February 26th features a match where Manchester United plays host to Watford in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 4th placed Manchester United, recorded a 4-2 win against Leeds United. Harry Maguire struck first for Manchester United in the 34th minute on a feed from Luke Shaw, then Bruno Fernandes added another in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Watford is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Aston Villa. Emmanuel Dennis struck first for Watford in the 78th 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 Aston Villa couldn’t manage to score, and Watford took the shutout win. Watford looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Watford and Manchester United last played eachother at the Vicarage Road on the 20th of November. Watford was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Joshua King scored the first goal for Watford in the 28th minute, then Ismaila Sarr added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Kiko Femenía. Manchester United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes each having 2 goals in their last 5
Alex Telles, Mason Greenwood, Eric Bailly, Edinson Cavani, Nemanja Matić and Fred are unavailable to play for Ralf Rangnick’s team, while Robert Elliot is unavailable to play for Roy Hodgson’s team.