NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-1-4-1):
5 Krul: Got nowhere near either goal and will be annoyed to be beaten at his near post;
7 JANMAAT: He attacked better than he defended and got his reward as a makeshift winger in the second half by finding the net; 6 Mbemba: Well short of the displays which Newcastle have seen so far but he was not given much help from Coloccini
3 Coloccini: By the time he showed signs of getting to grips with Deeney, the damage had already been done
4 Haidara: Not an afternoon he will want to remember after Abdi robbed him in build up to the opener;
4 Colback: Needs to do an awful lot more than what he is serving up at the minute and partly to blame for opener;
5 Thauvin: Had one effort on goal which was saved by Gomes but that was about as good as it got;
5 Sissoko: Unable to have the impact that fans are expecting and wanting from him even if he did tee up Janmaat’s goal
5 Wijnaldum: After scoring on his debut, he is struggling to prove why he cost so much
5 Perez: Tried a few things without ever looking like he had the confidence to pull them off;
3 Cisse: Wasted a fantastic chance to level things but other than that he was on the periphery of things before being pulled.
Subs:
De Jong (for Cisse 46): His introduction led to an improvement in the side’s play but could he play 90 minutes? 5
Aarons (for Haidara 79)
Obertan (for Thauvin 87)
(not used): Elliot (gk), Williamson, Anita, Lascelles.
WATFORD (4-4-2): Gomes 7; Nyom 7, Prool 7, Cathcart 7, Anya 6; Abdi 7 (Berghuis 76), Capoue 7, Watson 6 (Guedioura 87), Jurado 5 (Ake 79); DEENEY 8, Ighalo 8. Subs (not used): Ibarbo, Diamanti, Arlauskis (gk).
MAN OF THE MATCH
TROY Deeney – destroyed the Newcastle defence with his power and helped create two for Ighalo.
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