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18th January 2025- Championship, Derby County 0 Watford 2

WFC.Net goal commentary: 1  2

BBC: Imran Louza’s first Watford goal for 18 months helped the Hornets overcome Championship strugglers Derby County to move equal on points with West Brom in the play-off places.

Sky: The home side were left ruing their bad luck after hitting the woodwork three times on a day when little went right for them.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Derby 0 Watford 2

Derby 0 Watford 2 minute-by-minute report

‘Today was a representation that the whole club is still together’

Hamstring issue for Giorgi while Bond injury may expedite keeper search

His staff, the players and the fans – they all care about Tom Cleverley

‘Timing of the second goal was everything we needed’

Cleverley loved Abankwah debut . . . first-minute booking and all!

From the Rookery End: Follow Mike through out his day as he experience the little felt away win, hear the fans clear message for Gino and support of Tom Cleverley as well as much improved performance from the squad. Post Match, Mike catches up with Charlie from WD18 to talk through the match plus we hear from Olly Wicken about what makes an away game even if it doesn’t include a great performance on the pitch.

18th January 2020- Premier League, Watford 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0

Referee:
Michael Oliver
Attendance:
21,366

Watford continue push for survival with point against Tottenham Hotspur

Watford and Tottenham Hotspur share spoils in Premier League draw

Nigel Pearson says Watford deserve ‘incredible credit’ for performance in Tottenham Hotspur draw

Watford players rated following Tottenham Hotspur stalemate

Craig Dawson praised Watford’s team spirit after Tottenham Hotspur point

Ignacio Pussetto’s goal-line clearance denied Tottenham a last-minute winner at Watford by just 10.04mm in a goalless draw at Vicarage Road.

Troy Deeney saw his spot-kick saved, but the Hornets extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven matches.

The truth was that Spurs started well, without causing Ben Foster any real moments of concern. By the half- hour, however, Watford were on top and during the first 15 minutes of the second half should have taken the lead. Their penalty came in the 69th minute, the result of incessant pressure that culminated in Jan Vertonghen desperately blocking a shot from Gerard Deulofeu with his arm. Deeney stepped up to take it, but his shot was soft and too close to Paolo Gazzaniga’s right hand. It was Deeney’s third miss in his past six Premier League penalties.

As it happened

It’s not a great penalty, very savable if the keeper goes the right way…  harsh to blame Troy really who more than pulls his weight throughout, but I’d always prefer he missed by absolutely spanking it if he’s going to miss at all.  Call me childish, but there’s great satisfaction in seeing the ball hit as hard as he did at Wembley.

From behind the goal it didn’t look to have crossed the line and the referee waved his ‘watch’ at the protesting Spurs players to indicate that they had not scored.  That was the last action of the game.  It had been a decent goalless draw.  The visitors had started the game strongly with the Hornets sitting very deep, but Watford came back into it and had a couple of decent chances.  Both defences played pretty well, and the forwards from both sides were very wasteful.

The Guardian’s football cartoonist David Squires featured the game in his strip printed the following week.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2020/jan/21/david-squires-on-the-resurrection-of-nigel-pearson-at-watford

18th January 1988-FA Cup Third Round Second Replay, Watford 1 Hull City 0

  • Steve Harrison’s first programme notes
  • The Kevin Richardson featured is obviously not the same player who appeared for us in 1986/87 season.  This Kevin never did make a first team appearance for the Horns.
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