January 15th features a match where Newcastle United will play host to Watford in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Newcastle United sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Cambridge United. Joe Ironside struck first for Cambridge United in the 56th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newcastle United couldn’t manage to score, and Cambridge United took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while watford is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Leicester City. Youri Tielemans struck first for Leicester City in the 7th minute from the penalty spot, then James Maddison added another in the 25th minute. Watford looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches.
Watford and Newcastle United last played eachother at the Vicarage Road on Sep 25th. Watford and Newcastle United battled to a 1-1 draw. Sean Longstaff struck first for Newcastle United in the 23rd minute, but Ismaila Sarr got the equalizer for Watford in the 72nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Watford.
Watford’s most prolific scorer has been Emmanuel Dennis. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Newcastle United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Jonjo Shelvey and Allan Saint-Maximin, and they each have 1 goal
Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie, Federico Fernández, Callum Wilson, Jamal Lewis, Javi Manquillo, Ciaran Clark, Isaac Hayden, Paul Dummett and Karl Darlow are unavailable to play for Eddie Howe’s team, while Kiko Femenía, Ismaila Sarr, Ben Foster and Jeremy Ngakia are unavailable to play for Watford.