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27th February 2021- Championship, AFC Bournemouth 1 Watford 0

BBC Sport: Bournemouth boss Jonathan Woodgate said the stoppage-time brawl which overshadowed his side’s win over high-flying Watford “happens all the time in rugby”.

Sky Sports: There was an edge to proceedings throughout the second half and it reached boiling point deep into stoppage time when Joao Pedro and Jack Wilshere were both sent off for second bookings following a late Pedro tackle on Jefferson Lerma.

BHappy: As it all kicked off in the dying minutes, a rolling brawl that ebbed and flowed and faded and reignited even in the tunnel on the way out Philip Zinckernagel, who hadn’t on the pitch to calm João Pedro down this time, was at least able to protect Sarr from more than a yellow as it all kicked off. Little chance of the Dane making it onto the pitch for this one, he’d have been blown away like a crisp packet in a gale.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56134784

27th February 2019- Premier League, Liverpool 5 Watford 0

Referee:
Graham Scott
Attendance:
53,316

Watford thrashed away at Premier League leaders Liverpool

Liverpool beat Watford by five goals at Anfield in the Premier League

Watford head coach Javi Gracia has defended his team after their five goal defeat against Liverpool

Watford players’ individual ratings following their difficult away day in Liverpool

Watford head coach Javi Gracia wants his side to accept responsibility for Liverpool defeat

Jurgen Klopp feels Liverpool proved some doubters wrong after they turned on the style to crush Watford at Anfield and stay top of the Premier League.

Watford had conceded 11 goals on their previous two visits to Anfield and they were soon facing an uphill task again as Mane netted twice inside the opening 20 minutes.

Fear stalked the Watford defence each time Salah received the ball in space, a lesson they failed to heed from United’s approach at Old Trafford. The paucity of the visitors’ attacking display was summed up by Javi Gracia withdrawing both of his forwards, Troy Deeney and the erratic Gerard Deulofeu, in a double substitution.

In many respects, Watford did well to keep it to three before the last ten minutes when the situation finally became critical, two crosses delivered into the box – one each from the two full-backs – and both headed past Ben Foster by Virgil Van Dijk.

Whilst the five goals was disappointing, what was really frustrating was the number of Liverpool fans in the away end at Anfield. I was on a mission to point them out.

https://audioboom.com/posts/7187795-it-happened-again-9-39

27th February 2010- Championship, Watford 1 Newcastle United 2

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Newcastle extended their lead at the top of the Championship to six points with a workmanlike victory at Watford.

Newcastle United completed a rich harvest from February when, in their sixth league match of the month, they took their tally to 13 points by overcoming a Watford side that was pretty in possession but toothless in front of goal. It was Newcastle’s first away win in six games since early December and extends their lead at the top of the division to six points, now from West Bromwich Albion.

And so the Newcastle juggernaut rolls on. What was remarkable about this victory was its almost complete lack of anything to remark on. Two goals, and a six-point lead at the top of Championship, compiled with the minimum of fuss.

The overriding emotion is one of frustration; dominance in the middle of the park is of limited value if you can’t defend a set piece, and don’t have the guile to unpick a defence. Enormously frustrating to see whatever neat passing we could fashion on what is suddenly a hugely unhelpful surface labour to create chances whilst free headers were being offered to Newcastle in our own box.

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27th February 1993- New Division One, Bristol Rovers 0 Watford 3

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1993-02-27

https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-1/27-february-1993/

27th February 1988-Division One, Watford 0 Coventry City 1

Apologies for the missing bit of Page 11. It contained a form for the ticket ballot for the FA Cup Quarter Final with Wimbledon.

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches

https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1988-02-27

https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/27-february-1988/

27th February 1982- Division Two, Orient 1 Watford 3

http://watford.fcdb.info/index.php?page=matches

Sunday Mirror, 28 Feb 1982

Sunday People, 28 Feb 1982

Daily Telegraph, 1 Mar 1982

Watford Observer match report