FA Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Watford
1–0
HT 1–0
Manchester United beat Watford 1–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 9th January 2021 in the FA Cup. Scott McTominay (5') scored for United. United were captained by Scott McTominay, and the referee was Andy Madley.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Scott McTominay Assist: Alex Telles 1–0
- 38' Ismaila Sarr
- 38' Ismaïla Sarr
- 45' Harry Maguire for Bailly
- Half Time 1–0
- 65' Axel Tuanzebe
- 68' Marcus Rashford for James
- 69' Anthony Martial for Greenwood
- 72' Alex Telles
- 80' Nemanja Matic for Lingard
- Full Time 1–0
66%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Andy Madley
Referee
Scott McTominay
Captain
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Harry Maguire
45' for Bailly
Marcus Rashford
68' for James
Anthony Martial
69' for Greenwood
Nemanja Matic
80' for Lingard
Watford Lineup
4-4-2
Starting XI
5 William Troost-Ekong CD-R
7 Philip Zinckernagel LM
10 João Pedro CF-R
11 Adam Masina LB
14 Nathaniel Chalobah CM-R
18 Andre Gray CF-L
19 Will Hughes CM-L
23 Ismaïla Sarr RM
26 Daniel Bachmann G
31 Francisco Sierralta CD-L
32 Marc Navarro RB
Substitutes
1 Ben Foster
3 Jeremy Ngakia on
6 Ben Wilmot on
12 Ken Sema on
40 Sam Dalby
41 Mason Barrett
44 Joseph Hungbo on
49 Kane Crichlow
52 Daniel Philips on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Xisco Munoz
Watford
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Watford
4-4-2
United vs Watford History
Meeting 35 of 37
37
Played
24
Won
6
Drawn
7
Lost
64
Goals For
34
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1950. After this match United had played Watford 35 times: 24W 5D 6L.
30 Mar 2019 W 2–1 PL 22 Dec 2019 L 0–2 PL 23 Feb 2020 W 3–0 PL
9 Jan 2021 W 1–0 This match
20 Nov 2021 L 1–4 PL 26 Feb 2022 D 0–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 70.6 |
| Away | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →