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Ten-man Watford dominate Villa, Deeney scores twice

Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford v Aston Villa - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - December 28, 2019 Watford's Troy Deeney celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. [REUTERS/Rebecca Naden]

Watford boosted their Premier League survival hopes with a 3-0 home win over Aston Villa on Saturday, largely thanks to a Troy Deeney brace and despite playing with 10 men for more than half an hour.

The home side were leading 1-0 when Adrian Mariappa was shown a second yellow card in the 57th minute for upending Villa's Henri Lansbury, although replays suggested he did not make contact in an attempt to win the ball.

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