		Henry Ochieng	Billericay Town	Released	[26]
30 June 2021	AM		Phoenix Patterson	Waterford	Released	[26]
30 June 2021	CB		Teddy Perkins	Welling United	Released	[26][31]
30 June 2021	DM		Carlos Sánchez	Santa Fe	Released	[26]
30 June 2021	CF		Jerome Sinclair	Unattached	Released	[26]
30 June 2021	CB		Bayli Spencer-Adams	Leicester City	Released	[26]
30 June 2021	CB		Maxwell Statham	Welling United	Released	[26]
30 June 2021	LB		Toby Stevenson	Bromley	Released	[26][32]
30 June 2021	FW		Max Thompson	Unattached	Released (scholar)	[26]
14 July 2021	DF		James Debayo	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[33]
16 July 2021	LB		Tomas Galvez	Manchester City	Undisclosed	[34]
16 July 2021	MF		Bosun Lawal	Celtic	Undisclosed	[35]
9 August 2021	CF		Filip Stuparević	Metalac Gornji Milanovac	Free transfer	[36]
14 August 2021	CF		Stipe Perica	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Undisclosed	[37]
26 August 2021	CF		Isaac Success	Udinese	Undisclosed	[38]
28 August 2021	CM		Will Hughes	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	[39]
30 August 2021	CF		Troy Deeney	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[40]
31 August 2021	DM		Nathaniel Chalobah	Fulham	Undisclosed	[41]
31 August 2021	RB		Marc Navarro	Unattached	Released	[42]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
9 July 2021	CM		Peter Etebo	Stoke City	End of season	[43]
19 August 2021	CM		Ozan Tufan	Fenerbahçe	2 February 2022[a]	[45]

1. On 2 February, Tufan's loan was terminated by mutual consent.[44]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2021	RW		Ignacio Pussetto	Udinese	End of season	[46]
1 July 2021	CB		Jorge Segura	América de Cali	End of season	[47]
9 July 2021	AM		Juergen Elitim	Deportivo La Coruña	End of season	[48]
12 July 2021	CF		Adalberto Peñaranda	Las Palmas	End of season	[49]
19 July 2021	CF		Tiago Çukur	Doncaster Rovers	11 January 2022[a]	[51]
20 July 2021	GK		Myles Roberts	Concord Rangers	End of season	[52]
23 July 2021	GK		Adam Parkes	Dover Athletic	End of season	[53]
23 July 2021	CM		Daniel Phillips	Gillingham	End of season	[54]
30 July 2021	GK		Alfie Marriott	Kings Langley	January 2022	[55]
4 August 2021	GK		Dante Baptiste	Farnborough	End of season	[56]
4 August 2021	CF		Dapo Mebude	AFC Wimbledon	End of season	[57]
6 August 2021	GK		Pontus Dahlberg	Doncaster Rovers	14 January 2022[b]	[59]
7 August 2021	RW		Philip Zinckernagel	Nottingham Forest	End of season	[60]
12 August 2021	CM		Tom Dele-Bashiru	Reading	End of season	[61]
12 August 2021	MF		Dominic Hutchinson	Eastbourne Borough	End of season	[62]
13 August 2021	RW		Sonny Blu Lo-Everton	Yeovil Town	End of season	[63][64]
17 August 2021	LW		Joseph Hungbo	Ross County	End of season	[65]
30 August 2021	CB		Mattie Pollock	Cheltenham Town	End of season	[66]
31 August 2021	CM		Jaime Alvarado	Racing de Ferrol	End of season	[42]
31 August 2021	CF		Andre Gray	Queens Park Rangers	End of season	[42]
31 August 2021	CM		Domingos Quina	Fulham	1 February 2022[c]	[41]
2 October 2021	CB		Will Hall	Kings Langley	Undisclosed	[68][69]
18 December 2021	CM		Adian Manning	Kings Langley	Undisclosed	[68][70]
1 January 2022	GK		Maduka Okoye	Sparta Rotterdam	End of season	[19]
14 January 2022	GK		Pontus Dahlberg	Gillingham	End of season	[71]
22 January 2022	MF		JJ McKiernan	Bohemians	13 November 2022	[72]
23 January 2022	CF		Ryan Cassidy	Bohemians	End of season	[73]
1 February 2022	CM		Domingos Quina	Barnsley	End of season	[67]
5 February 2022	CM		Kamil Conteh	Braintree Town	End of season	[74]
28 February 2022	CF		Ashley Fletcher	New York Red Bulls	End of season	[75]
1 March 2022	MF		Adian Manning	Biggleswade Town	26 March 2022	[76]

1. On 11 January, Çukur was recalled back from his loan spell at Doncaster.[50]
2. On 14 January, Dahlberg was recalled early from his loan spell at Doncaster.[58]
3. On 1 February, Quina was recalled to facilitate a loan to Barnsley.[67]

Pre-season and friendlies

Watford announced they would play friendlies against West Bromwich Albion,[77] Stevenage[77] Nantes,[77] and Udinese[77] as part of their pre-season schedule.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Watford v Millwall

14 July 2021 Friendly	Watford	3–2	Millwall	London Colney
14:00 BST	Quina 36' Masina 60' Fletcher 86'	Report	Smith 57' Wallace 59'	Stadium: UCL Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Watford v Colchester United

17 July 2021 Friendly	Watford	2–1	Colchester United	London Colney
13:00 BST	Sarr ?' (pen.) Mebude ?'	Report	Judge ?'	Stadium: UCL Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Watford v Colchester United

17 July 2021 Friendly	Watford	2–0	Colchester United	London Colney
15:00 BST	Hernández ?' Gosling ?'	Report		Stadium: UCL Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Watford v Brentford

24 July 2021 Friendly	Watford	1–3	Brentford	London Colney
12:00 BST	Wise ?' (pen.)	Report	Toney ?', ?' Dervişoğlu ?'	Stadium: UCL Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Watford v West Bromwich Albion

24 July 2021 Friendly	Watford	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Watford
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road

Stevenage v Watford

27 July 2021 Friendly	Stevenage	1–1	Watford	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Reid 2'	Report	Sema 37'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium

Arsenal v Watford

28 July 2021 Friendly	Arsenal	4–1	Watford	London Colney
10:00 BST	Nketiah ?' Lacazette ?' (pen.) Tierney ?' Azeez ?'	Report	Zinckernagel 40'	Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Watford v Doncaster Rovers

4 August 2021 Friendly	Watford	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Burton upon Trent
BST	Etebo 5' Deeney 15' Gosling 19' Fletcher 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Crystal Palace v Watford

7 August 2021 Friendly	Crystal Palace	3–1	Watford	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Zaha 30' (pen.), 54' McArthur  50' Benteke 86'		Deeney 83'	Stadium: Selhurst Park

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Everton	38	11	6	21	43	66	−23	39
17	Leeds United	38	9	11	18	42	79	−37	38
18	Burnley (R)	38	7	14	17	34	53	−19	35	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	Watford (R)	38	6	5	27	34	77	−43	23
20	Norwich City (R)	38	5	7	26	23	84	−61	22

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[78]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	6	6	26	34	76	−42	24	2	2	15	17	46	−29	4	4	11	17	30	−13

Source: Premier League

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L
Position	7	11	12	15	11	12	15	16	14	16	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.[79]

Watford v Aston Villa

14 August 2021 1	Watford	3–2	Aston Villa	Watford
15:00 BST	Dennis 10' Kucka  23' Sarr 42' Sema  55' Hernández 67' Etebo  86'	Report	Mings  54' McGinn 70' Ings 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,051 Referee: Mike Dean

Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford

21 August 2021 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Watford	Falmer
17:30 BST	Duffy 10',  65' Maupay 41' Webster  62' Mwepu  86' March  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,405 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Tottenham Hotspur v Watford

29 August 2021 3	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Watford	Tottenham
14:00 BST	Son Heung-min 42' Kane  45+1' Alli  61' Skipp  85'	Report	Etebo  29' Sissoko  54' Dennis  90+4'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 57,672 Referee: Andre Marriner

Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

11 September 2021 4	Watford	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Watford
15:00 BST	Etebo  13' Rose  67' Dennis  68'	Report	Marçal  68' Sierralta 74' (o.g.) Hwang Hee-chan 83' Jiménez  90+2' Kilman  90+5'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,019 Referee: Peter Bankes

Norwich City v Watford

18 September 2021 5	Norwich City	1–3	Watford	Norwich
15:00 BST	Pukki 35' Williams  90+5'	Report	Dennis 17' Cathcart  37' Sarr 63', 80'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,649 Referee: Robert Jones

Watford v Newcastle United

25 September 2021 6	Watford	1–1	Newcastle United	Watford
15:00 BST	Dennis  17' Troost-Ekong  40' Rose  56' Cathcart  69' Sarr 72'	Report	Manquillo  18' Longstaff 23' Ritchie  30' Darlow  90+1'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,650 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Leeds United v Watford

2 October 2021 7	Leeds United	1–0	Watford	Leeds
15:00 BST	Llorente 18'	Report	Femenía  59' Sarr  65' Dennis  90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,261 Referee: Simon Hooper

Watford v Liverpool

16 October 2021 8	Watford	0–5	Liverpool	Watford
12:30 BST		Report	Mané 8' Firmino 37', 52', 90+1' Salah 54'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,085 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Everton v Watford

23 October 2021 9	Everton	2–5	Watford	Walton
15:00 BST	Davies 3' Digne  17' Allan  54' Richarlison 63',  72' Rondón  90+3'	Report	King 13', 80', 86',  81' Troost-Ekong  44' Kucka 78' Dennis  70', 90+1'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,834 Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Southampton

30 October 2021 10	Watford	0–1	Southampton	Watford
15:00 BST	João Pedro  45+2' Kucka  76'	Report	Adams 20' Salisu  55' Ward-Prowse  58'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,869 Referee: Peter Bankes

Arsenal v Watford

7 November 2021 11	Arsenal	1–0	Watford	Holloway
14:00 GMT	Sambi Lokonga  20' Tomiyasu  30' Aubameyang 36',  52' Smith Rowe 56' Gabriel  80'	Report	King  10' Kucka  31'  89' Sissoko  54'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,833 Referee: Kevin Friend

Watford v Manchester United

20 November 2021 12	Watford	4–1	Manchester United	Watford
15:00 GMT	Sarr 11', 44' King 28' Louza  45' João Pedro 90+2' Dennis 90+6',  90+7'	Report	McTominay  19' Van de Beek 50' Maguire  62'  69'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,087 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Leicester City v Watford

28 November 2021 13	Leicester City	4–2	Watford	Leicester
14:00 GMT	Maddison 16' Vardy 34', 42' Lookman 68'	Report	King 30' (pen.) Dennis 61'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 34,310 Referee: Andrew Madley

Watford v Chelsea

1 December 2021 14	Watford	1–2	Chelsea	Watford
19:30 GMT	Dennis 43' Louza  45' Troost-Ekong  45+4' Cleverley  84' Rose  84'	Report	Saúl  16' Mount 29' Alonso  45+2' Ziyech  65', 72'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,388 Referee: David Coote

Watford v Manchester City

4 December 2021 15	Watford	1–3	Manchester City	Watford
17:30 GMT	King  7' Rose  31' Hernández 74' Cathcart  85'	Report	Sterling 4' Silva 31', 63'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,673 Referee: Simon Hooper

Brentford v Watford

10 December 2021 16	Brentford	2–1	Watford	Brentford
20:00 GMT	Janelt  68' Jansson  70', 84' Goode  81' Onyeka  90+1' Mbeumo 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Dennis 24'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,861 Referee: Michael Oliver

Watford v West Ham United

28 December 2021 17	Watford	1–4	West Ham United	Watford
15:00 GMT	Dennis 4'	Report	Souček 27' Benrahma 29' Noble 58' (pen.) Dawson  81' Vlašić 90+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,073 Referee: Darren England

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur

1 January 2022 18	Watford	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Watford
15:00 GMT		Report	Skipp  61' Sánchez 90+6'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,391 Referee: Robert Jones

Newcastle United v Watford

15 January 2022 19	Newcastle United	1–1	Watford	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Shelvey  6' Saint-Maximin 49' Fraser  53' Dummett  71'	Report	Sissoko  51' João Pedro 88' Samir  90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,223 Referee: Paul Tierney

Watford v Norwich City

21 January 2022 20	Watford	0–3	Norwich City	Watford
20:00 GMT	Dennis  36'  78'	Report	McLean  38' Sargent 51', 74' Kucka 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,782 Referee: Mike Dean

Burnley v Watford

5 February 2022 21	Burnley	0–0	Watford	Burnley
18:00 GMT	Stephens  45'	Report	King  20' Cleverley  90+1'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,527 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: The match was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within Watford's squad. It was rescheduled to 5 February 2022.[80]

West Ham United v Watford

8 February 2022 22	West Ham United	1–0	Watford	Stratford
19:45 GMT	Bowen 68' Coufal  83'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,581 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion

12 February 2022 23	Watford	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Watford
15:00 GMT	Dennis  56' Kamara  65' Louza  90+2'	Report	Dunk  25' Maupay 44' Lamptey  75' Webster 82'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,795 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Aston Villa v Watford

19 February 2022 24	Aston Villa	0–1	Watford	Aston
15:00 GMT	Cash  57'	Report	Sarr  66' Dennis 78' Kamara  82'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Robert Jones

Watford v Crystal Palace

23 February 2022 25	Watford	1–4	Crystal Palace	Watford
19:30 GMT	Sissoko 18' Samir  40' Femenía  61'	Report	Mateta 15' Gallagher 42' Kouyaté  44' Zaha 85', 90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 18 December 2021, was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within Watford's squad.[81]

Manchester United v Watford

26 February 2022 26	Manchester United	0–0	Watford	Manchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,152 Referee: Kevin Friend

Watford v Arsenal

6 March 2022 27	Watford	2–3	Arsenal	Watford
14:00 GMT	Hernández 11',  90+6' Sissoko 87'	Report	Ødegaard 5' Saka 30' Martinelli 52' Cédric  58' Nketiah  90+3'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,142 Referee: Craig Pawson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford

10 March 2022 28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	Watford	Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT	Jiménez 13' Hernández 18' (o.g.) Podence 21' Aït-Nouri  35' Saïss  59' Neves 85'	Report	Louza  19' Samir  40'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 29,658 Referee: Darren England
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 26 December 2021, was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within Watford's squad.[82]

Southampton v Watford

13 March 2022 29	Southampton	1–2	Watford	Southampton
14:00 GMT	Elyounoussi 45' Perraud  48' Romeu  65' Bednarek  76'	Report	Hernández 14', 34',  60' Sissoko  86'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,863 Referee: Graham Scott

Liverpool v Watford

2 April 2022 30	Liverpool	2–0	Watford	Liverpool
12:30 BST	Jota 22' Gomez  45+1' Fabinho 89' (pen.)	Report	Hernández  59'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,104 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Watford v Leeds United

9 April 2022 31	Watford	0–3	Leeds United	Watford
15:00 BST	Louza  57' Sissoko  80'	Report	Raphinha 21' Rodrigo 73' Harrison 85'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Andre Marriner

Watford v Brentford

16 April 2022 32	Watford	1–2	Brentford	Watford
15:00 BST	Kamara  53' Dennis 55' Louza  87'	Report	Nørgaard 15' Toney  62' Jansson 90+5'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,747 Referee: Simon Hooper

Manchester City v Watford

23 April 2022 33	Manchester City	5–1	Watford	Manchester
15:00 BST	Gabriel Jesus 4', 23', 49', 53' Rodri 34' Cancelo  43'	Report	Kamara 28'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,013 Referee: Kevin Friend

Watford v Burnley

30 April 2022 34	Watford	1–2	Burnley	Watford
15:00 BST	Tarkowski 8' (o.g.) Kucka  87'	Report	Tarkowski  48' Cork 83' Brownhill 86' Collins  90+1'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Craig Pawson

Crystal Palace v Watford

7 May 2022 35	Crystal Palace	1–0	Watford	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Zaha 31' (pen.) Hughes  64' Olise  90+4'	Report	Kamara  16'  69' King  84'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,622 Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Everton

11 May 2022 36	Watford	0–0	Everton	Watford
19:45 BST	Samir  61'	Report	Holgate  18' Coleman  65'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,653 Referee: Mike Dean

Watford v Leicester City

15 May 2022 37	Watford	1–5	Leicester City	Watford
14:00 BST	João Pedro 6'	Report	Maddison 18' Vardy 22', 70' Barnes 46', 86' Tielemans  55'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,257 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Chelsea v Watford

22 May 2022 38	Chelsea	2–1	Watford	Fulham
16:00 BST	Havertz 11' Barkley 90+1'	Report	Gosling 87'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,089 Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Watford were drawn away to Leicester City in the third round.[83]

Leicester City v Watford

8 January 2022 Third round	Leicester City	4–1	Watford	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Tielemans 7' (pen.) Maddison 25' Daley-Campbell  36' Barnes 54' Albrighton 85'	Report	João Pedro 27'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 25,710 Referee: Mike Dean

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Watford entered the competition in the second round and were drawn at home to Crystal Palace[84][85] and Stoke City in the third round.[86][87]

Watford v Crystal Palace

24 August 2021 Second round	Watford	1–0	Crystal Palace	Watford
19:45 BST	Hernández  44' Sierralta  61' Fletcher 86' Rose  90+4'	Report	Gallagher  54'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,011 Referee: Tim Robinson

Watford v Stoke City

21 September 2021 Third round	Watford	1–3	Stoke City	Watford
19:45 BST	Fletcher 61'	Report	Powell 25' Clucas 80' Tymon 85' Batth  90+1'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,421 Referee: Tony Harrington

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: premierleague.com

No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Ben Foster	26	0	0	0	1	0	27	0
26	GK	Daniel Bachmann	12	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
35	GK	Rob Elliot	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	Jeremy Ngakia	9+7	0	1	0	2	0	12+7	0
3	DF	Danny Rose	7+1	0	0	0	1	0	8+1	0
5	DF	William Troost-Ekong	15+2	0	0	0	1	0	16+2	0
11	DF	Adam Masina	13+2	0	0	0	1	0	14+2	0
13	DF	Nicolas Nkoulou	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
14	DF	Hassane Kamara	18+1	1	0	0	0	0	18+1	1
15	DF	Craig Cathcart	27+4	0	1	0	0	0	28+4	0
21	DF	Kiko Femenía	26+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	26+2	0
22	DF	Samir	19	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
27	DF	Christian Kabasele	12+4	0	0	0	1	0	13+4	0
31	DF	Francisco Sierralta	5	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
42	DF	James Morris	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	Peter Etebo	4+5	0	0	0	1	0	5+5	0
6	MF	Imran Louza	17+3	0	0	0	2	0	19+3	0
8	MF	Tom Cleverley	20+8	0	1	0	0+1	0	21+9	0
12	MF	Ken Sema	7+11	0	0+1	0	2	0	9+12	0
16	MF	Dan Gosling	2+2	1	0+1	0	1	0	3+3	1
18	MF	Ozan Tufan	4+3	0	1	0	1	0	6+3	0
19	MF	Moussa Sissoko	36	2	1	0	0+1	0	37+1	2
33	MF	Juraj Kucka	22+4	1	0+1	0	0	0	22+5	1
39	MF	Edo Kayembe	9+4	0	0	0	0	0	9+4	0
45	MF	Kamil Conteh	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	Joshua King	27+5	5	0	0	1	0	28+5	5
10	FW	João Pedro	15+13	3	1	1	0	0	16+13	4
17	FW	Ashley Fletcher	0+3	0	1	0	2	2	3+3	2
23	FW	Ismaïla Sarr	21+1	5	0	0	0	0	21+1	5
25	FW	Emmanuel Dennis	30+3	10	0	0	0+2	0	30+5	10
28	FW	Samuel Kalu	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	0
29	FW	Cucho Hernández	12+13	5	1	0	2	0	15+13	5
47	FW	Shaq Forde	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	FW	25	Emmanuel Dennis	10	0	0	10
2	FW	7	Joshua King	5	0	0	5
	FW	23	Ismaïla Sarr	5	0	0	5
	FW	29	Cucho Hernández	5	0	0	5
5	FW	10	João Pedro	3	1	0	4
6	FW	17	Ashley Fletcher	0	0	2	2
	MF	19	Moussa Sissoko	2	0	0	2
8	DF	14	Hassane Kamara	1	0	0	1
	MF	16	Dan Gosling	1	0	0	1
	MF	33	Juraj Kucka	1	0	0	1
	Own goals			1	0	0	1
TOTALS				34	1	2	37

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: premierleague.com

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rank	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	1	Ben Foster	4	0	1	5
TOTALS			4	0	1	5

See also

• 2021–22 in English football
• List of Watford F.C. seasons

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External links

• Official website