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On Monday night, the last match of the 16th round of the English Premier League took place, in which Manchester City failed to beat Watford at their home stadium - the match ended goalless. After this draw, Man City moved up to 10th place, while Watford remain second to last.
0 - 0
The hosts started the match much more actively, although the visitors created the first opportunity, but a great header by Damien Francis was saved by goalkeeper Nicky Weaver.
A few minutes later, Manchester City defender Micah Richards' shot from the penalty area line was cleverly blocked by Richard Lee.
In the 15th minute, a head shot by Richard Dunne hit the crossbar of the Watford goal.
In the second half, the game evened out and the visitors responded with a few dangerous attacks. However, a dangerous shot by Ashley Young missed the target, while Danny Shittu hit the crossbar.
After the break, Manchester City players tried to score their second consecutive victory and simply besieged the opponent's goal, but luck was not on their side. Darius Vassell, Bernardo Corradi, and Micah Richards missed from a few meters away, while Joey Barton took dangerous shots from long range.
Almost miraculously, the visitors almost scored. A few minutes before the end of the match, Watford made their first and last shot of the second half, which almost became decisive, but Nicky Weaver brilliantly defended his goal after Damien Francis' attack.
In the final moments of the match, Watford goalkeeper Richard Lee also demonstrated his skills, saving shots from M. Richards from 5 meters and D. Vassell from the left side.
Interestingly, this season Manchester City has not lost in 8 home matches and conceded only 1 goal. However, Stuart Pearce's boys cannot seem to break the trend - they have not won two consecutive matches in 14 months. This match was no exception - after beating Aston Villa 3-1 in the last round, Man City had to settle for a draw this time.
