2018/19 FA CUP FINAL
Manchester City vs Watford
Wembley Stadium, London
Saturday, May 18th
Kick-off at 19:00 (7pm)
Watford achieved their best ever-finish in the
FA Cup when they finished as runners-up to Everton at the old Wembley back in 1984. The Hornets head to the National Stadium this weekend looking to go one better in 2019 as they face yet another team in blue – the newly crowned
Premier League Champions, Manchester City.
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It seems an eternity since the curtains came down on yet another phenomenal season in the English top-flight (it was only six days ago) with the Cityzens defending their crown for their first time in their history in some style by beating Brighton 4-1 at the Amex. It didn’t come without the customary final-day jitters, however, as Pep Guardiola’s side had to do things the hard way – coming from behind after Glenn Murray’s 27
th minute goal had put the Seagulls ahead, for a record 15
th league win in-a-row.
Manchester City recent results:
12/05 – Brighton 1-4 Man City
06/05 – Man City 1-0 Leicester
28/04 – Burnley 0-1 Man City
Watford, under Javi Gracia – their fourth head coach in as many seasons since gaining promotion back to Premier League in 2015 – will be rather disappointed at finishing outside the top-half after the season they had. Ultimately, having to settle for 11
th place was not in the managers plans at the beginning of the campaign but ask any Hornet fan and they would certainly trade that in for a first-ever FA Cup triumph. Since their stunning comeback against Wolves in the semi-finals, Watford have stalled, winning just one of their five league encounters – a 2-1 win at bottom club Huddersfield Town.
Watford recent results:
12/05 – Watford 1-4 West Ham
05/05 – Chelsea 3-0 Watford
27/04 – Watford 1-2 Wolves
Phil Foden, once a ball boy for the Sky Blues, could fulfil a boyhood dream by appearing in the oldest fixture in English football. City could be without the midfield duo of Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandihno while full-back Benjamin Mendy is also expected to miss out.
Watford will welcome back Greek defender Jose Holebas for the final after his red card that he received in the final day defeat to West Ham was rescinded.
This will be the 29
th meeting between these two clubs.
Watford have not beaten City in any competition since a 1-0 in the old 2
nd Division back in 1989 – a run of 15 successive matches.
In the last 10 matches between the pair, since 2013, there have been a whopping 38 goals scored at an average of 3.8 per game.
City came away 2-1 victors from Vicarage Road back in December. Raheem Sterling was the star of the show in the reverse fixture, bagging a stunning hat-trick in an equally straight-forward 3-1 win at the Etihad in March.
The 2019 PFA Young Player of the Year – Sterling – has 6 goals and 1 assist in just 6 appearances against the London outfit.
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Manchester City vs Watford head-to-head:
Played: 28
Man City Wins: 17
Draws: 5
Watford Wins: 6
Manchester City vs Watford recent results:
09/03/2019 – Man City 3-1 Watford
04/12/2018 – Watford 1-2 Man City
02/01/2018 – Man City 3-1 Watford
16/09/2017 – Watford 0-6 Man City
21/05/2017 – Watford 0-5 Man City
14/12/2016 – Man City 2-0 Watford
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