Cathcart stops Rashford advancing with the ball on the edge of the box with his hand after slipping. United have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
90' +1
Martial cuts inside in a run from the left flank, but he can only scoop a tame effort straight at Foster.
90'
There will be three minutes of added time.
89'
United are finding the home side tough to break down in the closing stages of the contest. The Hornets are holding firm and are on course for their first home win of the season.
87'
I. Success enters the game and replaces I. Sarr.
Success replaces Sarr for the home side.
81'
Shaw sends a dangerous low cross into the middle and Cathcart has to take action to clear it behind.
80'
Pereyra is played into space down the left, but he cannot break away from Wan-Bissaka and the opening is quelled by the United defence.
78'
Pereyra takes a touch and then squares a pass to Femenia to strike at goal from distance. De Gea avoids another costly mistake as he gets down to make the stop, diving to his left.
77'
R. Pereyra enters the game and replaces É. Capoue.
Capoue is withdrawn by Pearson as Pereyra comes on to the pitch.
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76'
Pogba lines up an ambitious strike from distance, but Foster makes a comfortable stop to catch the ball.
72'
Mata enters the game and replaces S. McTominay.
Mata comes on to the pitch in United's final change to replace McTominay.
71'
Pogba launches a long ball over the top to find Rashford and the forward wins a free-kick on the left flank in his duel with Kabasele.
69'
N. Chalobah enters the game and replaces A. Doucouré.
Chalobah replaces Doucoure in the Watford midfield.
WIDE! Mariappa latches on to an offload from Deeney and he sends a low cross into the middle. Sarr tries to connect, but he slices his effort wide of the target.
68'
Greenwood launches an ambitious effort at goal from an awkward angle and he can only lift his attempt over the bar.
67'
BLOCK! Pogba releases Shaw down the left and he cuts the ball back to Martial to strike, but Doucoure and Cathcart are there to divert it behind for a corner.
64'
P. Pogba enters the game and replaces J. Lingard.
Pogba makes his return to action and his team need him to make an impact. He replaces Lingard in the United midfield.
Watford break into space with ease as Deulofeu releases Sarr down the right flank, but his cutback into the middle is cleared by Maguire.
62'
McTominay does well at the back to stifle Deulofeu down the left flank, keeping the Watford winger in check to concede only a corner.
61'
Capoue sends Sarr behind the United defence with an incisive pass, but the winger just mistimes his run and is caught offside.
60'
Frustration boils over for Rashford as he loses the ball on the edge of the box and then trips Mariappa. He's not happy with the decision from referee Lee Mason.
58'
M. Greenwood enters the game and replaces D. James.
Greenwood comes on for James in the final third.
54'
Penalty goal scored by T. Deeney for Watford!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! DEENEY HAMMERS HOME THE PENALTY!!! 2-0!!! The Hornets double their advantage as their skipper keeps his cool from 12 yards. He goes for power straight down the middle and he finds the back of the net, with De Gea guessing incorrectly diving to his right.
52'
SAVE! Fred whips a delivery deep to the back post for the run of McTominay from the resulting free-kick, but he can only divert a tame effort into the hands of Foster.
51'
A. Doucouré gets yellow.
Doucoure brings down McTominay with a poor challenge and goes into the book.
50'
I. Sarr has scored a goal for Watford! Assist by C. Kabasele.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! A NIGHTMARE FOR DE GEA!!!! 1-0 WATFORD!!!! The Hornets take the lead as De Gea commits a huge blunder to allow Sarr's strike through his grasp. Hughes' delivery is headed on towards Sarr by Kabasele. He strikes his volley into the ground, but it should be a routine claim for the Spaniard. However, he allows it to travel through his gloves and into the net. A shocker for the United keeper.
Kabasele flicks on Hughes' cross towards Sarr and the winger's volley finds the net through De Gea's mistake.
48'
Watford win a free-kick down the right flank that Hughes will whip into the box following a foul by McTominay on Sarr.
46'
We're back underway at Vicarage Road.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: WATFORD 0-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
Watford work the ball neatly between Deeney, Doucoure and Sarr. The latter sends a low cross into the middle, but Deeney cannot make a clean connection under pressure from Lindelof.
42'
Deulofeu sells Femenia short and it allows Lingard to pounce. However, his low cross is cut out with ease by Cathcart.
41'
Rashford runs down the left on the counter for the visitors. He tries to hook the ball back towards Lingard, but the midfielder's flick hits off Cathcart and back onto himself before heading out for a goal-kick.
39'
Doucoure almost latches on to a knockdown from Deeney, but Maguire is alert to stop him progressing further, clearing into touch.
38'
L. Shaw gets yellow.
Shaw pulls back Sarr on the charge down the right flank and he is booked. Watford have a free-kick in a decent position.
36'
É. Capoue gets yellow.
Capoue lunges into a challenge with Lingard and catches the midfielder. He goes into the book.
33'
BLOCK! Lindelof comes out of the United line to block a strike from Deeney after Hughes did well to tee up the Hornets skipper on the edge of the box.
32'
Not for the first time Martial is caught offside in the final third. Lingard tries to thread a pass to his team-mate in the right inside channel, but the Frenchman mistimes his run.
29'
Sarr twists and turns down the right flank and draws a foul from Fred. The winger has seen a lot of the ball in the opening 30 minutes.
27'
BLOCK! Deulofeu charges up field on a counter and he offloads to Deeney in space in the box. The striker pulls the trigger on his effort, but Shaw is there to make an important block.
26'
There has not been a great deal of energy about United's performance thus far. Solskjaer's men have to force the issue here.
24'
Lingard and Rashford combine to allow the former to shoot at goal, but his effort is deflected straight into the hands of Foster.
21'
Shaw makes a good run down the left and he clips a dangerous cross back across the face of goal, but there's no red shirt there to convert the opening.
20'
James draws a foul from Capoue in the middle of the park, but Pearson will not mind seeing his team be combative against the Red Devils.
18'
Watford have the ball in the back of the net, but the referee blows before Doucoure converts for a foul against De Gea from the corner. Cathcart makes contact with the United keeper, forcing him to drop the ball.
17'
Femenia intercepts a pass out from the back from Lindelof and releases Deulofeu into space. The winger sees his cross diverted behind by Wan-Bissaka covering on the slide.
15'
Shaw slides a loose offload straight to Deeney in the final third. He runs at Maguire before offloading to Sarr. The winger goes for the cross, but Maguire makes the interception to clear the danger.
12'
Sarr battles James for the ball in the middle of the park and just wins the duel. He runs upfield and looks for Doucoure in the box, only to see his pass intercepted by Wan-Bissaka.
10'
OFFSIDE! Wan-Bissaka threads a pass through to Martial, but the Frenchman is narrowly offside as he collects the ball in the box.
8'
Hughes tries to lift his cross from the set-piece towards the near post, but Martial is well placed to head away.
7'
Watford win a corner down the left flank as Deeney knocks the ball off the legs of Shaw following good work by Sarr.
6'
WIDE! Martial plays a neat flick down the right to release James into space. The Wales international raids down the flank and cuts the ball back to Martial on the edge of the box. He takes a touch before shooting, but he places his effort wide of the target.
5'
Fred draws a challenge from Mariappa and he will whip the free-kick into the box himself from the left flank.
Fred fails to find a United player in the penalty area with his delivery, allowing the Hornets to clear the danger.
4'
Martial almost releases the run of Lingard in the box, but Femenia gets across to clear ahead of the United midfielder.
1'
We're underway at Vicarage Road.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Watford and Manchester United at Vicarage Road.
United's winning momentum was stymied by a 1-1 draw in the Premier League last time out against Everton. The Red Devils produced excellent performances to defeat Manchester City and Tottenham, but lacked a killer instinct against the Toffees. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men advanced to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup during the week by beating Colchester United. They're unbeaten in six matches in all competition, but United need to put teams of Watford's ilk to the sword to compete for a top-four spot this season,.
WATFORD (4-2-3-1): Ben Foster; Adrian Mariappa, Christian Kabasele, Craig Cathcart, Kiko Femenia; Etienne Capoue, Will Hughes; Ismaila Sarr, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Gerard Deulofeu; Troy Deeney.
WATFORD SUBS: Heurelho Gomes, Craig Dawson, Adam Masina, Nathaniel Chalobah, Andre Gray, Isaac Success, Roberto Pereyra.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Scott McTominay, Fred; Daniel James, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford; Anthony Martial.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Andreas Pereira, Ashley Young, Sergio Romero, Mason Greenwood, Nemanja Matic.
United have lacked urgency in their play and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be concerned that they're struggling to carve out chances against another side in the lower depths of the table. The Red Devils have a point to prove in the second half and they need more Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford especially to bring them to life.
Watford enter the contest without a win in five matches and the Hornets are nine points adrift of safety, rooted to the bottom of the Premier League. Nigel Pearson has brought a semblance of resilience to the club, drawing his first game in charge against Crystal Palace before putting in a battling performance against Liverpool, suffering a 2-0 defeat at Anfield last time out. However, Watford need points sooner rather than later and a result against United could provide a spark to jolt a survival charge.
Thanks for joining our commentary this afternoon. Until next time, goodbye.
Watford will look to build on their performance away to Sheffield United on Boxing Day, while Manchester United host Newcastle United at Old Trafford.
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