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5th May 2019- Premier League, Chelsea 3 Watford 0

Referee:
Paul Tierney
Attendance:
40,650

Watford lose at Chelsea in the penultimate weekend of the Premier League

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Watford players rated after losing away at Chelsea

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Watford midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah speaks about tough battle to regain fitness

FA Cup finalists Watford started brightly, going close through Troy Deeney and Gerard Deulofeu, but were left to rue their slow start to the second half that saw Chelsea quickly take the game away from them.

Watford created Maurizio Sarri’s side numerous problems, especially in a one-sided first-half, with Kepa Arrizabalaga making one of the saves of the season to deny Troy Deeney.

Even at a club where life is never simple these are strange times indeed. Chelsea have secured Champions League football, reached the League Cup final earlier this year and could secure passage to Baku and the Europa League final later this week, yet Sarri remains unloved. Perhaps the rather chaotic first-half showing here partly explained why, given their lack of pattern or focus as Watford, slicker and stronger, threatened to run riot.

Watford struck the frame of the goal twice and spurned a host of chances and given the opportunities they created and the positive way they played it is odd that they finish this season having lost their last 11 games against the ‘Big Six’.

To be fair, and as was reflected by a venerable Chelsea panel in the tube afterwards, we started the game as unlike a side preoccupied with the Cup Final as it’s possible to imagine. We were lively, assertive and direct, pinning the home side back with some verve and energy.

We left plenty of time for our walk to Stamford Bridge and to negotiate our way past the multiple phalanxes of security guards. There was a surprise in store as we were greeted by a voice announcing, “FA Cup Finalists to the left.” I was still smiling when I heard another directing us on “The road to Wembley.” A rather lovely and unexpected welcome which meant that my opinion of Chelsea went up massively.

5th May 2018- Premier League, Watford 2 Newcastle United 1

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Watford Observer

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Goals from Roberto Pereyra and Andre Gray secured Watford a 2-1 win over Newcastle United

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Two first-half goals confirmed Watford’s Premier League status and gave them their first win since early March as they saw off Newcastle 2-1 on Saturday in the Premier League.

Watford got off to the best possible start when Pereyra ended his side’s run of three matches without a goal after just two minutes when he slotted home Abdoulaye Doucoure’s neat reverse pass. The Argentine then turned provider after 28 minutes as Gray nodded in his cross to score Watford’s second.

Watford should have turned around three goals to the good, only for the inspired Dubravka to deny Deeney both from the penalty spot and the rebound. Paul Dummett upended Gray in the box after an even foot race, only for Deeney to let the north east side off the hook.

Although there is nothing tangible left to play for with this result ensuring their survival, if Watford can pick up anything at Old Trafford on the last day, then they are likely to better their record highest Premier League finish of 13th, achieved two years ago.

At the point where you’re taking off both strikers to defend an end-of-season lead at home, you’re at risk of losing people altogether. Hell, maybe you’ve already lost quite a few of them. On such a beautiful day, it feels almost anti-social, like lighting a massive bonfire without warning the neighbours to take in their washing; it’s football dragged from the freezing wastelands of January.

That game was Watford’s season in microcosm. A first half in which we played some gorgeous football, were clearly the better team, but missed a penalty when we could have finished the game off. The second half was much more nervy as the players tired and, while they defended decently enough, allowed the visitors too much time in our half so my nerves were in shreds. Again, the opposition scored with their only shot on target. Thankfully, on this occasion, it only affected the goal difference.

Christian Kabasele picked up the Community Ambassador award before Abdoulaye Doucoure received Players’ Player and was encouraged to sing his song in front of the Rookery, in what was probably his last appearance at Vicarage Road.

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5th May 1996- New Division One, Watford 0 Leicester City 1

When GT took over in February we were bottom of the table with just 25 points, 7 points from safety and 10 behind ‘them up the road’. Even though we got relegated it was still some achievement to have almost doubled our points total under GT, take it down to the final day and to finish higher than them.

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5th May 1990- Division Two, Watford 3 Hull City 1

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5th May 1986- Division One, Chelsea 1 Watford 5

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Daily Telegraph, 6 May 1986

The Guardian, 6 May 1986

5th May 1984- Division One, Watford 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0

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English Division One (old)	Table »
Birmingham City	0-0	Liverpool
Coventry City	2-2	Luton Town
Everton	1-1	Manchester United
Ipswich Town	1-0	Sunderland
Leicester City	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Notts County	0-3	Queens Park Rangers
Stoke City	1-1	Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	Norwich City
Watford	0-0	Wolverhampton Wndrs
West Bromwich Albion	1-3	Arsenal
West Ham United	0-1	Aston Villa

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