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Gabe Osho and Allan Campbell on target as Luton beat rivals Watford
Posted Saturday, April 01, 2023 by PA22 hits
Luton Town recorded a 2-0 win over fierce rivals Watford to further cement their place in the Championship play-off spots.Gabe Osho and Allan Campbell were on target for the home side, who sit fourth in the table.The hosts had the first effort on 13 minutes, Amari’i Bell’s 40-yard shot swerving narrowly wide of the target.A clever corner routine then almost led to the Hatters taking ...Full Story »
Shaun Maloney ‘incredibly impressed’ with Wigan’s effort at Watford
Posted Sunday, March 19, 2023 by PA20 hits
Wigan manager Shaun Maloney felt his team coped admirably with unpaid wages, as they drew 1-1 at Watford.Maloney’s Sky Bet Championship strugglers took a point from Vicarage Road, as James McClean’s second-half goal cancelled out Keinan Davis’ opener just before half-time.Wigan saw weekly payments to players halted less than 48 hours before the match and Maloney had said he was...Full Story »
Watford boss Chris Wilder delighted with ‘front-foot performance’ in Blues win
Posted Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by PA22 hits
Chris Wilder was delighted that “a front-foot performance” in his first home game as Watford manager resulted in a 3-0 victory over Birmingham.Imran Louza and Keinan Davis put the Hornets 2-0 up within 16 minutes and Blues could have been further behind by half-time after Jeremy Ngakia hit a post and Ismael Kone and Craig Cathcart both went close.The visitors perked up in the second ...Full Story »
Chris Wilder secures first home win as Watford boss with Birmingham victory
Posted Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by PA20 hits
Chris Wilder’s first home game as Watford’s new manager ended in a straightforward 3-0 victory over Birmingham.Imran Louza and Keinan Davis scored within the first 16 minutes of a painful evening for Blues manager John Eustace – a former Hornets captain as a player.Birmingham improved in the second half but could not prevent substitute Britt Assombalonga from adding a third.Wil...Full Story »
Confidence is key for Chris Wilder as his Watford reign starts with loss at QPR
Posted Sunday, March 12, 2023 by PA18 hits
Watford boss Chris Wilder admitted he has to restore confidence in his players after his reign started with a 1-0 defeat at QPR.The loss in Wilder’s first match in charge left the Hornets 10th in the Sky Bet Championship table, with just one win in nine matches.Tim Iroegbunam’s first-half strike gave Gareth Ainsworth his first win as Rangers manager and the west London side’s f...Full Story »
Stalemate ‘simply not enough’ for Watford to achieve aims – Slaven Bilic
Posted Sunday, March 05, 2023 by PA20 hits
Watford manager Slaven Bilic admitted his side are falling behind in the play-off race following their 0-0 draw against Preston.Bilic was frustrated his players failed to create many clear-cut chances apart from a four-minute spell midway through the second half.Bilic said: “If we were at the start of the season or in a comfortable position in the table, I would be not happy, but I would s...Full Story »
Paul Heckingbottom hails Sheffield United’s performance in victory over Watford
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA18 hits
Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom praised his side’s performance against a tough Watford side following their narrow 1-0 Championship victory.An own goal by Ryan Porteous in the second half saw United defeat their promotion rivals and move seven points clear of the play-off places.Heckingbottom said: “It’s all about how many points we get. We changed slightly due to W...Full Story »
Sheffield United overcome Championship promotion rivals Watford with narrow win
Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA17 hits
Sheffield United overcame Championship promotion rivals Watford and boosted their hopes of automatic promotion with a narrow 1-0 victory.An own goal in the second half by Ryan Porteous secured maximum points for the hosts at Bramall Lane.After a quiet opening 10 minutes, Keinan Davis had the first big chance of the game for the visitors. The Watford man went through on goal but could not get a s...Full Story »
Slaven Bilic praises two-goal Ken Sema after Watford beat West Brom
Posted Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by PA30 hits
Slaven Bilic praised Ken Sema for his two-goal contribution in Watford’s 3-2 victory over West Brom which propelled the Hornets back into the Championship play-off positions.Swede Sema scored twice, including a heavily-deflected winner that came off Albion defender Erik Pieters, with Ismaila Sarr supplying their other goal.Bilic said: “Ken is a very good player and a top player. He i...Full Story »
Ken Sema scores twice as Watford beat West Brom to move back into play-off spots
Posted Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by PA46 hits
Ken Sema scored twice – including a heavily-deflected winner – as Watford beat West Brom 3-2 to move back into the Championship play-off spots.Slaven Bilic’s 200th game as a manager in English football could hardly have been more entertaining as his current club pipped the one he took up to the Premier League in 2020, and sacked him before the year was out.Ismaila Sarr was also...Full Story »
Vincent Kompany happy with a ‘good point’ after Burnley are held by Watford
Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2023 by PA12 hits
Vincent Kompany was a happy man after his Burnley side scored a last-gasp equaliser to deny Watford a fine win at Turf Moor.Joao Pedro’s 32nd-minute opener took the Hornets to the brink of victory before substitute Michael Obafemi bundled home in the 95th minute as it finished 1-1.Although Burnley would have welcomed an 11th straight league victory – to beat a club record going back ...Full Story »
Michael Obafemi scrambles home late leveller as Burnley are held by Watford
Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2023 by PA16 hits
Burnley had a last-gasp goal from Michael Obafemi to thank as their amazing recent form stuttered in a 1-1 draw against Watford.A first-half finish from Joao Pedro gave the Hornets the lead but Vincent Kompany’s men escaped with a point after Obafemi popped up deep into stoppage time.Watford arrived in Lancashire as one of only two sides to have defeated the Clarets this season, winning 1-...Full Story »
Slaven Bilic bemoans ‘lack of quality’ as Watford can only draw with Blackburn
Posted Sunday, February 12, 2023 by PA18 hits
Watford head coach Slaven Bilic believed securing victory was only prevented by a lack of quality as they drew 1-1 with Blackburn.The Hertfordshire side overcame Bradley Dack’s first-half effort at Vicarage Road, with debutant Wesley Hoedt netting for the Hornets in the second half.Watford were generally on top in the contest and the result keeps them still in the Sky Bet Championship play...Full Story »
Watford slip up as Reading fight back from two down to draw
Posted Sunday, February 05, 2023 by PA15 hits
Watford’s Championship play-off hopes suffered a setback after they threw away a two-goal lead in their 2-2 draw at Reading.After a cagey opening half-hour, Watford went ahead when a clever team move culminated in Ismaila Sarr stroking in from close range.Defender Ryan Porteous, on his Watford debut, extended the advantage from a glancing header three minutes into the second half.Reading, ...Full Story »
The plan was to win: Slaven Bilic unhappy as Watford held by Rotherham
Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA0 hits
Watford manager Slaven Bilic bemoaned his side’s lack of incisiveness in a 1-1 draw with Rotherham at Vicarage Road which damaged their automatic promotion hopes.Joao Ferreira’s 53rd-minute equaliser cancelled out Shane Ferguson’s close-range opener for Rotherham, but the Hornets are now 13 points adrift of second-placed Sheffield United and a further five behind leaders Burnle...Full Story »
Watford’s automatic promotion hopes hit by draw with Rotherham
Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA13 hits
Joao Ferreira rescued a point for Watford in a 1-1 draw with Rotherham but the result did little to help their automatic promotion chances.In addition to Ferreira’s superb equaliser from 20 yards, which cancelled out Shane Ferguson’s first-half opener, Watford clipped the visitors’ woodwork on two occasions on what proved to be a frustrating afternoon for the Vicarage Road crow...Full Story »
Slaven Bilic points out Tobi Adeyemo as spark in Watford win over Blackpool
Posted Sunday, January 15, 2023 by PA16 hits
Slaven Bilic hailed teenager Tobi Adeyemo for scoring the goal that helped Watford beat Blackpool 2-0 and move the Hornets up to third in the Sky Bet Championship table.Ismaila Sarr was the Hornets’ star performer and made sure of victory with an 87th-minute penalty.But it was 17-year-old Adeyemo who will be remembered most fondly by the Vicarage Road faithful for coming off the bench to o...Full Story »
Kelvin Abrefa warned not to go out partying after helping Reading beat Watford
Posted Saturday, January 07, 2023 by PA12 hits
Reading manager Paul Ince warned young goalscorer Kelvin Abrefa not to go out partying after the teenager had played a key role in the 2-0 victory over Sky Bet Championship rivals Watford in the FA Cup third round.Abrefa, a 19-year-old defender, scored his first senior goal – with an intended cross that eluded Watford goalkeeper Maduka Okoye – to give Reading a slender half-time lead...Full Story »
Reading overcome depleted Watford to reach FA Cup fourth round
Posted Saturday, January 07, 2023 by PA18 hits
A severely depleted Watford side made a tame exit from the FA Cup third round when they lost 2-0 at fellow Sky Bet Championship play-off chasers Reading.Watford showed little in a scrappy first half, with Reading going ahead in stoppage time direct from a Kelvin Abrefa cross that evaded goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.Reading dominated much of the second period and sealed the victory late on – aga...Full Story »
Slaven Bilic proud of injury-hit Watford after late win at Norwich
Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2023 by PA35 hits
Watford manager Slaven Bilic praised his injury-hit side after seeing them overcome more problems to record a hard-fought 1-0 win at Norwich which took them back up to fourth in the Championship table.The Hornets went into the match with 10 players missing and lost three more at Carrow Road, with Samuel Kalu, Keinan Davis and Christian Kabasele all being withdrawn from the action with hamstring ...Full Story »
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