Premier League (Week 23) : Watford beats Newcastle 2-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 23: After four straigth defeats, the Hornets bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Newcastle this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Ighalo ('46) and Cathcart ('58).
Watford FC climbed to 10th place with 32 points from 23 games, tie on points with West Ham United, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of January 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 43 |
| 4 | Tottenham | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 42 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 34 |
| 7 | Southampton | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 33 |
| 9 | West Ham | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | Watford | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | West Brom | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 31 |
| 13 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 29 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 25 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 23 |
| 17 | Swansea | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Newcastle | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 21 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 19 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2015-2016
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Overview
Watford FC
- Position: 10 +3
- Best performance of the season:Watford 3-0 Liverpool (20 Dec.)
- Previous game:Swansea 1-0 Watford (18 Jan.)
- Next game:Watford - Chelsea (3 Feb.)
Newcastle United
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Newcastle 6-2 Norwich City (18 Oct.)
- Previous game:Newcastle 2-1 West Ham (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Everton - Newcastle (3 Feb.)
Watford
2:1
Newcastle
2:1 (0:0)
- 23 January 2016
- 15:00
- Watford
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leicester | 47 |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 44 |
| 3 |  Manchester City | 43 |
| 4 |  Tottenham | 42 |
| 5 |  Manchester United | 37 |
Week 23 Results
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
 | Norwich City | 4-5 | Liverpool |  |
 | West Brom | 0-0 | Aston Villa |  |
| Manchester United | 0-1 | Southampton |  |
| Watford | 2-1 | Newcastle | |
 | Crystal Palace | 1-3 | Tottenham | |
| Leicester | 3-0 | Stoke City |  |
 | Sunderland | 1-1 | Bournemouth |  |
 | West Ham | 17:30 | Manchester City | |
| Sunday 24 January 2016 | ||||
 | Everton | 13:30 | Swansea |  |
| Arsenal | 16:00 | Chelsea |  |