Watford vs Manchester United live: Latest score from Vicarage Road where Memphis Depay starts up front
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Watford vs Manchester United, today’s lunchtime Premier League kick-off.
Preview: Watford vs Manchester United
Key stats
- Manchester United have won all four previous Premier League meetings between the sides, plus the last nine in all competitions.
- Watford have not suffered back-to-back defeats so far in this season's Premier League.
- Odion Ighalo has scored seven Premier League goals this season - only Leicester's Jamie Vardy has more.
- United have the best defensive record in the Premier League, having conceded eight goals in 12 games.
- Louis van Gaal's side have kept eight clean sheets in the league this season already
- However, they have failed to score in three of their last five top-flight games.
- There have only been seven goals in six matches at Vicarage Road this season.
- United have converted a league-high 20% of their chances this season.
Team news
Watford: Gomes; Nyom, Cathcart, Britos, Anya; Capoue, Watson; Abdi, Jurado, Deeney; Ighalo
Substitutes: Arlauskis, Oularé, Paredes, Aké, Guedioura, Ibarbo, Diamanti
Manchester United: De Gea; Young, Jones, Smalling, Blind; Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger; Mata, Herrera, Lingard; Memphis.
Substitutes: Romero, Rojo, McNair, Darmian, Goss, Pereira, Rashford
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