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Sky: Striker Mileta Rajovic nodded home a late winner for Watford as they claimed a 3-2 victory in a dramatic opener at Millwall.

BBC: Watford substitute Mileta Rajovic’s late goal secured a dramatic win against Millwall as goalkeeper Matija Sarkic was remembered at The Den.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Millwall 2 Watford 3

He undoubtedly has his critics but Mileta Rajovic knows where the goal is and he scored a dramatic late winner as Watford beat Millwall 3-2 at The Den.

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BHappy: The first order of the day is acknowledging the sudden passing of Millwall’s keeper Matija Sarkic over the summer.  It goes without saying that this is a shocking thing to have happened; further words specific to  a player with whom we had no association are perhaps of little value but more generally, as mentioned in the Season Preview piece, many of us remember the seismic effect that such an event can have on a club from 21 years ago.  Millwall will need to navigate this, on and off the pitch. There are tributes of applause from around the ground – respectfully observed by the visitors, mercifully – and chants from the home stands.  Unseen by us there’s a banner in tribute in the away end; Daniel Bachmann carries a wreath in yellow, red and black and leaves it behind his goal.  The whole thing leaves a lump in the throat, more than that of a typically respectful pre-match tribute, but then the game starts and the away end at least is immediately refocused.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was a decent win against a tough side. I was delighted that the Hornets scored three times as goals were at a premium in pre-season. Bayo didn’t give us much to cheer, so I was a little surprised to see him start, but Rajović tends to contribute little outside the box. I was not so delighted at some of the poor defending. Both Millwall goals were gifted to them by some terrible misplaced passes. Tom Dele-Bashiru had a nightmare start when he seemed unable to find another yellow shirt, but he recovered while others took on the mantel including the usually reliable Sissoko. As they have for a couple of seasons, the players do not like playing teams who press them. They have to get better at that if we are to build on this positive start. Man of the match was Chakvetadze who was one of the bright sparks in pre-season. He carried that into this game and was a joy to watch.