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28th December 2002- New Division One, Watford 1 Leicester City 2

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Watford, under pressure to keep in contact with the top six, threw everything at a wall of blue shirts, with Andy Impey particularly to the fore in key situations.

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The frustration here was that after a distinctly tentative opening ten minutes in which we might’ve shot ourselves in the foot before Leicester had the chance to do the job themselves, we turned to face our opponents and return their sneers and snarls with interest. We didn’t lose the battle, we just lost the game…and, perhaps, the result reflected the league positions fairly accurately in that respect. Somehow, Leicester have a ruthless, guiltless edge that we lack. Somehow, I’m not sure that I regret that at all.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2002-12-28
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-1/28-december-2002/

14th December 2002- New Division One, Ipswich Town 4 Watford 2

Programme image courtesy of Matt Hall

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BSAD:  Of all the admirable features of Ray Lewington’s reign thus far, the ability to send the team out with their minds fixed on the task has been among the most prominent – so often, we appeared ill-prepared and easily surprised last season; so rarely, this. Here, we were clearly wary of Ipswich for five minutes, and understandably so. For another ten, we asserted ourselves boldly, beginning to break up their passing movements and build towards positive moments in the other half, and Allan Nielsen and Stephen Glass both tried the luck from decent shooting positions. Having been convinced of Ipswich’s invulnerability by their startlingly effective display at Vicarage Road, we were beginning to make them look nervous. And we should’ve scored. You think of that moment as the scoreboard clock reaches zero and a minute of injury time begins. Should’ve, should’ve, should’ve.

Sunday Telegraph, 15 Dec 2002

7th December 2002- New Division One, Derby County 3 Watford 0

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BBC Sport: Lee Morris, Chris Riggott and Deon Burton scored as Derby brushed aside Watford at Pride Park.

BSAD report: Derby’s attacks, when they came, were based largely on the pace of their two wide strikers. Morris, however, was largely subdued by Doyley in the first forty-five who covered his man reasonably well. Christie, on the other side, was most effective in drawing a couple of significant bookings. No Spotters’ Badges for guessing the culprits… Robinson first, for an unnecessary and costly hack, and The Jamie Hand Booking second, for a tug as the England U21 striker threatened to escape. Both of our aggressors’ contributions were restricted from then on.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2002-12-07
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-1/07-december-2002/