Category Archives: July

29th July 2023- Friendly, Watford 3 Peterborough United XI 0 (behind closed doors)

To give an indication of the level of side we faced Peterborough’s first team also played a friendly at home to Birmingham City on the same day which they won 3-2.

Official site: Watford 3 Peterborough United 0

22nd July 2023- Friendly, Crystal Palace 2 Watford 1 (played behind closed doors at Crystal Palace’s training ground)

Official site: Crystal Palace 2-1 Watford

Watford Observer: There were encouraging signs to take into the final two weeks of pre-season as Watford suffered a 2-1 defeat in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Crystal Palace this afternoon.

8th July 2023- Friendly, Arsenal 1 Watford 1 (played behind closed doors at Arsenal’s training ground)

Official site: Arsenal 1-1 Watford

5th July 2023- Friendly, Boreham Wood 0 Watford 0

Official site: Match report

Official site: Koné: “It Was Good To Get Some Minutes In”

Official site: Gallery: Hornets Kickstart Pre-Season Campaign At Boreham Wood

Watford Observer: Watford use 22 players as pre-season starts with local draw

9th May 2023- Former Watford Chief Executive Eddie Plumley dies

Watford Observer: Watford express deep sadness following death of Eddie Plumley

Eddie Plumley: Elton John and Blissett tributes to late Watford chief

16th July 2022- Friendly, Watford 4 Wycombe Wanderers 1 (at London Colney training ground)

Played behind closed doors.

Official site: Watford put four past Wycombe Wanderers underneath the sunshine at London Colney, as Ismaïla Sarr notched two and Emmanuel Dennis and Yáser Asprilla got on the scoresheet.

Watford full-back Hassane Kamara was pleased with the 4-1 pre-season victory over Wycombe Wanderers, in which he featured from the right-hand side after coming on for Kiko Femenía.

Wycombe Wanderers Official site: Picture gallery

Watford Observer: Having not scored in the previous two friendlies, Watford needed just a couple of minutes to get on the board this time. Pedro sent a raking ball out to the right and Sarr accelerated away before hitting an early cross.