2020–21 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2020–21 season
ChairmanScott Duxbury
Head CoachVladimir Ivić
(until 19 December)[1]
Xisco
(from 20 December)[2]
StadiumVicarage Road
Championship2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ismaïla Sarr (13)
All:
Ismaïla Sarr (13)

The 2020–21 season was the 122nd season in existence of Watford Football Club and their first season back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. Watford competed in the FA Cup and in the EFL Cup.

With their win over Millwall on 24 April 2021, Watford confirmed their promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.[3]

Players

Current squad

As of 11 February 2021[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Ben Foster
3 DF  ENG Jeremy Ngakia
5 DF  NGA William Troost-Ekong
6 DF  ENG Ben Wilmot
7 FW  DEN Philip Zinckernagel
8 MF  ENG Tom Cleverley (vice-captain)
9 FW  ENG Troy Deeney (captain)
10 FW  BRA João Pedro
11 DF  MAR Adam Masina
12 MF  SWE Ken Sema
14 MF  ENG Nathaniel Chalobah (3rd captain)
15 DF  NIR Craig Cathcart
16 MF  ENG Dan Gosling
17 DF  MAR Achraf Lazaar
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  JAM Andre Gray
19 MF  ENG Will Hughes (4th captain)
21 DF  ESP Kiko Femenía
22 FW  NGA Isaac Success
23 FW  SEN Ismaïla Sarr
24 MF  NGA Tom Dele-Bashiru
25 FW  CRO Stipe Perica
26 GK  AUT Daniel Bachmann
27 DF  BEL Christian Kabasele
28 MF  COL Carlos Sánchez
31 DF  CHI Francisco Sierralta
32 DF  ESP Marc Navarro
33 GK  IRL Rob Elliot
35 GK  ENG Adam Parkes

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
14 August 2020 RB Jeremy Ngakia West Ham United Free transfer [5]
7 September 2020 CF Stipe Perica Udinese Undisclosed [6]
9 September 2020 CB Francisco Sierralta Udinese Undisclosed [7]
15 September 2020 LB Toby Stevenson Charlton Athletic Free transfer [8]
24 September 2020 CB Maxwell Statham Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [9]
29 September 2020 CB William Troost-Ekong Udinese Undisclosed [10]
1 December 2020 AM Phoenix Patterson Unattached Free transfer [11]
1 January 2021 FW Djibril Touré Ceffomig FC Undisclosed [10]
1 January 2021 RW Philip Zinckernagel FK Bodø/Glimt Free transfer [12]
14 January 2021 CF Tiago Çukur AZ Alkmaar Free transfer [13]
25 January 2021 CM Henry Ochieng Cork City Undisclosed [14]
28 January 2021 GK Rob Elliot Newcastle United Free transfer [15]
31 January 2021 CM Dan Gosling Bournemouth Undisclosed [16]
31 January 2021 RW Maurizio Pochettino Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [17]
1 February 2021 AM Mitchel Bergkamp Almere City Free transfer [18]
11 February 2021 LB Achraf Lazaar Newcastle United Free transfer [19]
4 March 2021 DM Carlos Sánchez West Ham United Free transfer [20]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 September 2020 CF Glenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion 30 January 2021 [21][22]
18 September 2020 DM James Garner Manchester United 30 January 2021 [23][22]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
23 July 2020 CM Jaime Alvarado Athletico Paranaense End of season [24]
4 August 2020 CM Matheus Santana Recreativo Huelva End of season [25]
7 August 2020 LW Ryan Cassidy Accrington Stanley End of season [26]
9 August 2020 AM Juergen Elitim Ponferradina End of season [27]
11 August 2020 GK Pontus Dahlberg BK Häcken End of season [28]
12 August 2020 CM Kwasi Sibo UD Ibiza End of season [29]
14 August 2020 CF Cucho Hernández Getafe End of season [30]
20 August 2020 RB Kingsley Fobi Recreativo Granada End of 2021–22 season [31]
2 September 2020 CB Jorge Segura Atlético Nacional 31 December 2020 [32]
18 September 2020 MF Harry Forster Bromley End of season [33][34]
18 September 2020 GK Myles Roberts Wingate & Finchley 14 October 2020 [35]
5 October 2020 CB Derek Agyakwa Como 1907 End of season [36]
5 October 2020 LW Gerard Deulofeu Udinese 30 January 2021 [37][22]
5 October 2020 RW Ignacio Pussetto Udinese End of season [38]
5 October 2020 FW Adalberto Peñaranda CSKA Sofia End of season [39]
5 October 2020 FW Jerome Sinclair CSKA Sofia End of season [39]
12 October 2020 CB Craig Dawson West Ham United End of season [40]
16 October 2020 CB Bayli Spencer-Adams Dover Athletic 31 January 2021 [41]
12 November 2020 LW Joseph Hungbo Aldershot Town 8 January 2021 [42][43]
1 February 2021 CM Domingos Quina Granada End of season [44]
1 February 2021 FW Djibril Touré R. Charleroi S.C. End of season [45]
1 February 2021 CB George Langston Wealdstone Short-term [46]
19 February 2021 CF Sam Dalby Stockport County March 2021 [47]
16 April 2021 RW Sonny Blu Lo-Everton Wealdstone End of season [48]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CM Emmanuel Adebiyi Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 RB Jamal Balogun Unattached Released [50]
1 July 2020 LW Jayden Bennetts Paderborn 07 Released [50][51]
1 July 2020 CF Michael Folivi Colchester United Released [50][52]
1 July 2020 LB Lewis Gordon Brentford Released [50][53]
1 July 2020 LB Cameron Green Unattached Released [50]
1 July 2020 SS Kaylen Hinds Aldershot Town Released [50][54]
1 July 2020 GK James Hoskins Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 CB Harry Hudson Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 CM Ryan Maclean Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 CB James Matthews Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 DM Imaad Sankoh Unattached Released [49]
24 July 2020 RB Dimitri Foulquier Granada Undisclosed [55]
1 August 2020 GK Heurelho Gomes Retired N/A [50]
1 August 2020 LB José Holebas Olympiacos Released [50][56]
1 August 2020 CB Adrian Mariappa Bristol City Released [50][57]
1 August 2020 DM Callum Whelan Oldham Athletic Released [50][58]
5 August 2020 CF Alex Jakubiak Dundee Free transfer [59]
21 August 2020 CF Matheus Aiás Orlando City Undisclosed [60]
26 August 2020 CF Juan Camilo Becerra Espanyol Undisclosed [61]
8 September 2020 CM Abdoulaye Doucouré Everton £20,000,000 [62]
18 September 2020 GK Harvey White Woking Free transfer [63]
16 September 2020 LB Pervis Estupiñán Villarreal £15,000,000 [64]
28 September 2020 AM Roberto Pereyra Udinese Undisclosed [65]
2 October 2020 CF Luis Suárez Granada £10,000,000 [66]
6 October 2020 CF Danny Welbeck Brighton & Hove Albion Released [67][68]
29 December 2020 RB Daryl Janmaat ADO Den Haag Undisclosed [69]
30 December 2020 DM Étienne Capoue Villarreal Undisclosed [70]
30 January 2021 LW Gerard Deulofeu Udinese Undisclosed [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 August 2020 Friendly Watford XI 1–3 Gillingham St Albans, England
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • 14'
 Report
Stadium: Watford F.C. Training Ground
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Friendly Watford 1–0 Scunthorpe United Watford, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
5 September 2020 Friendly Watford 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Watford, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 11 September 2020 8 May 2021 Matchday 1 2nd 46 27 10 9 63 30 +33 058.70
FA Cup 9 January 2021 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 14 September 2020 22 September 2020 Second round Third round 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 49 27 11 11 65 35 +30 055.10

Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 46 29 10 7 75 36 +39 97 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Watford (P) 46 27 10 9 63 30 +33 91
3 Brentford (O, P) 46 24 15 7 79 42 +37 87 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 +17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 +8 78
6 Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 +27 77
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[71]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46 27 10 9 63 30  +33 91 19 2 2 43 12  +31 8 8 7 20 18  +2

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday

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GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAH
ResultWDWLWWDDLWWDDWDLWWDLWLWWWDLDWWWWLWWWWWWDWLWWLW
Position10857533564255337343556533255443433222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[72]

11 September 2020 1 Watford 1–0 Middlesbrough Watford
19:45 BST Cathcart 11'
Wilmot  85'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Watford Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Luongo  65'
Bannan  68'		 Report Chalobah  81'
Garner  88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 September 2020 3 Watford 1–0 Luton Town Watford
15:00 BST João Pedro 35' Report Pearson  75' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Referee: John Brooks
3 October 2020 4 Reading 1–0 Watford Reading
15:00 BST Laurent  39'
Pușcaș 41'
Richards  62'
Tetek  87'		 Report Wilmot  40'
Pedro  87'
Chalobah  90+3'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Ward
16 October 2020 5 Derby County 0–1 Watford Derby
19:45 BST Report João Pedro 76' Stadium: Pride Park
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
21 October 2020 6 Watford 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Watford
19:45 BST Pedro 13'  84'
Cleverley 17'
Kabasele  22'
Lenihan 49' (o.g.)
Ngakia  75'		 Report Brereton 28'
Armstrong 69'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
24 October 2020 7 Watford 1–1 Bournemouth Watford
12:30 BST Perica 12'
Garner  25'
Cleverley  57'
Chalobah  90+7'		 Report Kelly  2'
Rico  64'
Mepham 90+6'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
27 October 2020 8 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Watford High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Stewart 66' Report Sarr 52'
Kiko  80'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
31 October 2020 9 Barnsley 1–0 Watford Barnsley
15:00 GMT Mowatt 6'
Styles  82'		 Report Troost-Ekong  3' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
4 November 2020 10 Watford 3–2 Stoke City Watford
19:00 GMT Cleverley 28'
Chalobah  56'
Pedro 61' (pen.)
Sarr 90+2'
Capoue  90+3'		 Report Fletcher 2'
Gunn  61'
Mikel  79'
Powell 81'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
7 November 2020 11 Watford 3–2 Coventry City Watford
15:00 GMT Gray 54'
Kiko  62'
Troost-Ekong 66'
Sarr 83' (pen.)		 Report Østigård  55'
Hamer 63'
Walker 64'
O'Hare  83'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 November 2020 12 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Watford Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Chair 77'
Dykes  90+1'		 Report Wilmot 3'
Sema  59'
Cathcart  85'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
25 November 2020 13 Bristol City 0–0 Watford Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
28 November 2020 14 Watford 4–1 Preston North End Watford
15:00 GMT Quina 9'
Garner  23'
Deeney 52' (pen.)
Chalobah 58'
Pedro 74'		 Report Barkhuizen 55' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 December 2020 15 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Watford West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Lolley  23'
Knockaert  54'
Arter  84'		 Report Chalobah  69'
Quina  71'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
5 December 2020 16 Watford 0–1 Cardiff City Watford
15:00 GMT Perica  89' Report Moore 43'
Ojo  60'
Ralls  66'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Stephen Martin
8 December 2020 17 Watford 2–0 Rotherham United Watford
19:45 GMT Kabasele 4'
Deeney 15'		 Report Jones  67'
Ihiekwe  71'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 1,976
Referee: Josh Smith
12 December 2020 18 Birmingham City 0–1 Watford Bordesley
15:00 GMT Kieftenbeld  15'
Pedersen  57'  84'		 Report Deeney 85' (pen.)
Capoue  90+1'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
15 December 2020 19 Watford 1–1 Brentford Watford
20:00 GMT Deeney 60' (pen.)  87'
Kabasele  76'
Troost-Ekong  90+1'
Sarr  90+3'		 Report Pinnock  58'
Toney 63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
19 December 2020 20 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Watford Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Campbell 9'
Schofield  21'
Capoue 32' (o.g.)
Bacuna  86'		 Report Wilmot  34' Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
26 December 2020 21 Watford 1–0 Norwich City Watford
19:45 GMT Capoue  18'
Sarr 39'  78'
Cleverley  63'
Hughes  87'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
2 January 2021 22 Swansea City 2–1 Watford Swansea
15:00 GMT Guehi  21'
Bidwell  33'
Lowe 43', 67'
Grimes  45+2'		 Report Cleverley 20'
Chalobah  42'
Masina  90'		 Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
16 January 2021 23 Watford 2–0 Huddersfield Town Watford
15:00 GMT Deeney  30'
Cleverley 54'
Sierralta  56'
Chalobah  59'
João Pedro 64'		 Report Campbell  40'
Crichlow  66'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
19 January 2021 24 Watford 1–0 Barnsley Watford
19:45 GMT Deeney 27' (pen.)
Sarr  90+3'		 Report Sollbauer  90' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
22 January 2021 25 Stoke City 1–2 Watford Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Collins  81'
Fletcher 83'		 Report Sierralta  18'
Femenía  34'
Deeney 64' (pen.)
Sarr 68'		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 January 2021 26 Millwall 0–0 Watford Bermondsey
19:00 GMT Kieftenbeld  26'
Cooper  33'		 Report Masina  45+2'
Cleverley  45+3'
Chalobah  56'
Sierralta  74'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 February 2021 27 Watford 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Watford
19:45 GMT Deeney 52' (pen.)
Sierralta  54'
Navarro  90+3'		 Report Wallace  33'
Austin 73'
Adomah 90'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
6 February 2021 28 Coventry City 0–0 Watford Bordesley
12:30 GMT Report Sierralta  24'
Gray  29'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
13 February 2021 29 Watford 6–0 Bristol City Watford
15:00 GMT Sema 2', 35'
Sarr 15', 55'
Chalobah  17'
Hughes 30'
João Pedro  81'
Zinckernagel 90'		 Report Moore  7'
Diédhiou  47'
Palmer  81'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
16 February 2021 30 Preston North End 0–1 Watford Preston
19:00 GMT Report João Pedro 51' (pen.)
Cleverley  63'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 February 2021 31 Watford 2–1 Derby County Watford
19:45 GMT João Pedro 19'
Hughes  20', 21'
Cleverley  42'		 Report Buchanan  45'
Troost-Ekong 77' (o.g.)
Byrne  90+1'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 February 2021 32 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Watford Blackburn
19:45 GMT Rothwell  34'
Elliott 43'
Brereton 82'		 Report Pedro 25'
Sarr 38'
Sema 61'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
27 February 2021 33 Bournemouth 1–0 Watford King's Park, Boscombe
12:30 GMT Cook  47'
Danjuma 61'
Wilshere  90+7'  90+9'
Begović  90+7'		 Report Masina  34'
Hughes  49'
Chalobah  60'
Pedro  90+5'  90+7'
Sarr  90+8'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
3 March 2021 34 Watford 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Watford
19:00 GMT Gray 14', 57' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
6 March 2021 35 Watford 1–0 Nottingham Forest Watford
12:30 GMT Masina 17'
Pedro  45+1'
Zinckernagel  50'		 Report Knockaert  10' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 36 Cardiff City 1–2 Watford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Sierralta 14' (o.g.)
Bacuna  81'
Ng  90+2'		 Report Chalobah 15'
Bachmann  39'
Hughes  45+1'
Sarr  82'
Sierralta  85'
Masina 90+3'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 March 2021 37 Rotherham United 1–4 Watford Rotherham
19:00 GMT Smith 61'
Ladapo 68'		 Report Sierralta 9'
Sarr 26'
Sema 39'
Gosling 69'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 March 2021 38 Watford 3–0 Birmingham City Watford
15:00 GMT Sema 4'
Success  44'
Chalobah 55'
Gray 80'		 Report Pedersen  35' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
2 April 2021 39 Watford 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Watford
15:00 BST Lees 7' (o.g.)
Sierralta  30'
Hughes  64'		 Report Börner  3'
Urhoghide  38'
Reach  41'
Wildsmith  78'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
5 April 2021 40 Middlesbrough 1–1 Watford Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Bolasie 78' Report Chalobah  25'
Sarr 32'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 April 2021 41 Watford 2–0 Reading Watford
19:45 BST Sarr 12', 14'
Zinckernagel  17'
Hughes  75'
Success  90+3'		 Report Rinomhota  56' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
17 April 2021 42 Luton Town 1–0 Watford Luton
12:30 BST Bradley  28'
Collins 78' (pen.)
Berry  80'		 Report Femenía  72'  88'
Bachmann  75'
Sierralta  76'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 April 2021 43 Norwich City 0–1 Watford Norwich
18:00 BST Skipp  62'
McLean  73'
Hugill  90+6'		 Report Hughes  27'
Masina  49'
Gosling 57'
Cleverley  65'
Chalobah  90+8'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 April 2021 44 Watford 1–0 Millwall Watford
15:00 BST Sarr 11' (pen.) Report Muller  86' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
1 May 2021 45 Brentford 2–0 Watford Brentford
15:00 BST Forss 46'
Toney 60'
Bidstrup  66'
Canós  69'		 Report Perica  88' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
8 May 2021 46 Watford 2–0 Swansea City Watford
12:30 BST Gray 56'
Success 87'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[73]

9 January 2021 Third round Manchester United 1–0 Watford Trafford
20:00 GMT McTominay 5'
Tuanzebe  65'
Telles  72'		 Report Sarr  38' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[74]

15 September 2020 Second round Oxford United 1–1
(0–3 p)		 Watford Oxford
19:00 BST Hall 26' Report Navarro  72'
Sema 89'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Penalties
Forde
McGuane
Hall 		Sema
Quina
Perica
22 September 2020 Third round Newport County 3–1 Watford Newport
19:00 BST Abrahams 18' (pen.)
Labadie 28'  42'
Amond 65'
Bennett  80'		 Report Stevenson  17'
Agyakwa  40'
Peñaranda 54' (pen.)  62'
Pussetto  76'
Perica  88'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Ben Foster 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK  AUT Daniel Bachmann 26 0 23 0 1 0 2 0
30 GK  SWE Pontus Dahlberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK  IRL Rob Elliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK  ENG Adam Parkes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  ENG Jeremy Ngakia 26 0 18+7 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF  NGA William Troost-Ekong 33 1 31+1 1 1 0 0 0
6 DF  ENG Ben Wilmot 27 1 14+11 1 0+1 0 1 0
11 DF  MAR Adam Masina 26 2 21+4 2 1 0 0 0
15 DF  NIR Craig Cathcart 25 1 20+5 1 0 0 0 0
17 DF  MAR Achraf Lazaar 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF  ESP Kiko Femenía 37 0 36+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF  BEL Christian Kabasele 21 1 19+1 1 0 0 0+1 0
31 DF  CHI Francisco Sierralta 29 1 24+2 1 1 0 2 0
32 DF  ESP Marc Navarro 8 0 2+4 0 1 0 1 0
47 DF  ENG Toby Stevenson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
8 MF  ENG Tom Cleverley 34 4 32+2 4 0 0 0 0
12 MF  SWE Ken Sema 43 6 38+3 5 0+1 0 0+1 1
14 MF  ENG Nathaniel Chalobah 40 3 32+6 3 1 0 1 0
16 MF  ENG Dan Gosling 14 2 6+7 2 0 0 1 0
19 MF  ENG Will Hughes 31 2 21+9 2 1 0 0 0
24 MF  NGA Tom Dele-Bashiru 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  COL Carlos Sánchez 9 0 2+7 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF  ESP Maurizio Pochettino 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF  ENG Joseph Hungbo 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 1 0
49 MF  BER Kane Crichlow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
52 MF  TRI Daniel Phillips 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 2 0
Forwards
7 FW  DEN Philip Zinckernagel 21 1 9+11 1 1 0 0 0
9 FW  ENG Troy Deeney 19 7 14+5 7 0 0 0 0
10 FW  BRA João Pedro 40 9 31+7 9 1 0 0+1 0
18 FW  JAM Andre Gray 31 5 14+16 5 1 0 0 0
22 FW  NGA Isaac Success 10 1 3+7 1 0 0 0 0
23 FW  SEN Ismaïla Sarr 40 13 39 13 1 0 0 0
25 FW  CRO Stipe Perica 18 1 2+14 1 0 0 1+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF  ENG Craig Dawson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 DF  NED Derek Agyakwa 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF  POR Domingos Quina 15 1 8+6 1 0 0 1 0
33 MF  ARG Ignacio Pussetto 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
13 FW  VEN Adalberto Peñaranda 1 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
17 FW  ENG Glenn Murray 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 1 0
34 FW  ENG Jerome Sinclair 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Notes

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