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21st September 2024- Championship, Norwich City 4 Watford 1

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BBC: Norwich City impressively earned their first home league win under new boss Johannes Thorup as they thrashed Watford at Carrow Road.

Sky: The Canaries were in front inside three minutes as Callum Doyle opened his account for the club and shrugged off an equaliser from Ryan Andrews to regain their lead on the stroke of half-time through Borja Sainz.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Norwich 4 Watford 1

Norwich 4 Watford 1 – the game as it happened at Carrow Road

Frans Watford Blog: It was a very disappointing performance. The first half had been fairly even, but once Norwich scored their third, Watford never looked like getting back into the game. I was excited to see Jebbison and Vata starting. Vata was lively and almost scored the first. Jebbison made less of an impression, although if he had scored following the Chakvetadze corner, it could have been a completely different game. The man of the match for me was Chakvetadze who went from being stretchered off one week, to putting in a storming performance the next.

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21st September 2021- League Cup Third Round, Watford 1 Stoke City 3

WFC.Net Jon Mark’s goal commentary: 1

Attendance: 8,421

BBC Sport: Late goals from Sam Clucas and Josh Tymon gave Championship side Stoke City a surprise win over a wasteful Watford in the Carabao Cup third round.

Sky Sports: Watford head coach Xisco Munoz changed his entire starting XI from the weekend win at Norwich but the majority of his fringe players failed to impress, while Stoke – showing eight alterations of their own – recovered from their loss at beleaguered Derby last time out.

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21st September 2019- Premier League, Manchester City 8 Watford 0

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Referee: Mike Dean
Attendance: 54,273

Watford concede eight away against Manchester City.

Watford fall to eight-goal defeat at hands of Manchester City

Quique Sanchez Flores thinks Watford defeat to Manchester City damages his reputation

Quique Sanchez Flores wants Watford to remove bad Manchester City memories

Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster expects Manchester City to score 10 after ‘no fun’ loss

Manchester City scored five goals in a devastating opening 18-minute spell as they responded to their shock defeat at Norwich with an 8-0 demolition of Watford on Saturday.

Bernardo Silva scored a hat-trick as Pep Guardiola’s side ran riot to clinch their biggest league win since he took charge in 2016. They also hit the woodwork twice and continued to chase further goals until the end, but a record victory eluded them.

Watford’s heaviest ever defeat in English league football – at the hands of an irresistible Manchester City – prompted harsh words from pundits, their own players and manager.

Quique Sánchez Flores took out Christian Kabesele and Andre Gray for Dimitri Foulquier and Adrian Mariappa, the manager perhaps wishing he had the roughhouse qualities of the injured Troy Deeney to give Otamendi and Fernandinho a differing challenge to that of Shakhtar Donetsk, whom City coasted past to a midweek 3-0 Champions League win.

When I sent out the e-mail to our group asking who wanted tickets for this game, I couldn’t help noticing that there were more apologies for absence than usual.  I can’t say that I blamed them as the memory of the cup final is still rather raw and, given our start to the season, this was not a game that I was looking forward to.

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21st September 2013- Championship, Barnsley 1 Watford 5

Jon Marks 3CR Commentary Goals: 1 2 3 4 5

BBC: Second-bottom Barnsley were thrashed by Watford to suffer a sixth defeat in eight Championship games. A Troy Deeney shot gave the visitors the lead before Jason Scotland won possession and fired in to equalise.

Official Site: Watford ended a 13-year wait for a win at Oakwell in spectacular fashion on this day in 2013, putting a struggling Barnsley side to the sword with a 5-1 victory.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2013-09-21
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/21-september-2013/
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21st September 2004- League Cup Second Round, Reading 0 Watford 3

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Irrespective of the detail of what follows below, we visited a side with a hundred percent home record, a place where our own record is less than outstanding. We rested arguably our five most effective players, three of whose replacements had eight senior starts between them. And we won three-nil. Reading rested players themselves but in lesser numbers. What was close to a first choice eleven had their applecart upset, with Danny, Gav, H, Dyche and Ards (but for a thirty-second cameo) with their feet up ready for Saturday. So much for damage limitation.

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9th March 2010- Championship, Watford 0 Swansea City 1
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21st September 2002-New Division One, Watford 3 Crystal Palace 3

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Guardian report:Routledge, booked in the second minute for a foul, was dismissed by the referee Andy Hall for a second yellow, which meant red – pretty much the colour of Trevor Francis’s face as the Palace manager tried to convey his frustration.

BSAD report:the sheer energy of it all was thrilling, and the honesty and commitment was more than welcome.

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21st September 1999- League Cup Second Round Second Leg, Wigan Athletic 3 Watford 1 (After Extra Time, 3-3 on aggregate, Watford won on the away goals rule)

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Daily telegraph, 22 Sep 1999
Daily Mirror, 22 Sep 1999 (The aggregate score is incorrect)

BSAD: The lowest point of a bad evening for Watford fans came in the 89th minute, when Gibbs was adjudged to have felled Haworth by the arbitrary John Kirkby. Bradshaw displayed exactly the decisiveness that Kennedy had lacked in converting his spot kick. Wigan had deserved this, no question, but the ludicrous journey back was suddenly postponed by half an hour. Not good.

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21st September 1996- New Division Two, Watford 0 Peterborough United 0

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In his programme notes Kenny Jackett writes ‘I can’t remember a time when we’ve gone so long without drawing a game’. Fate was tempted to a record breaking degree. We naturally drew this game and by the end of the season had drawn 19 league games which remains a club record. This included 9 away draws in a row, a sequence never achieved before or since in either the Football or Premier League.

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BSAD report: This was a goalless draw. I could end the report there, really. I won’t, though, partly because I’m such a dedicated reporter and mainly because I’d have to find something interesting to watch on TV on a Sunday night (Heartbeat? I’d rather boil my own head).

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21st September 1994- League Cup Second Round First Leg, Watford 3 Tottenham Hotspur 6

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BSAD imageTo set the scene : we’d made an unspectacular start to the season, and had just got beaten 4-2 at home by the old enemy, largely due to the absence of Foster, who was then vital to our defence, and Miller. These two players both missed the first leg. Tottenham, under Ossie Ardiles and Steve Perryman were the then media darlings (Chelsea, beware!) largely due to Klinsmann.

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21st September 1985- Division One, Nottingham Forest 3 Watford 2

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Sunday People, 21 Sep 1985
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https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/21-september-1985/
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21st September 1976- League Cup Third Round, Sheffield Wednesday 3 Watford 1

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Daily Mirror, 21 Sep 1976
Daily Telegraph, 22 Sep 1976

Watford Observer match report

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21st September 1963- Division Three, Watford 3 Bristol Rovers 2

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Sunday People, 22 Sep 1963

Watford Observer match report

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https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-three/21-september-1963/
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21st September 1961- Division Three, Hull City 1 Watford 0

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Daily Telegraph, 22 Sep 1961
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Watford Observer match report

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https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-three/21-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.

8th September 2026- Championship, Watford 2 Preston North End 1

Watford Observer: ‘We’re Watford, we’ve got to be pushing to win these games’

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Watford 2-1 Preston North End

Match Report: Doumbia header seals Watford comeback win over Preston

Dionisi hails ‘big, big result’ as Watford battle major fitness issues to win

Dionisi: ‘Fantastic Kayembe is an example every day’

Excellent Ravaglia is keeping Watford in every game

Doumbia: ‘I tell the wingers before every game, make the cross’

Match-winner Doumbia: ‘Dionisi tells me he loves me’

BBC:Watford came from a goal down to beat Preston North End 2-1 at Vicarage Road to bounce back from two successive Championship defeats.

Sky; Callum Lang had shot the visitors ahead in the sixth minute as the visitors threatened to overrun the Hornets, who hit back with two second-half goals in seven minutes from Edo Kayembe and Mamadou Doumbia.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It had been a terrible first half of football, but the changes at the break made all the difference and it was a decent performance in the second half. Bravo made all the difference as, finally, we had someone in the midfield battling for the ball and launching attacks. His cross for Doumbia’s goal was perfect. He was my man of the match, but praise should also go to Ravaglia without whom we would have been further behind when we scored. Maamma was another bright spark. He has struggled in recent games, but was back to his best, powering down the wing and making the goal for Kayembe. He was also seen on more than one occasion tracking back and making important tackles. Kayembe gets a hard time from a section of the fan base, but he worked hard and I was glad that he scored and received the adulation from the fans. Similarly, Doumbia, who worked hard all evening and was rewarded with a goal.

From the Rookery End: Watford came from behind to beat Preston North End 2-1 at Vicarage Road – but it took a dramatic half-time intervention to turn a pretty grim evening around.