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26th July 2025- Friendly, Leyton Orient 1 Watford 1

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Baah: “Good To Get My Legs Going”

Reaction: Kjerrumgaard On Debut & Sissoko

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Match report: Leyton Orient 1-1 Watford

Pezzolano on Leyton Orient, Mamadou Doumbia and that moment with the Watford fans

Fran’s Watford Blog: It is hard to read anything into pre-season friendlies as they are mostly designed to improve match fitness and to try things out. Orient were a week ahead of us in pre-season and it showed in the early exchanges as they were quicker to the ball and playing with more urgency. But the Hornets soon got into it and there were some promising signs. Of the new boys, Kjerrumgaard got into some good positions and looked like a good acquisition. Bola looked pretty solid at the back and played some lovely passes. But the man of the match was Baah who put in a tremendous performance and was a menace with his runs, reminding us how much we missed him at the end of last season.

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26th July 2020- Premier League, Arsenal 3 Watford 2

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Watford ObserverWatford fans still have ‘hope’ to survive in Premier League

Graham Stack wants Watford fans to feel proud of Arsenal performance

Etienne Capoue could be back from injury for Watford’s trip to Arsenal

John Barnes feels stars need to align for Watford to beat Arsenal tomorrow

What needs to happen for Watford to avoid relegation

Kiko Femenia wants Watford to be confident and to hurt Arsenal

Hayden Mullins thanks Watford fans for ‘much appreciated’ support

BBC SportPremier League final day: Champions League and relegation battles set to dominate

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guardianWatford can evoke spirit of Tevez to beat drop, says Hayden Mullins

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Referee: Mike Dean
First half
Second half
Deeney 43 (pen), 1-3
Welbeck 66, 2-3

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Managerless Watford were relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang inspired Arsenal to victory. The Hornets, who dropped into the bottom three for the first time since 28 February in midweek, started the day level on points with 17th spot knowing a positive result could keep them up.

Hayden Mullins’ side looked dead and buried at 3-0 down but they deservedly pulled a goal back courtesy of Troy Deeney’s penalty shortly before the break, then reduced the deficit to one goal when former Arsenal man Danny Welbeck slotted home from Ismaila Sarr’s cross (66).

Minute by minute

Some of Watford’s players sank to their knees; others made for the tunnel without a moment’s delay. The whistle had just blown on their five years in the Premier League and nobody could say that, when the occasion demanded them to hurl the kitchen sink at Arsenal, they went down without a fight. This was a performance full of the crispness, urgency and aggression that have hallmarked their best work over the last half-decade but it came too late, as did the fightback that almost completely overhauled a three-goal deficit on the day. Had Emiliano Martínez not brilliantly saved Danny Welbeck’s backheel 16 minutes from time, shortly after his former teammate had tapped in to put Watford within two goals of safety, there is every chance they could have completed a comeback for the ages.

It’s been a while since we had something like this, a final day with relegation still in the balance.  We have a habit of doing relegation properly when we do it at all and our greatest escapes (1991, 1994) haven’t gone to the final day.  Only 1996 bears comparison and then… not really.  Then we were on thunderous form, trying to steal defeat from the jaws of victory.  Here, the reverse was true.  Then there was a massive sense of anticlimax as the first 20,000+ home crowd since relegation sat sullenly as results elsewhere relegated us anyway and Chelsea loanee Muzzy Izzet propelled Leicester into the play offs and towards promotion.  Here?  Here we gave ourselves a huge mountain to climb, did a reasonable job of climbing it anyway and then didn’t, leaving us in the ignominious position of finishing behind Bournemouth for good measure. In 1996 we dared to believe, propelled by GT’s explosive mini-series (nestled between his two epic screen plays).  In 2020 we had all but given up before kick-off.

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26th July 2014- Friendly, St.Albans City 0 Watford 5

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Watford ObserverTroy Deeney was a second-half substitute as Watford cruised to a comfortable 5-0 win at St Albans City.

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When Saturday Comes: The St Albans City mascot makes his way to the bar area. 

The main topic of discussion when the team was announced was the presence of Deeney on the bench.  None of our party really believe that he will be with us come the end of the transfer window so it felt like a treat to see him in a Watford shirt again.

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Taken from the programme on 2nd August 2014- Friendly, Watford 2 Udinese 2

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26th July 2011- Friendly, Brentford 0 Watford 0

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Gavin Mahon made his final Watford appearance in this game over three and a half years after his penultimate one.  His last competitive appearance was on 1st Dec 2007 in the 2-1 home defeat by Burnley.  He then joined QPR, initially on loan, and played over 50 times for them.  They released him at the end of the 2010/11 season.  As he was without a club Sean Dyche allowed Mahon to train with us during the 2011/12 pre-season and he came on during this game as a second half substitute.  He eventually signed for Notts County.

Watford fielded former captain Gavin Mahon and a trialist left back during tonight’s 0-0 draw at Brentford.

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25th July 2026- Friendly, Watford 3 Hansa Rostock 0

Watford Observer: Inside the safety plans as 6,000 Hansa Rostock fans set to head to Watford

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WATCH: Hansa Rostock fans’ ‘walk-up’ to Vicarage Road

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WATCH: Immediate reaction to Watford 3-0 Hansa Rostock

Hansa Rostock: https://www.fch.de

11th July 2026- Friendly, Boreham Wood 2 Watford 1

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Boreham Wood 2-1 Watford

Match Report: Watford beaten 2-1 at Boreham Wood in first summer friendly

WATCH: Immediate reaction to Boreham Wood 2-1 Watford

Pollock: ‘Results at this stage mean nothing – it’s about minutes’

15th June 2026- Alessio Dionisi appointed as new Head Coach

Watford Observer: Watford confirm appointment of Alessio Dionisi as head coach

First words from Dionisi and Nani as new head coach is confirmed

Dionisi is the man, but only the right plan can inspire Watford fans

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WATCH: Analysis of Alessio Dionisi’s appointment as Watford head coach

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BBC: Watford appoint Dionisi as head coach

Sky:

12th June 2026- RIP Kenny Jackett

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cqj1z2wqkw2o

Watford Observer: Legendary Watford player and coach Kenny Jackett dies, aged 64

Luther Blissett: ‘Kenny Jackett was a loyal friend and team-mate’

Watford legends lead further tributes to Kenny Jackett

Sky: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13553291/kenny-jackett-former-wolves-millwall-portsmouth-and-swansea-manager-dies-aged-64

Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/12/kenny-jackett-dies-watford-wales-millwall-wolves

3rd May 2026- Ed Still is sacked as Watford Head Coach

Watford Observer: Ed Still sacked as Watford head coach after miserable end of season

LIVE: Reaction as Ed Still is sacked as Watford head coach

WATCH: Immediate video reaction to Ed Still leaving Watford

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BBC: Watford have sacked head coach Ed Still after less than three months in charge at Vicarage Road.