Category Archives: July

11th April 2026- Championship, Oxford United 2 Watford 0

Watford Observer: Oxford call for ‘relentless support’ on Saturday – can Watford rise to the occasion?

Team news: Maamma set for return, Abankwah and Kayembe fully fit

Bove needs more time and Kjerrumgaard ‘hasn’t quite been on it’, says Still

Pre-season planning ongoing – but not Still’s priority for now

Still on Oxford: ‘I want our fans to see we wanted it more’

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Oxford United 2-0 Watford

Match Report: Abject Watford beaten 2-0 at Oxford United

Pollock asks to apologise publicly after ‘lowest point’ of his Watford career

Still on Watford fans’ reaction: ‘You have to stand up and take it’

BBC: Oxford United moved within a point of Championship safety and extended their unbeaten run at the Kassam Stadium to five matches with victory over out-of-form Watford.

Sky: Watford, who have a poor away record this campaign, were on a winless streak of three going into the game but they had beaten the U’s 2-1 at Vicarage Road at the start of October.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It had been a very poor performance with only Irankunda coming away with much credit. He created some decent chances and, if one had gone in, it would have been a different afternoon. Maamma was also bright when he came on and showed how much we have missed him. But apart from them, it was a miserable afternoon of football.

From the Rookery End: On From The Rookery End this week, Jon and Mike are joined by Watford Observer’s Adam Drury after Watford’s defeat at Oxford — but rather than pick apart another bad away day,the take a step back and the conversation goes bigger.

30th July 2025- Friendly, Watford 1 Deportivo La Coruna 0

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 1-0 Deportivo La Coruna

Five talking points as Grieves gives Watford friendly victory

Match report: Watford 1-0 Deportivo La Coruna

Abankwah: ‘It will take time to adapt to Pezzolano – but we’re getting there’

Pezzolano on Deportivo win, the role of his number 10 and preparing for Charlton

Deportivo site match report

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was good to finish pre-season with a win and a clean sheet. Grieves took his goal really well and seems to have impressed Pezzolano. I hope we will see a lot of him this season. Kyprianou had a decent run out. I think he will be a good addition. The injury to Pollock was concerning, I hope he is fit for Saturday. For me, the man of the match was Sissoko, who seems to have a new lease of life. We may well see more of him this season than any of us were expecting.

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

Baah: “Good To Get My Legs Going”

Reaction: Kjerrumgaard On Debut & Sissoko

Leyton Orient Official site: match report

Watford Observer: RECAP: Leyton Orient 1-1 Watford

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.

12 July 2025- Friendly, Watford 1 AFC Wimbledon 1 (played at Grosvenor Vale)

Doumbia: “You Have To Give Your Maximum”

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Match report: Watford 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Paulo Pezzolano on Wimbledon draw, Rocco Vata and bringing through young players

Pierre Dwomoh believes tough pre-season will help Watford achieve their goals

From the Rookery End: Sweltering at the Vale – Preseason Pondering and the WO’s Adam Drury

8th July 2025- Friendly, Boreham Wood 0 Watford 2

Baxter On Boreham Wood: “We Showed What We’ve Been Working On”

Gallery: Pre-Season Win Over Boreham Wood

Reaction: Kyprianou Happy In Midfield & Defence

Watford Observer: RECAP: Boreham Wood 0-2 Watford

Match report: Boreham Wood 0-2 Watford

Pezzolano on Boreham Wood win: ‘We saw what we have worked on in training’

Boreham Wood site match report