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31st August 2019- Premier League, Newcastle United 1 Watford 1

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Newcastle United 1 – 1 Watford

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Watford get first league point away at Newcastle United

Watford earn their first points of the new season with a draw at Newcastle United

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Javi Gracia wants to build on Watford draw against Newcastle United

Javi Gracia thinks all of Watford’s players deserve to play more

A selection of images from Watford’s draw at Newcastle United

Will Hughes thinks Watford could have got more from draw at Newcastle United

Watford earned their first point of the season with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle after an end-to-end contest at St James’ Park.

After a barren start to the season in which his side had conceded seven times, Watford manager Javi Gracia adjusted both the shape and personnel of the team for their trip to the north east.

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Despite Newcastle’s encouraging, if unexpected, win at Tottenham last Sunday, the crowd of 44,157 was the lowest for a Premier League fixture at St James’ Park in seven years. Those that turned up saw Gracia enjoy the sort of morale-boosting start his side so desperately needed in the wake of three straight defeats. After two minutes Tom Cleverley’s 20-yard shot was deflected into the path of Will Hughes, who delighted in beating Martin Dubravka from close range.

It felt like hard work for all concerned. Two functional teams struggling to find their rhythm, delivering a contest so littered with mistakes you had to remind yourself it was a Premier League match.

Gracia finally made a double substitution with 20 minutes to go, and it was not the change that the crowd had been calling for as Doucouré made way for Chalobah and Success replaced Hughes.  I have to admit that even I booed the removal of Hughes who had been the best player on the pitch.  Will left the field on the side opposite the dugout, so walked in front of the away fans and his name was sung with some gusto.  Success showed his worth to us naysayers as he received a ball over the top and put in a low cross for Gray, but it was intercepted.  Not satisfied with the changes so far, the away fans were chanting for Deulofeu to make an appearance.

This week Jon is on the phone to Colin, who made the trip up to Tyneside and up the 14 flights of stairs to the away section at St James Park. Colin gives his views on the teams performance as well as the individuals who got the Hornets their first Premier League point of the season.

31st August 2014- Beppe Sannino resigns as Watford head coach

BBC Sport: Watford head coach Beppe Sannino has resigned with the club in second place in the Championship standings.

The Guardian: Despite Watford’s fine start to the season, the 57-year-old Sannino said he had gone “as far as I can” in the job, having taken charge at Vicarage Road only last December.

Watford Observer: Beppe Sannino: I resigned for the benefit of myself and Watford

31st August 2013- Championship, Blackpool 1 Watford 0

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BBC Sport: Tom Ince’s late goal maintained Blackpool’s unbeaten run and sent them top of the Championship, consigning Watford to a first loss of the season.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2013-08-31
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-championship/31-august-2013/

31st August 2002- New Division One, Norwich City 4 Watford 0

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BBC: Norwich strolled to a comfortable victory over nine-man Watford which ensured they stayed up with the Division One pace-setters and maintained their 100% home record.

The Observer, 1 Sep 2002
Daily Telegraph, 2 Sep 2000

BSAD: Having missed both the debacle at Fratton Park and the astonishing demolition of Coventry over the bank holiday weekend, my perspective going into this game was very much one of a man who’d just had a blindfold removed having been spun on the spot several times in total darkness. The sense of disorientation was furthered when Danny Webber, source of so much of Monday’s excitement, was significant by his absence from the squad warming up in front of us in the sunshine. The sense of disappointment in the away end when the line-ups were confirmed by the tannoy announcer (with what is becoming an obligatory exaggeration of excitement for such individuals) was almost palpable – Foley in up front with Jamie Hand re-appearing on the bench. Webber, it transpired, had picked up a knock in training.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2002-08-31
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-1/31-august-2002/

31st August 1996- New Division Two, Crewe Alexandra 0 Watford 2

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Sunday Mirror, 1 Sep 1996

BSAD: There were some excellent individual performances. Man of the match by a mile was Nigel Gibbs, restored to full back and playing better than I’ve seen him since the (old) Division 1. He was continually out-thinking Crewe, timing tackles beautifully and there were times when he seemed single-handedly to be running the game. Now bring back David Bardsley!

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