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9th December 2025- Championship, Watford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1

Watford Observer: Watford aiming to end poor record after referee named for Wednesday clash

Chakvetadze and Irankunda in training as Watford aim for first back-to-back wins

Former Watford favourite resumes training in time for Vicarage Road return

https://www.watfordfc.com/supporters/digital-digests

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY RECAP: Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Five talking points after Watford draw with Wednesday

Match Report: Last-gasp Semedo equaliser sees Watford draw to Sheffield Wednesday

‘We have to fix it’ – Gracia laments ‘soft goals’ holding Watford back

Javi Gracia on fielding midfield two of Edo Kayembe and Imran Louza

Sheffield Wednesday verdict: Sloppy opener tells the story of Watford’s season

‘I don’t feel it’ – Gracia wants Watford to show more pride to ‘defend the shirt’

BBC: Vivaldo Semedo’s stoppage time equaliser denied Sheffield Wednesday their second league win of the season as Watford left it late to snatch a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road.

Sky: Charlie McNeill’s third goal in two games appeared to have handed rock-bottom Wednesday a rare bit of cheer in a difficult campaign. But just when wasteful Watford, who missed a penalty through skipper Imran Louza, seemed to have run out of ideas, Semedo squeezed a volley from Mamadou Doumbia’s cross under goalkeeper Pierce Charles to salvage a point.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It had been a very frustrating evening of football. The Hornets had created a hatful of chances and should have won at a canter, but a mixture of wasteful finishing and some terrific saves from the Wednesday keeper meant that we needed a late equaliser to salvage a point. The failures in front of goal meant that other deficiencies were more noticeable. The players seemed not to be quick enough to the ball and too often saw passes intercepted as they waited for them to arrive. But there were some excellent moves, especially in the first half. Maamma was a constant menace and should have found the net on more than one occasion. It was unfortunate that he was withdrawn at the break as he was on a yellow card. Louza also had some excellent chances, but his penalty was poor and Kayembe’s disallowed goal seemed to be a bit of a harsh decision. There were a lot of people angry at the referee, who did have some interesting moments during the game, particularly when he tackled Bola, but he was not responsible for the result. We have played a lot worse than that and won this season. It was just one of those nights.

9th December 2023- Championship, Watford 1 Southampton 1

https://www.skysports.com/football/watford-vs-southampton/teams/484941

WFC.Net Jon Marks Goal Commentary: 1

BBC: Rhys Healey’s stoppage-time goal ensured a point for Watford as they drew 1-1 with fellow play-off chasers Southampton.

Sky: Until then, it seemed that a Che Adams goal would be enough for Southampton to keep pace with the three sides above them in the Championship table.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 1 Southampton 1

Healey the hero as Hornets snatch dramatic late point

‘The evolution of the team is there to see’ – Ismael

BHappy: this was a tremendous game of football however run-of-the-mill a 1-1 scoreline might appear.  It carried all of the hallmarks of a fine work of theatre…  heroes, villains, complex subplots, skulduggery, drama and a fabulous closing twist.   Despite the biting wind that rattled through the Rookery pre-match, necessitating emergency purchase of hat and gloves from the wide range wisely stocked in the in-stand Hornet Shop stalls, Daughter 2 left the stadium glowing with excitement.  We don’t know how this campaign will end – it’s quite plausible that we’ll be in a comparable mid-table irrelevance to last year but irrespective of that this is already hugely more enjoyable than any season since the pandemic.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was an impressive performance from the Hornets who easily matched a team that are flying high in the Championship.  The first half had been very cagey.  The second was more open and the Hornets could easily have won the game.  The equaliser was certainly no more than they deserved, and the timing elicited a mad celebration and ensured that all the Watford fans went home happy.  The team continue to look solid and are playing with a confidence that was completely missing earlier in the season.  It was a great team performance, but the plaudits will go to Rhys Healey for striking the winner as well as launching a number of late throws into the box in a manner that we haven’t seen since the days of Lee Sinnott.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67598466

9th December 2017- Premier League, Burnley 1 Watford 0

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Watford Observer

Burnley v Watford live blog: Hornets beaten after Zeegelaar first-half red card at Turf Moor

Marvin Zeegelaar sent off as Watford are beaten at Burnley

Burnley boss Sean Dyche queries offside calls in victory over former club Watford

Watford boss Marco Silva labels Marvin Zeegelaar’s red card at Burnley a ‘harsh decision’

Christian Kabasele says Watford must ‘find a solution’ to break down teams like Burnley

Burnley v Watford ratings: Christian Kabasele on form but few other plus points from Clarets defeat

BBC Sport Watford head coach Marco Silva said Marvin Zeegelaar’s red card was “harsh, harsh, harsh, harsh”, after Scott Arfield’s first-half goal gave Burnley victory over the Hornets.

sky Burnley 1-0 Watford: Scott Arfield scores after Marvin Zeegelaar red

guardianIf revenge is a dish best served cold, a snowy Turf Moor was an ideal location. Sean Dyche began a managerial career of underappreciated overachievement in charge of Watford against Burnley

FranAs I walked towards the ground, I was amazed to see someone setting up a stall selling Burnley/Watford half-and-half scarves.  Who on earth did he think would buy one?

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9th December 2006- Premier League, Watford 0 Reading 0

Watford squandered the chance to move off the foot of the Premiership and above Charlton, who were thrashed by Spurs, as they were held by Reading.

Boothroyd has been encouraged to hear that Ashley Young has no intention of leaving Watford next month, despite the interest being shown in the 21-year-old midfielder by Arsenal and Aston Villa. On Saturday the makeshift striker struggled to make any impact against the resolute Ibrahima Sonko and Ivar Ingimarsson, and even his fierce 25-yard shot, Watford’s first moment of menace, was saved confidently by Marcus Hahnemann.

Today’s one-word match report is: futile.

9th December 2000- Crystal Palace 1 Watford 0

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches
Daily Telegraph, 11 Dec 2000

BSAD: Five consecutive defeats is unnerving, at the very least. But you can react in one of two ways. You can look backwards, remembering how we played in some of the games that made up that astonishing unbeaten run. Only some of them, mind…because there were occasions when we received standing ovations for performances that were flimsy in comparison to Saturday’s. And you can complain bitterly and ludicrously, simply because we haven’t been able to transfer our best form to the mud of Selhurst in December.

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=2000-12-09
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-1/09-december-2000/