Sigurdsson does well to weave through the defence before heading to the corner to see the clock out, and is eventually fouled.
90'
There will be five minutes of added time.
87'
Play is becoming a bit disjointed as we list towards full-time.
85'
Gomes lifts a ball to Walcott who only had the 'keeper to beat, but the flag raises and the Englishman is called for offside.
83'
A. Gray enters the game and replaces É. Capoue.
Watford going for it now as they bring on another striker in Gray, with Capoue exiting.
Bernard goes on a long, slaloming run that ends in the Watford penalty area after the Brazilian attempted just one trick too many.
82'
Pickford snatches a Femenia cross out of the air with no other Watford players really threatening.
80'
Bernard fouls Femenia, and Watford will have a free-kick from their own half.
79'
T. Cleverley enters the game and replaces Deulofeu.
Cleverley replaces Deulofeu for Watford.
76'
Keane tries a through ball forward to Kean (yes, you read that right), but the latter is called for offside.
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73'
M. Holgate enters the game and replaces L. Digne.
Digne, who supplied the assist for Everton's goal, goes off with what looks like a knock as Holgate enters the fray.
72'
M. Kean enters the game and replaces D. Calvert-Lewin.
Kean comes on as a substitute for the second time in as many matches as Clavert-Lewin heads to the bench.
69'
Walcott wins the ball in his own half and then pushes out to the right-wing and into Watford's half.
67'
D. Welbeck enters the game and replaces W. Hughes.
As we predicted at the half, Welbeck comes on for Watford with Hughes the player departing.
66'
Play is stopped and the ball is placed outside of the Everton penalty area after the ball hit the referee. For those that are unaware, this is the new procedure for this type of incident.
63'
T. Walcott enters the game and replaces Richarlison.
Everton make the first substitution of the match as Walcott replaces Richarlison on the right.
62'
R. Pereyra gets yellow.
Pereyra goes down on the left-wing and the referee deems it to be a dive. He becomes the third Watford player, and fifth overall to enter the book today.
59'
J. Holebas gets yellow.
Richarlison is hacked down by Holebas near the penalty area, and the Watford man picks up a yellow card. The two players don't seem particularly fond of each other after that incident.
54'
Richarlison loses possession for Everton after a couple of loose touches in the right channel, ending his side's move.
52'
Digne and Femenia have a mild pushing match that resolves without the referee's interference.
50'
Gomes commits a foul in the centre of the park, but avoids being the second Everton player in as many weeks to be sent off.
48'
Coleman knocks the ball behind, giving Watford their third corner of the half.
47'
André Gomes gets yellow.
Watford start the second half exactly as they ended the first... with a corner.
Gomes is the third player today to pick up a yellow card.
46'
The referee's whistle sounds once more, and this match is back underway!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: Everton 1-0 Watford
45' +1
Watford win a corner with just seconds left in the half! Can they get themselves on the scoresheet before the whistle sounds?
45'
There will be two minutes of added time.
42'
CHANCE! Richarlison beats the high-line of Watford from the free-kick and hits a free header well over the cross-bar! The Brazilian holds his head in his hands after missing the chance.
41'
Capoue leaves a foot out on Bernard the former is called for a foul. The Watford man will need to be far more careful than that considering he's already on a yellow.
39'
CHANCE! After Deeney had done well to keep the ball in play, Capoue launched a shot from outside the box that forced Pickford into a diving save!
38'
PENALTY SHOUT! Deulofeu goes down in the penalty area under heavy pressure from Mina and, for the second time today, the referee and VAR both say no!
37'
It doesn't look as though any of Everton's players are struggling, but it seems Iwobi has been sent to warm up nonetheless.
35'
Watford really starting to grow into the match now after a slow opening half-hour.
33'
Delofeu dribbles into the box but loses control of the ball and it rolls harmlessly into the waiting arms of Pickford.
31'
É. Capoue gets yellow.
Capoue clips the heels of Richarlison who had already passed him, and the former is shown yellow.
28'
Digne attempts a cross from the left that is overhit and swings all the way out for a throw on the other side of the pitch.
26'
PENALTY SHOUT! Calvert-Lewin goes down in the box under pressure, but the referee says play on and VAR does not intervene!
23'
Watford line up for a corner after Mina put the ball behind. Can they bring themselves level from the set-piece?
21'
Now Gomes attempts to spray the ball out right, and misses his man once more. The former Barcelona man has been cheaply giving away possession throughout this opening half.
19'
Gomes attempts a looping cross-field ball to Digne on the left-wing, but it sails out for a Watford throw.
17'
Gbamin hesitates and misses a defence-splitting run by Calvert-Lewin, opting rather to switch the ball to the left... missing Sigurdsson in the process. Not the best moment for the Ivorian on his full debut.
14'
S. Coleman gets yellow.
Pereyra raced past Coleman, and the defender stuck a leg out to trip the Watford man, drawing a yellow card in the process.
10'
Bernard has scored a goal for Everton! Assist by L. Digne.
GOOALLLL!!!! EVERTON TAKE THE LEAD! Digne launched a long ball up the left to Bernard who cut into the penalty area, lost his marker, and slotted a shot into the bottom-left corner, beating Foster at the near post! the defender's ball was certainly well weighted, but that's a fantastic individual effort from the Brazilian! Everton 1-0 Watford
Digne won the ball in his own half, hammered the ball forward to Bernard, and the winger did the rest!
9'
Watford giving away some cheap fouls, and now Sigurdsson is taken down on the edge of the penalty area. Sigurdsson and Digne stand over the ball.
7'
Gomes holds off a pair of challenges in the centre circle, and a foul is eventually called. Everton will have a free-kick.
3'
Femenia loses control of the ball on the right-wing and it rolls out for an Everton throw.
Pereyra nicks the ball off Gomes and goes on a slaloming run before attempting a reverse ball to Deeney that was played too close to the keeper.
1'
Referee Lee Mason blows his whistle, and this match is underway!
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of this Premier League match between Everton and Watford!
Now, let’s take a look at the team news!
Everton (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, Yerry Mina, Lucas Digne; Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Andre Gomes; Richarlison, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Bernard; Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Everton substitutes: Jonas Lossl, Mason Holgate, Tom Davies, Theo Walcott, Alex Iwobi, Moise Kean, Cenk Tosun.
Watford (4-4-2): Ben Foster; Kiko Femenia, Craig Cathcart, Craig Dawson, Jose Holebas; Will Hughes, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Etienne Capoue, Roberto Pereyra; Troy Deeney, Gerard Deulofeu.
Watford substitutes: Heurelho Gomes, Christian Kabasele, Daryl Janmaat, Tom Cleverley, Domingos Quina, Danny Welbeck, Andre Gray.
Both sides are out on the pitch and shaking hands with kick-off just moments away!
It will certainly be interesting to see how these sides adjust things in the second half. Everton have started to lose control after dominating in the early stages, but lack an impact option that could come into the central midfield or defence to shore things up. In order to keep their advantage, manager Marco Silva may opt to turn to the attacking options on the bench in the search of a second goal, rather than to prevent a Watford first. As for the visitors, one of Gray or Welbeck will likely enter the fray soon to bolster their side's attack which is still looking for its first goal of the young season.
That will do it for our live coverage of this match between Everton and Watford! We hope you enjoyed following along and will join us again soon!
As for what's next for these sides, Everton will hope to carry the momentum from this win into their match with Aston Villa on Friday, while Watford will be hoping their home advantage will help them record their first goal, and points, of the season against West Ham next Saturday.
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