WFC.Net goal commentary: 1 2 3
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.
Watford boss hails Giorgi’s ‘quality strike and performance’
Watford fans were ‘exceptional’ says Millwall manager
Rajovic is the best in the box says Watford head coach
Watford winning scorer Rajovic knows when his job starts
A Watford win to savour that offered much encouragement
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.
Troy Deeney scored a second-half hat-trick as Watford demolished Bournemouth at Vicarage Road and sent a strong message to their Championship promotion rivals.
Watford signalled their Premier League ambitions with five goals in a ruthless second half display to crush newly-promoted Bournemouth.
