GOOD SAVE! Aguero goes for goal again with a powerful 25-yard effort that is well beaten away by Gomes and that is the last action of the game, as the referee blows the final whistle.
90' +1
We are into the first of three additional minutes at the end of this game and City are still pressing to add to their impressive tally, which is so refreshing to see when so many teams are happy to simply rest of their laurels these days.
89'
Penalty goal scored by R. Sterling for Manchester City!
NO MISTAKE!!! Under instruction from his manager, Sterling steps up and very calmly sweeps the ball high into the roof of the net beyond the despairing dive of Gomes. Watford have been hit for six!
88'
PENALTY! Watford's day goes from bad to worse as Sterling is brought down by Kabasele in the area - leaving the referee with no choice but to point to the spot.
85'
JUST WIDE! Still hungry for more goals, City continue to push forward with Sterling leading the charge on this occasion. His left-footed effort skids along the turf but just wide of the far post.
84'
City have now matched the scoreline of last season's meeting at Vicarage Road with another dominant performance led by Aguero. That is nine goals in five appearances against the Hornets for him!
81'
S. Agüero has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by K. Walker.
Walker laid the ball off and Aguero did the rest!
HAT-TRICK!!! AGUERO MAKES IT FIVE! The Argentine will be taking the match ball home after a wonderful individual goal. Picking up the ball around 25 yards goal, he embarks on a jinking run into the penalty area before poking past Gomes to complete a magnificent treble.
80'
Sane is involved almost immediately as he is found by Gundogan in the penalty area, but just sends his shot the wrong side of Gomes' near post.
78'
L. Sané enters the game and replaces David Silva.
City's final change of the day sees Leroy Sane enter the action in place of David Silva.
77'
Following a generally disappointing 2016/17 campaign by City and Guardiola's standards, with 13 goals scored in their last three matches without conceding, it is safe to say that normal service has been well and truly resumed.
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74'
T. Deeney enters the game and replaces A. Gray.
Watford's third and final change sees Troy Deeney brought on in place of Gray.
73'
CHANCE! Almost immediately after coming on, Capoue sees a glorious opportunity go begging! The substitute drifts away from his marker following a Watford corner, but is unable to direct his header on target.
70'
É. Capoue enters the game and replaces N. Chalobah.
Another change for Watford sees Chalobah replaced by Etienne Capoue.
69'
City go in search of more goals with Mendy getting forward down the left flank once more. He sends a powerful low ball into the box and Gomes is forced to get down and gather.
66'
İ. Gündoğan enters the game and replaces K. De Bruyne.
Guardiola also uses the opportunity to give De Bruyne a rest. İlkay Gündoğan comes on for the Belgian.
65'
Bernardo Silva enters the game and replaces Gabriel Jesus.
Meanwhile, City also make a change with Bernardo Silva coming on in place of Jesus.
64'
R. Pereyra enters the game and replaces T. Cleverley.
Watford make their first change with Cleverley making way for Roberto Pereyra.
63'
N. Otamendi has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by David Silva.
Silva showed great vision and technical ability to pick out Otamendi.
4-0!!! OTAMENDI WRAPS UP THE POINTS! If victory was not sealed already, it certainly is now for City! Silva is the architect on this occasion with a wonderful cross that is met by Otamendi, who sends a powerful header flying past the helpless dive of Gomes.
62'
Watford do need to be careful, though, as City are slowly starting to turn the pressure up again and ask questions of the defence.
59'
They may still have a mountain to climb but the hosts shall be impressed by their response since the break. City have not been able to dominate possession in the same way as in the first half as of yet.
56'
In the midst of all that, Watford were incensed after Chalobah took a whack to the stomach by the boot of Walker. It was purely accidental, but the Hornets had a genuine shout for a penalty there.
53'
City look to hit Watford on the counter-attack with Mendy racing forward from left-back. The ball eventually comes to Aguero, who goes for placement but cannot direct his effort on target.
51'
It is worth noting that Watford have not beaten City at Vicarage Road since October 1985, when they enjoyed a 3-2 victory here. Barring a miraculous turnaround, it looks very likely that that run will be extended today.
48'
The hosts look to find a way back into the contest at the start of this second half and Carrillo unleashes a cleanly struck volley that drifts just wide of the far post.
46'
KICK-OFF! The referee blows his whistle and Watford get the ball rolling once more.
45' +2
There goes the half-time whistle!
45' +1
As two minutes are added at the end of this first half, Gray looks to get on the end of a long ball forward. However, Ederson is quickly out to gather.
43'
Just going back to that third goal, the combination play between Aguero and Jesus will have delighted Guardiola on the touchline. They demonstrated their commitment to the partnership with the Argentine's unselfish lay-off against Liverpool last weekend, and the link-up play here was first-class once again just now.
40'
A. Doucouré gets yellow.
Watford's frustration is starting to show as Doucouré is booked for stopping the potentially dangerous run of Sterling towards the area.
37'
Gabriel Jesus has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by S. Agüero.
Aguero turns provider with a neat through ball for Jesus to finish.
JESUS MAKES IT 3-0!!! Aguero turns provider on this occasion as he slides the ball through for his strike partner to neatly tuck past Gomes. It was a really close offside call for the linesman, who ruled that the Brazilian just about timed his run to perfection. City are surely out of sight now!
34'
STAT ATTACK! The Argentine continues his impressive form in this fixture and has now scored eight goals in five appearances against the Hornets!
31'
S. Agüero has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by David Silva.
Silva's cross was too hot for Gomes to handle and Aguero did the rest.
2-0!!! AGUERO STRIKES AGAIN! City press and force Watford into giving the ball away. They then attack in numbers with Jesus and Silva combining down the left. Gomes fails to gather the Spaniard's cross and Aguero is on hand to tap in his second goal in the space of four minutes.
29'
J. Holebas gets yellow.
Holebas has his name taken following a very rash challenge on De Bruyne, who was incensed and rightly so in all fairness.
27'
S. Agüero has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by K. De Bruyne.
De Bruyne claims yet another assist with an inch-perfect delivery that was begging to be attacked.
GOAL FOR CITY!!! AGUERO OPENS THE SCORING! At the other end, City are awarded a free-kick in a similar position to Watford's just a moment ago. De Bruyne's delivery is typically inviting and Aguero steals a yard on his marker, before heading past the flat-footed Gomes. On the balance of play, it is no more than City deserve.
25'
That was a very positive sign for Watford, who have also welcomed Janmaat back into the action following that nasty clash of heads.
24'
JUST WIDE! Watford force a free-kick in a good position down the left flank. A dangerous delivery into the area is met by Richarlison, who sends his header agonisingly wide of the post.
22'
OUCH! We have a slight break in play at the moment as Janmaat is in need of attention following an accidental collision of heads following De Bruyne's cross.
20'
CHANCE! Right on cue, the ball falls nicely for Aguero following a City corner. However, he cannot connect cleanly with his volley, which goes wide of the target.
19'
The Argentine is aiming to continue his rich vein of form against Watford, having found the net six times in his four most recent appearances in this fixture.
16'
CLOSE! Whether he meant it or not, Aguero is not far away from finding the net with a cross-cum-shot after latching onto De Bruyne's neat through ball.
13'
Watford stem City's flow a little by looking for Gray with a long ball and Stones is forced to come across and clear. From Holebas' resulting long throw-in, Doucoure drags a 20-yard effort wide of the target.
11'
The visitors continue to threaten with De Bruyne and Silva playing a neat one-two on the edge of the area, before the Belgian drills his shot wide of the target.
9'
GOOD SAVE! A sweeping move from City sees De Bruyne cushion a long diagonal ball into the path of Sterling, who fluffs his lines, before Fernandinho's follow-up effort is well held by Gomes.
8'
Guardiola will be very pleased with the start his side have made to this game. They continue to be superior in terms of possession and are causing plenty of problems for the Watford defence.
6'
Walker is already providing a very dangerous threat down the right flank and another surge forward leads to a second City corner. De Bruyne's delivery is met by Fernandinho, who cannot keep his header down.
3'
The visitors have gone straight onto the attack and dominated possession in the early stages of this contest. If this is anything to go by, it promises to be a long day for Watford.
1'
KICK-OFF! The referee blows his whistle and City get the match underway.
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Bravo, Danilo, Gundogan, Mangala, Delph, Sane, B. Silva.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-1-3-2): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Mendy; Fernandinho; Sterling, D. Silva (c), De Bruyne; Jesus, Aguero.
Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola makes just a single change to the Manchester City side that started the 4-0 rout of Feyenoord in midweek. Raheem Sterling returns from suspension on the right wing as Bernardo Silva drops to the bench, while the game has come too soon for the recovering Vincent Kompany. Sergio Aguero has scored six goals in his four previous appearances against Watford.
Marco Silva has made two changes to the Watford side that started their 2-0 win over Southampton last weekend. Both alterations come in defence where Daryl Janmaat returns ahead of Kiko Femenia at right-back, while Adrian Mariappa replaces the injured Younes Kaboul to partner Christian Kabasele in the centre. Molla Wague and Marvin Zeegelaar could make their debuts from the bench.
Both sides come into this fixture off the back of unbeaten starts to the Premier League season. However, Manchester City have won each of the last six meetings between the sides, while Watford are still seeking their first win over the Citizens since the inception of the Premier League.
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HERE THEY COME! The teams are making their way out onto the field and kick-off is just moments away at Vicarage Road...
HALF-TIME: WATFORD 0-3 MANCHESTER CITY
City have been absolutely rampant during this first half with two goals from Sergio Aguero and a further strike from Gabriel Jesus giving them a commanding 3-0 lead over Watford at the break. As things stand, Guardiola's men are heading to the top of the Premier League today.
The teams are back out and the second half is imminent.
FULL-TIME: WATFORD 0-6 MANCHESTER CITY
Sergio Aguero's hat-trick inspired Manchester City to a thumping victory over Watford, whose unbeaten start to the season came to an abrupt halt. Gabriel Jesus, Nicolas Otamendi and Raheem Sterling completed the rout to send Pep Guardiola's men to the top of the Premier League. That's all for now - hope you've enjoyed our LIVE text coverage. Until next time, see you soon!
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