We take a look at the numbers behind Watford’s 2016 in the Premier League.
Games played: 37
Watford started 2016 with a 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester City.
Wins: 10 (6 home/4 away)
The Hornets had to wait until their fourth game of the year for their first win, which came against Newcastle United at Vicarage Road.
Draw: 8 (6 home/2 away)
Watford were involved in three goalless draws in 2016.
Defeats: 19 (6 home/13 away)
Quique Sanchez Flores’ Watford side lost all of their Premier League games in March.
Points accumulated: 38 (24 home/14 away)
Watford collected 7 less points than they managed in the 2015/6 season.
Goals scored: 38 (24 home/14 away)
Watford’s 4-2 victory at West Ham in September was the Hornets highest scoring win of 2016.
Goals conceded: 60 (24 home/36 away)
Liverpool’s 6-1 victory over Watford was the Hornets biggest defeat of the year.
Clean sheets: 6 (3 home/3 away)
Walter Mazzarri’s side kept clean sheets in three consecutive games in October, against Middlesbrough, Swansea City and Hull City.
Longest unbeaten run: 4
These clean sheets came during Watford’s longest unbeaten run of 2016. The Hornets’ run was brought to an abrupt end at Anfield.
Longest winless run: 6
Watford’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in mid-February would be their last until their 1-0 win at West Brom in mid-April.
Top scorer: Troy Deeney (11)
Deeney’s first and last goals of 2016 came from the penalty spot.
Most assists: Troy Deeney (5)
Deeney has picked up three assists so far in the 2016/7 season.
Average possession: 45%
Watford’s biggest share of possession was 65%, which came in their 3-2 win over Aston Villa. The Hornets lowest amount of possession came in their 4-0 defeat to Arsenal.
Fouls committed: 477
Mazzarri’s men gave away 24 fouls in their 1-0 defeat to Stoke City in November. Watford only committed 6 fouls in their first game of 2016.
Yellow cards: 80
They picked up a yellow card in every league game of 2016. Their highest card count came in the 3-1 home defeat to Arsenal (6).
Red cards: 4
Nordin Amrabat, Ben Watson, Miguel Britos and Roberto Pereyra, all saw red for the Hornets this year.
Shots on target: 136
Watford failed to register a shot on target in 2 league games (Tottenham and Hull City). The 8 shots on target Watford managed against West Ham at the London Stadium was their highest total of the year.
Substitutes used: 98
Watford have used a substitute in every game of 2016. On 27 occasions they used all three available subs.
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