Tag Archives: Millwall

17th January 2026- Championship, Watford 0 Millwall 2

This game was designated as the annual Graham Taylor Matchday.

Watford Observer: ‘Expect them to press high’: Millwall reporter previews game at Watford

Millwall preview: Watford must prove they are here to stay on big afternoon

Team news: Gracia on Chakvetadze’s fitness and Formose Mendy’s playing prospects

Gracia on Graham Taylor: ‘Not just what he did, but the way he did it’

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

Match Wrap: Watford 0-2 Millwall – Watford FC Download

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Watford 0-2 Millwall

Five talking points as Hornets beaten by Lions

Match Report: Watford’s unbeaten home run ended by 2-0 Millwall defeat

Watford ‘have to learn’ about physical side of the game

Gracia on Millwall defeat: ‘We couldn’t find a way to play our football’

BBC: Millwall striker Josh Coburn came off the bench to score his second Championship goal of the season as the Lions beat promotion rivals Watford at Vicarage Road.

Sky: Femi Azeez returned to the club which once released him to inspire Millwall to a 2-0 victory over promotion rivals Watford at Vicarage Road.

Fran’s Watford Blog: Then there was a bizarre incident after a defensive header dropped for De Norre whose shot was flying well wide of the target when the ball boy decided to run on to the pitch to retrieve the ball right in front of the Millwall fans. The visitors were awarded a drop ball allowing Ivanovich a shot that flew wide of the target. The home fans started chanting “one of our own” at the ball boy, which I found a bit strange as his actions had ensured that the visitors regained possession. Meanwhile, the travelling Millwall support were giving him grief, so he was eventually moved to a safer space in front of the SEJ stand. This move was greeted with a chant of “We want our ball boy back” from the Millwall fans.

From the Rookery End: Mike, Jas and DCW headed to the Mad Squirrel to have a beer and look back at Watford’s 2–0 home defeat to Millwall, another miserable afternoon against the Lions and yet more frustration for the Hornets. They discuss how the momentum built over Christmas appears to have vanished, whether any players came out of the performance with credit, and what it all means as the January transfer window continues to tick on.

22nd September 2025- Championship, Millwall 1 Watford 0

Watford Observer: Millwall reporter previews Monday’s clash with Watford at The Den

“We have to be prepared to play differently” – Paulo Pezzolano on Millwall test

Millwall preview: How returning Imran Louza can inspire Watford improvement

Paulo Pezzolano confident of Watford’s promotion credentials

Match Wrap: Millwall 1-0 Watford – Watford FC Download

Watford Observer: LIVE: Millwall 1-0 Watford

Match Report: Blunt Watford beaten 1-0 at Millwall

Pezzolano on lack of goals, Mendy selection and use of subs after Millwall defeat

Millwall analysis: The numbers behind Watford’s attacking struggles

Pezzolano: ‘Watford need to become a serious club – we are laying the foundation’

Returning Caleb Wiley and debutant Nathan Baxter react to Millwall defeat

Hector Kyprianou: ‘If we stick together, things will change’

BBC: Camiel Neghli’s deft free-kick saw off Watford to secure Millwall’s first home Championship win of the season at The Den.

Sky: A chilly night in the capital was lit up 10 minutes in. Nampalys Mendy fouled Derek Mazou-Sacko just outside the area and Neghli nonchalantly looped the resulting free-kick over the wall, with the dip and curl he put on the ball ensuring it evaded the grasp of Egil Selvik. The Watford goalkeeper appeared to hit his head on the framework of the goal after the ball hit the net. He was deemed fit to continue, but replaced by Nathan Baxter at the break, in line with the EFL’s concussion protocol.

Fran’s Watford Blog: The defeat left us just above the relegation zone. Last week, there was some speculation that Pezzolano may not last long. This performance just added more fuel to that. He certainly isn’t doing himself any favours making wholesale changes and playing players out of position. Unless the performances over the next week are a considerable improvement, I expect us to have a new manager after the next international break.

From the Rookery End: Mike, Colin and Olly gather the day after Watford’s 1-0 defeat to Millwall at the Den on Monday night and attempt to make sense of another confusing team selection and disappointing performance

8th March 2025- Championship, Watford 1 Millwall 2

WFC.Net goal commentary: 1

Report: Watford 1-2 Millwall – Watford FC Download

BBC: Josh Coburn was again Millwall’s match-winner, as they came from behind to beat Watford at Vicarage Road and boost their hopes of a Championship play-off place.

Sky: The Lions trailed at half-time after Mattie Pollock had given the home side a 30th-minute lead with his first league goal of the season.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 1 Millwall 2

Watford 1 Millwall 2 minute-by-minute report

Second half was a big learning curve admits Cleverley

Consistency of recent weeks shattered by two contrasting halves in one game

BHappy: We weren’t on it at all from the start of the second half. Not… overrun, not obviously complacent. But not on it. Critical perhaps was the departure of Doumbia with what looked like a hamstring strain; on came Bayo for his familiar skittling around, his 100th appearance… but it was evident after far fewer than 100 games that holding the ball up was never his thing. Millwall now had a much easier proposition on their hands being able to push up on us high up the pitch without us having as effective an out-ball.

Fran’s Watford Blog: Prior to kick-off there was a minute’s applause for Dennis Bond and Barry Hartle who passed away recently. This was impeccably observed, and it was lovely to see the Millwall fans joining in. They are likeable after all.

From the Rookery End: It was a cliche, as Watford v Millwall was a game of two halves. First half was great, the second was simply awful. Jon, Jason, Jordi and Mike met to discuss it , outside the hornet shop.

10th August 2024- Championship, Millwall 2 Watford 3

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WFC.Net goal commentary: 1 2 3

Report: Millwall 2-3 Watford – Watford FC.html Download

Sky: Striker Mileta Rajovic nodded home a late winner for Watford as they claimed a 3-2 victory in a dramatic opener at Millwall.

BBC: Watford substitute Mileta Rajovic’s late goal secured a dramatic win against Millwall as goalkeeper Matija Sarkic was remembered at The Den.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Millwall 2 Watford 3

He undoubtedly has his critics but Mileta Rajovic knows where the goal is and he scored a dramatic late winner as Watford beat Millwall 3-2 at The Den.

Watford boss hails Giorgi’s ‘quality strike and performance’

Watford fans were ‘exceptional’ says Millwall manager

Rajovic is the best in the box says Watford head coach

Watford winning scorer Rajovic knows when his job starts

A Watford win to savour that offered much encouragement

BHappy: The first order of the day is acknowledging the sudden passing of Millwall’s keeper Matija Sarkic over the summer. It goes without saying that this is a shocking thing to have happened; further words specific to a player with whom we had no association are perhaps of little value but more generally, as mentioned in the Season Preview piece, many of us remember the seismic effect that such an event can have on a club from 21 years ago. Millwall will need to navigate this, on and off the pitch. There are tributes of applause from around the ground – respectfully observed by the visitors, mercifully – and chants from the home stands. Unseen by us there’s a banner in tribute in the away end; Daniel Bachmann carries a wreath in yellow, red and black and leaves it behind his goal. The whole thing leaves a lump in the throat, more than that of a typically respectful pre-match tribute, but then the game starts and the away end at least is immediately refocused.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was a decent win against a tough side. I was delighted that the Hornets scored three times as goals were at a premium in pre-season. Bayo didn’t give us much to cheer, so I was a little surprised to see him start, but Rajović tends to contribute little outside the box. I was not so delighted at some of the poor defending. Both Millwall goals were gifted to them by some terrible misplaced passes. Tom Dele-Bashiru had a nightmare start when he seemed unable to find another yellow shirt, but he recovered while others took on the mantel including the usually reliable Sissoko. As they have for a couple of seasons, the players do not like playing teams who press them. They have to get better at that if we are to build on this positive start. Man of the match was Chakvetadze who was one of the bright sparks in pre-season. He carried that into this game and was a joy to watch.

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2nd March 2024- Championship, Millwall 1 Watford 0

Watford Observer: Talking through the problem has worked already this season

Although Millwall no longer produce an official programme their supporters club does produce one for every home game.

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Sky: Zian Flemming’s early free-kick was enough for Millwall to defeat Watford 1-0 at The Den and make it two wins from two since manager Neil Harris’ return to the club.

BBC: Flemming beat keeper Ben Hamer from 30 yards as Valerien Ismael’s Hornets suffered their fifth defeat in six games, a run which looks to have put them out of contention for a play-off place.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Millwall 1 Watford 0

When you’ve got a trigger-happy owner, displays like this won’t discourage him

‘Game management was not good’ as Watford chased for 88 minutes

Andrews’ Dad’s late-night social media posts about defender’s absence

BHappy: It hasn’t been a great start. Millwall are boisterous from the off; we look hung over. Edo Kayembe swings a boot at the ball and clumsily takes out his opponent instead in the first minute; clearly a foul, but Gavin Ward feels the room and sets a suitable tone of irritating, pedantic inconsistency for the afternoon by booking Kayembe and then not booking Millwall left wing-back McNamara for a similar foul minutes later. By that time Jake Livermore has given away a stupid, cheap free kick with a shove in the back that was probably visible from the crowded alleys of Borough Market. Zian Flemming takes an ambitious shot that deflects off the back of the jumping, twisting Asprilla and squirms past Ben Hamer who, one imagines, might feel he could have done rather better, deflection or otherwise.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was another disappointing afternoon of football. The game was completely dominated by the Hornets but the early goal for Millwall meant that they were happy to sit back and soak up the pressure. They defended in numbers and the Hornets struggled to break them down. The positive was that it was a much livelier performance than against Huddersfield but, as so often this season, despite dominating possession and having more shots, the keeper, Šarkić, wasn’t really troubled. The lack of confidence in the team was particularly apparent in the performance of Hamer, who made two glaring errors. But there were plenty of others who made poor decisions leading to misplaced passes and wayward shots. After this poor run of results, while we are still mid-table, we are looking down rather than up.

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28th October 2023- Championship, Watford 2 Millwall 2

https://www.skysports.com/football/watford-vs-millwall/teams/484869

BBC: Mileta Rajovic scored a 92nd-minute equaliser for Watford as they fought back to seal a Championship draw against managerless Millwall.

Sky: The burly Danish forward nodded in an Imran Louza cross to cancel out a late Wes Harding header and keep both sides entrenched in mid-table.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 2 Millwall 2

Frustration as Hornets salvage point with late equaliser

BHappy: On the hour, the now customary triple sub (and as an aside, I still fancy that the disciplined rotating of legs in the midfield in particular has contributed to, touching wood, a very favourable injury record this season). On came Rajović, Louza and Martins… and almost immediately we lost our footing. Millwall, perhaps, contributed to this… taking advantage of a third of our outfield players having been swapped to up their own energy and force us backwards with their own best spell as our new guys got up to speed with a game that had been verging on volatile from the start.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was another improved performance. The tedium of a few weeks ago has been replaced by a team with much more attacking intent, although some of the defensive frailties remain. The run of unbeaten games may only have stretched to three before Saturday, but it has brought with it an increasing confidence that manifests itself in more attacking play. The return of Sema has certainly added something as he is never afraid to try to beat a player and he makes things happen. I was also pleased that Asprilla put in a good showing after starting, proving that he isn’t just an impact sub. The triple substitution was maybe not Ismaël’s best decision as the three who were replaced had all been playing well. But it was inattentiveness at set pieces which let us down again.