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Sky: Twenty minutes passed until either side had a sight at goal with Watford the first to threaten.
Reaction: “Our performance in the first half was not good enough,” admitted Ismael.
Referee:Paul Tierney Attendance:18,822
clips of Jon Marks BBC 3CR commentary Goals: 1 2 3
Frustrated Burnley boss Sean Dyche believes Watford’s Will Hughes should have been sent off
Watford: Javi Gracia delighted to get off away mark at Burnley
PICTURES: Watford score three fine goals to beat Burnley
Watford: Javi Gracia keeping his feet on the floor
RATINGS: Troy Deeney gets top mark as Watford beat Burnley
Watford’s Will Hughes targeting more goals after scoring against Burnley
Watford’s Troy Deeney has got the ‘buzz’ back after Burnley goal
clips of Jon Marks BBC 3CR commentary Goals: 1 2
RELIVE: Richarlison and Capoue strike as Watford beat Bournemouth 2-0 at Vitality Stadium
GALLERY: Enjoy these images from Watford’s opening win of the season at Bournemouth
Eddie Howe critical of Bournemouth following home loss to Watford
Hornets showed character & confidence – Silva
Richarlison nets first Watford goal as Hornets keep Bournemouth winless
Football, there’s nothing quite like it really is there? My weeks are always spent waiting and counting down until the next game. When someone asks me for the date of important events or vice versa, I only know when that is in relation to the football fixtures. “When do you go on holiday, mum?” “16th December, Andrew”
“…Ah, Huddersfield at home, gotcha”
Andre Gray struck on his return to Burnley as Watford scored an away goal for the first time since January to continue their winning start to the Premier League season.
Gracia paid tribute to his strikers. “When you score three times it makes it easier to manage the game,” he said. “I know it is not easy to get points here, but I can only be pleased at the start we have made.” Gracia had not even seen an away goal since becoming Watford manager but he had to wait only three minutes for his side to nose in front, Andre Gray scoring against his old club after pushing the ball out to Troy Deeney on the right and moving up to meet the return with a sweetly struck right-foot volley.
As I was on a flight to the US last Saturday for work, I missed the Brighton game, so I was really looking forward to my season starting properly. But, as Watford hadn’t scored away from home since January 2nd and we never get anything at Burnley, my expectations were pretty low prior to kick-off.
The miracle Eddie Howe has managed to pull off at Bournemouth was brought into stark relief once again with an early home defeat at the hands of a Watford side who look ready to kick on from a disappointing end to last season.
Priskin came on for his debut in place of an exhausted Henderson. Everton broke inconsequentially, their attacks long since devoid of threat. Until a ball is put in from the right and hits Chris Powell, appeals, penalty. We didn’t have a great view, of course, but did feel hard done by… the ball had been kicked against him from our position. Match of the Day reveals the lunacy of the decision, the ball squarely hitting Powell in the face some distance from his hands; how two officials conspired to screw this up is inconceivable. And incidentally if you don’t know your arse from your elbow, so to speak, then no amount of TV replay, fourth eye, whatever, is going to help. At the time, with less than ten minutes to go this didn’t seem a particularly significant development, the ferocity of our attacks having petered out for all of Priskin’s encouraging tidiness. As Arteta sent Foster the wrong way, the game merely ended eight minutes earlier than scheduled.
Three BSAD reports
