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3rd November 2018- Premier League, Newcastle United 1 Watford 0

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RELIVE – Newcastle United vs Watford: Ayoze Perez header settles Premier League clash

Ayoze Perez’s header condemned Watford to a 1-0 defeat at St James’ Park as Newcastle recorded their first Premier League win of the season.

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skyNewcastle recorded their first Premier League victory of the season as Ayoze Perez scored in a 1-0 win over Watford on Saturday.  Having failed to win any of their opening 10 league games of a season for just the second time in their history, the relief around St James Park’ was clear to see when the striker headed home (64).

BBC SportThe Magpies rode their luck in the first half, with Watford duo Adrian Mariappa and Gerard Deulofeu both guilty of spurning excellent opportunities to put the Hornets ahead.

guardianIt might have been very different had Deufoleu been wearing his shooting boots but Fernández held Newcastle together commendably, his presence serving as a form of gloriously adhesive super-glue.

BHappy imageYeah.  Defeat, then.  A bloody long way to come for an underwhelming outcome.  If there was a consolation it was that there are worse places to visit than Newcastle with its admirable carpet of proper pubs.  We visited a third before braving the train journey home.

FranThere were a lot of angry Watford fans after the game.  There was some justification for this as Newcastle had been very poor and were there for the taking.  But the first half performance had been impressive and the Hornets should have been 3 or 4 up at half time.  If the Pereyra shot that hit the crossbar early in the second half had gone in, we would have won the game.  But Newcastle worked hard, managed to get a goal from a set piece and it seemed to be game over from that point.  Still it is very dispiriting to hear so much anger directed at the players who have entertained us wonderfully so far this season.  We are half way to safety with less than 30% of the games played, so are already on the way to having a great season.  There will be the odd blip, but that shouldn’t derail the support as we are all in this together.  It would be great if some of our more volatile supporters could remember that.

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3rd November 2012-Championship, Watford 2 Leicester City 1

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BHappy image report:Not sure what it is about Leicester. Admittedly the Foxes have been relatively frequent opponents over the past thirty years or so… but the number of memorable, exciting or noteworthy games is striking.

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3rd November 2007- Championship, Watford 0 West Bromwich Albion 3

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West Brom ended Watford’s unbeaten home run this season by comprehensively outclassing the Championship leaders.

Watford’s big men were undone by Tony Mowbray’s more supple outfit, but the fact that both sides received standing ovations was an indication of the quality served up. They are both better than Derby.

 If I had my way, I’d lock the muppets who cheered Mahon’s substitution up in a sealed room with the individuals in my neighbourhood who saw fit to release fireworks at midnight last night and throw away the key.  Protecting the gene pool from terminal stupidity, y’see.  The horror of the evolutionary potential of this sealed room is perhaps a concern, but in reality if its inhabitants ever worked out how to procreate the offspring would at least preserve the future of radio phone-ins.  Which in turn keeps Victoria Derbyshire off the programmes that anyone ever actually listens to.

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3rd November 2001- New Division One, Watford 3 Barnsley 0

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Whatever the reason, and they alone know, WFC have only got into gear in the second half of the last three games they’ve played.

For once, the league table doesn’t lie. Following our ascent into a perfect mid-point in Division One on the back of this victory, we’re exactly where we should be.

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3rd November 1998- New Division One, Watford 1 Norwich City 1

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BSAD imageBSAD report: So, as an early spell of Norwich pressing faded away, the Hornets began to show their credentials, not as cocky newcomers but as genuine First Division challengers. For me, watching the Bury goals on telly offered two moments of clattering realisation – the quality of Darren Bazeley’s goal, sure, but also the sheer big-kid-in-the-playground power of Allan Smart’s strike. Goddamn, this side has the potential to be as celebrated as any of its GT-assembled predecessors.

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31st October 2026- Championship, Norwich City 3 Watford 2

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BBC: Norwich City showed further signs of revival as they came from two goals down to beat struggling Watford at Carrow Road and increase the pressure on Hornets head coach Alessio Dionisi.

Sky: Dutch striker Myron Boadu opened his account for the visitors with two goals as Watford took a 2-0 lead into the interval against a misfiring home side. However, the Canaries looked a different side after the interval and scored three times in 17 minutes to turn the game on its head, with Ben Chrisene, Anthony Musaba and Paris Maghoma getting the goals that made it another unhappy afternoon for under-pressure Hornets manager Alessio Dionisi.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was a classic game of two halves. Sadly, it was the first half in which the Hornets impressed. They played some lovely passing moves and scored a couple of decent goals. It appears that we have a striker in Boadu. The lads appeared to be playing with more confidence than of late and it was fun to watch. Unfortunately, once Norwich pulled one back, that confidence dissipated and Norwich were on the front foot. Their goals were all well taken but we could have dealt better with balls into the box. I couldn’t help thinking as the fans berated the players at the end that, if the halves had been reversed, there would have been a much more positive reaction at the final whistle.

From the Rookery End: Two goals up at half-time, but somehow another defeat. Watford’s 3-2 collapse at Norwich leaves Jon and Sam asking why this team continues to struggle, even when things appear to be going their way.

24th October 2026- Championship, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Watford 0

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BBC: Adam Armstrong scored the only goal as Wolves edged out struggling Watford at Molineux to cut the gap to the Championship promotion places.

Sky: Defeat for Watford – one of only two Championship teams without an away win this season – left them with one point out of 18 on their travels. They have lost seven of their last nine games, conceding 17 goals, and they forced just one save out of Jose Sa.

Fran’s Watford Blog: The conditions were appalling with strong winds and a swirling rain, but both teams had to deal with the same conditions, so the Hornets cannot use that as an excuse. We have another game on the road next week and I fear that Norwich will be another team who will have their season kick-started by a visit from the Hornets. I hope I am wrong.

From the Rookery End: Another away day, another defeat—and the same familiar questions. Jon, Adam, Charlie and Colin reflect on Watford’s 1–0 loss at Wolves, a woeful first half and the mounting pressure on Alessio Dionisi.

17th October 2026- Championship, Watford 2 Charlton Athletic 0

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BBC: Watford ended their run of four straight Championship defeats as goals from Luca Kjerrumgaard and Jordan Zemura gave them victory over Charlton Athletic.

Sky: Despite the mood of insurrection swirling around Pozzo on social media, protests against his 14-year ownership outside the ground before kick-off were limited.

BHappy: In the distance, walking away from me, someone is holding up a placard. He does an impressive job of keeping his arms raised until he reaches the Red Lion, at which point he turns to reveal the slogan that had been guessable from the outset. He keeps his arms raised for a few seconds, scouring the area defiantly as if waiting for the club’s owner to emerge from behind a burger van, before heading into the pub for a pint.

Fran’s Watford Blog: After shipping nine goals in the last two games, it was a relief to get a win as well as our first clean sheet of the season. It was a very good performance from the Hornets and a well-deserved win. Charlton were very physical, so it was great to see the lads unfazed by that and unafraid to fight for the ball. It was an energetic, attacking performance, which was a throw-back to the start of the season and lovely to see. There were some excellent individual performances. Bravo was a joy to watch, constantly breaking forward and creating chances. When he went off injured, my friend commented that he had been a victim of bullying. He wasn’t wrong. He had been targeted all game, and Skipp had to be withdrawn as he was in danger of seeing red while dealing with him. Kyprianou also had a good game, acting as the midfield fulcrum that we know he can be but haven’t seen much recently. Kayembe had his best game in some time, another player who was making regular forward breaks and he wasn’t afraid to shoot and was unlucky not to be on the scoresheet. Ravaglia had very little to do, but what he did, he did very well. The defence were solid and this was certainly partly a result of the cohesion in the midfield. All in all, it was a very good team performance, which was pleasing to see after the recent games when we saw a disjointed group of individuals.

From the Rookery End: Watford responded to a turbulent week with a much-needed 2-0 victory over Charlton, giving supporters something to smile about after a difficult run of results.