The visitors were forced to come from behind at Vicarage Road following Aleksandar Kolarov's own goal and earned all three points thanks to two dramatic strikes
Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero both netted late goals as Manchester City came from behind to beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Saturday. The home side took the lead against Manuel Pellegrini's men through Aleksandar Kolarov's own goal, the left-back inadvertently heading past Joe Hart following a Ben Watson corner.
Kolarov redeemed himself in the final 10 minutes, however, as his set-piece delivery was sublimely finished by Yaya Toure, the Ivory Coast international lashing home a close-range volley in the 82nd minute.
And Aguero completed the comeback just two minutes later, heading home a precise Bacary Sagna delivery to earn his side all three points.
Brilliant late goals from Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero rescued Manchester City as they came from behind to beat Watford in an entertaining finale.
Watford went ahead after the break when Aleksandar Kolarov headed Ben Watson's corner beyond Joe Hart, who had the situation covered, for an own goal.
With defeat looming, Yaya Toure side-foot volleyed Kolarov's corner into the near post to level.
And Aguero headed Bacary Sagna's fine cross home to secure a rare away win.
The title contenders were eight minutes from falling six points behind league leaders Arsenal before Toure and Aguero struck for two goals which could prove pivotal when reflecting on this season.
City end their away Blues
It was a first away victory for City since Kelechi Iheanacho scored a late winner against Crystal Palace on 12 September.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini had said that his team's troublesome away form would improve once his players improved their finishing, but until the final 10 minutes there was little evidence to suggest his men had turned into ruthless goal-poachers away from the Etihad.
Fernandinho had twice gone close, while Toure and Kevin De Bruyne tested Heurelho Gomes from distance before the Ivory Coast midfielder sparked what had seemed an unlikely comeback with his third goal in his last four Premier League games.
In just two minutes and 36 seconds, City turned the game around when Aguero - starved of chances in the match and having failed to score in his last five appearances - applied the coupe de grace with an clinical finish.
More to follow.
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (1) & SUBSTITUTIONS (4)
Watford
- 01 Gomes
- 02 Nyom Booked
- 15 Cathcart
- 03 Britos
- 25 Holebas
- 22 Abdi
- 29 Capoue
- 23 Watson
- 07 Jurado (Guédioura - 80' )
- 24 Ighalo
- 09 Deeney
Substitutes
- 05 Prödl
- 08 Behrami
- 10 Oularé
- 17 Guédioura
- 20 Berghuis
- 21 Anya
- 34 Arlauskis
Manchester City
- 01 Hart
- 03 Sagna
- 30 Otamendi
- 20 Mangala (Bony - 75' )
- 11 Kolarov
- 25 Fernandinho
- 42 Y Touré
- 17 De Bruyne
- 21 Silva
- 07 Sterling (Jesús Navas - 60' )
- 10 Agüero (Demichelis - 86' )
Substitutes
- 05 Zabaleta
- 06 Fernando
- 13 Caballero
- 14 Bony
- 15 Jesús Navas
- 22 Clichy
- 26 Demichelis
Ref: Martin Atkinson
Att: 20,676
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