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30th September 2023- Championship, Watford 2 Middlesbrough 3

https://www.skysports.com/football/watford-vs-middlesbrough/teams/484809

BBC: Middlesbrough continued their return to form with a third win from four unbeaten against an under-performing Watford at Vicarage Road.

Sky: Local boy Josh Coburn scored the 63rd-minute winner that halted an improbable comeback by Watford, who now sit just a point above their visitors having won just one of their last eight league fixtures.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 2 Middlesbrough 3

Poor Hornets suffer Boro defeat

Ismael admits his change of shape was “not a good decision”

Does Ismael fear the often-used international-break Pozzo trigger finger?

BHappy: If three goals within the opening twenty minutes sounds exciting, it really wasn’t.  “Park football” was Vicky’s comment as the visitors demonstrated that they were equally capable of offering unchallenged chances…  an accurate but optimistic Porteous pass somehow found it’s way beyond Boro’s defence to Bayo who even more somehow overcame his traditional fallibility in such situations to steady himself and roll past Dieng.

Fran’s Watford Blog: Ismaël made a change at the break bringing Martins on in place of Rajović, who had been invisible.  The substitute was involved immediately winning a corner.  His next contribution was to find Dele-Bashiru whose shot from outside the box cleared the bar.  The Hornets should have equalised when a cross from Ngakia was met by a great header from Bayo that was on target, but Dieng made a wonderful save to keep it out.  The resultant corner was cleared to Hoedt on the edge of the box from where he found the bottom corner to level the game.  It was interesting that he ran to the dugout to celebrate.  There was another booking for the Hornets as Sierralta was cautioned for a rash challenge on Crooks.  The Boro player stayed on his feet, which was as well, or Sierralta could have seen red.

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30th September 2017- West Bromwich Albion 2 Watford 2

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Relive coverage of Watford’s 95th-minute equaliser to salvage a draw at West Bromwich Albion

Richarlison scores in fifth minute of injury time to earn Watford deserved draw at West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis takes issue with Michael Oliver’s late decisions following Watford draw

Marco Silva praises Watford’s spirit after what he believed was a deserved draw against West Bromwich Albion

Watford v West Brom ratings: Richarlison man of the match at The Hawthorns

WATFORD FAN’S VIEW: Team spirit under Marco Silva has Hornets on the up, while Richarlison looking a steal at £11million

BBC SportRicharlison scored an injury-time equaliser as Watford came from two goals down to save a point at West Bromwich Albion.

skyRicharlison’s 94th-minute header earned Watford an unlikely point after coming back from two goals down against West Brom at The Hawthorns.

guardianWatford’s winning run on the road has come to an end, although you would never have guessed so by the wild celebrations among the travelling supporters at the final whistle. This felt more like a victory for Marco Silva’s resilient side, who recovered from being 2-0 down inside 21 minutes against notoriously difficult opponents to salvage a thoroughly deserved point courtesy of yet another last-gasp goal from Richarlison.

IndependentWest Brom were denied a first win in five Premier League matches after Richarlison’s header deep into added time salvaged a 2-2 draw for Watford at The Hawthorns.

BHappy imageLosing your voice.  That’s the one.  That’s when you know that it’s been a belter, that it’s been worthwhile.  Lots of components make up an away day on and off the pitch…  result, performance, excitement.  Journey, company, food.  Some of which might be more important to you and some less, but losing your voice, as a marker, trumps everything.

FranWhen the team news came through there was much discussion of the only change from the Swansea game as Deeney was chosen in place of the previous week’s goalscorer, Gray.  To me the change made sense as, against a Pulis team, Deeney’s strength would be more important than Gray’s pace.

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30th September 2014-Championship, Watford 2 Brentford 1

Oscar Garcia resigned for health reasons two days before this game. Billy McKinlay took over as the Hornets Head Coach.

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BBC image report: A superb strike from Matej Vydra gave Billy McKinlay a victory over Brentford in his first game as Watford boss.McKinlay was only named Hornets head coach on Monday, following Oscar Garcia’s decision to step down for health reasons.

screen-shot-2016-09-27-at-16-59-05 report: Watford’s Matej Vydra gets Billy McKinlay off to a winning start

BHappy image report: another chance for Odion Ighalo to show us what he could do. Word from Granada was that he was hugely popular despite not having the best goalscoring ratio, and it’s easy to see why on both counts.

Evening Standard; 1st October 2014
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30th September 2003- New Division One, Watford 1 Burnley 1

Football. Marvellous, isn’t it? Transporting you from the ordinary day-to-day to some higher plane. Hard to imagine that Watford fans would be experiencing such feelings and such an absorbing ninety minutes given the season to date. Hard to imagine a standing ovation for a team that comes off the pitch with only a draw, firmly rooted next-to-bottom (or bottom if you only count real clubs), down to ten men, four players booked, and with their opponents spurning a penalty and having a shot come back off the post, defying Newtonian mechanics (or is it Euclidean geometry?). But that’s what they had, a standing ovation – and thoroughly deserved.

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30th September 2001- New Division One, Watford 1 Preston North End 1

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BBC SportGianluca Vialli’s Watford extended their winless run to five games as they were held to a draw by Preston at Vicarage Road.

IndependentWatford’s stuttering start to the season continued as they were graciously handed a point by David Moyes’ Preston North End in a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road last night.

BSAD imageA founding member of the De Stijl movement, Piet Mondrian rejected the long-held idea that art should be a representation of the world. Instead, his paintings were constructions in their own right, comprised of strong black lines, precise right angles, and flat expanses of primary colour. Seeking the perfect composition from these most basic elements, Mondrian moved the blocks around the canvas until a balance was struck and the work was finished.

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Taken from the programme on 6th August 2005- Championship, Watford 1 Preston North End 2

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30th September 1967- Division Three, Watford 2 Oxford United 0

https://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches
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https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-three/30-september-1967/
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30th September 1961- Division Three, Barnsley 3 Watford 0

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Sunday People, 1 Oct 1961

Watford Observer match report

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1961-09-30
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-three/30-september-1961/

18th September 2026- Championship, Bristol City 1 Watford 0

Watford Observer: Dionisi hopes a proper week of training makes the difference at Bristol City

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Bristol City 1-0 Watford

Match Report: Injury-hit Watford lose third straight away game at Bristol City

WATCH: Immediate reaction to Bristol City 1-0 Watford

Dionisi: ‘We played to our maximum but this is how it is’

‘I watched it back and probably it should have been a penalty’

Dionisi not happy with Watford attackers except Nabizada

Dionisi explains tactical approach with makeshift full-backs

Sense of inevitability is the most damning thing for Watford

BBC: Dom Ballard scored the only goal of the match as Bristol City bounced back from successive defeats to beat Watford in the Championship at Ashton Gate.

Sky: Watford, meanwhile, who have an injury-ravaged squad under Alessio Dionisi, remain in the bottom half of the table. They have picked up just a point on the road all season.

From the Rookery End: Another defeat before the international break — but what have we actually learned about Watford so far this season? Jon, Jordi, Charlie and Mike look back on the defeat at Bristol City and take stock of where the Hornets find themselves.

17th September 2026- RIP Kevin Miller

Watford Observer: Double Watford FC Player of the Season winner Kevin Miller dies aged 57

‘Fantastic keeper and even better person’ – Watford teammates pay tribute to Miller

BBC: Ex-Exeter, Palace and Watford keeper Miller dies

Exeter City: Kevin Miller: 1969-2026

Crystal Palace: Palace mourns passing of Kevin Miller

Wigan Athletic: IN MEMORIAM | KEVIN MILLER

12th September 2026- Championship, Watford 1 Stoke City 2

Watford Observer: Boadu could feature before international break, with others to be assessed

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Watford 1-2 Stoke City

Match Report: Watford fall to bleak 2-1 Stoke defeat

Dionisi: ‘I speak for my players – to be clear, this is a very difficult moment’

‘We have a good team with all of our players – I am working for the future’

BBC: Stoke City produced a dominant display to beat Watford at Vicarage Road and extend their unbeaten Championship run to four matches.

Sky: McGlynn opened the scoring for Stoke on half-time with Eric Bocat doubling the lead 13 minutes into the second half. Amin Nabizada’s reply came too late for the Hornets.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was a poor performance by the Hornets. Stoke were fast and strong and spent most of the game on the attack, but any time the Hornets got into their half, they had 10 men behind the ball. Bravo and Maamma who had shone in midweek did very little in this game. The brightest spark was Nabizada who scored another gorgeous goal.

From the Rookery End: Watford’s injury-hit squad struggled to get going as Stoke City left Vicarage Road with a deserved 2-1 win. Jon, Kieran and DCW pick through a disjointed performance, the growing injury list and a midfield stretched almost to breaking point. There’s also discussion about which of Watford’s attacking options can make a position their own, whether the international break will really solve anything, and the difficult hand Alessio Dionisi has been dealt.