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29th March 2025- Championship, Watford 0 Plymouth Argyle 0

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BBC: Watford missed the chance to move closer to the Championship play-off places as they failed to capitalise on total second-half domination in a scoreless draw against bottom-of-the-table Plymouth Argyle.

Sky: An insipid first half did at least give way to a second period full of chances and urgency.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 0 Plymouth 0

Watford 0 Plymouth 0 minute-by-minute report

Cleverley admits his team ‘wasted’ first half against Plymouth

Afternoon when the effects of a lack of options were striking

Cleverley ready to try and help Bayo through a rough patch

BHappy: The first half soon bludgeoned any optimism out of us. It had only been two weeks since a similarly listless outing at Oxford so this should have been no surprise; Argyle employed the high press that we have such trouble coming to terms with, particularly given the ongoing absences of Keben (playing out), Abankwah (charging out) and Doumbia (something resembling a target man to hit). Meanwhile several including Giorgi and Louza, critically, looked rusty taking a time to get going. Both of our DRC representatives, Kayembe and Ngakia, began on the bench for perhaps related reasons, alongside the returning trio of Bachmann, Dwomoh and, eye-catchingly, Baah.

Fran’s Watford Blog: Back in the West Herts there was a mixed reaction, although most had enjoyed the game, or at least the second half where there had been no lack of attacking intent. The return of Baah had been a joy to watch. We have missed those powerful runs, although the opposition defenders certainly haven’t. I was impressed with Caleb Wiley who put in a decent showing at left back. I also enjoyed the cameo from Massiah-Edwards which was rather impressive. He has been a star in the under 18 run to the FA Youth Cup semi-final, so it was lovely to see him unfazed by the step up to the first team. Hopefully he will be a star of the future.

From the Rookery End: It was a sunny day at Vicarage Road but the 0-0 draw against Plymouth Argyle was a little bit dull. Howeve, Jon, Jason, Mike and Kieran gathered outside the Hornet Shop to discuss the performance, particuarly that of the younger stars in the Watford ranks.

22nd November 2024- Championship, Plymouth Argyle 2 Watford 2

WFC.Net goal commentary: 1 2

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BBC: Andre Gray scored twice against his former club to salvage a point for struggling Plymouth Argyle as they drew 2-2 with Watford.

Sky: Gray smashed home from just inside the box after being teed up by substitute striker Mustapha Bundu in the sixth and final minute of stoppage-time.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Plymouth 2 Watford 2

Plymouth 2 Watford 2 minute-by-minute report

Watford boss points at failure to be clinical as two points slip away

Watford frustrated by a shade of Gray seldom seen at Vicarage Road

‘It is progress and I cannot be angry with that performance’

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was a very frustrating end to a game that the Hornets should have won. It was typical that Gray scored both of their goals, but it has to be said that they were both decent strikes. Sadly, Watford only had themselves to blame as they should have finished the game off. There were enough opportunities to do so, and they will be ruing the missed chances, particularly the Bayo one-on-one.

From the Rookery End: The fixture gods did not shine on Watford fans when a late November trip to Plymouth was announced, and got even worse with the move to the Friday evening. But the Hornets put in a great first half performance but couldn’t quite get it over the line after a very late goal from Andre Gray meant its was only 1 point a piece.

27th August 2024- League Cup Second Round, Watford 2 Plymouth Argyle 0

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Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 2 Plymouth 0

Five talking points

Watford 2 Plymouth 0 – how the Carabao Cup tie unfolded

Cleverley praises Watford players for working puzzle out

Positive vibes at the Vicarage mean so much to Watford boss

BBC Sport: Two goals from Mileta Rajovic ensured Watford reached the third round of the Carabao Cup for the first time in three years as they beat Plymouth Argyle 2-0 at Vicarage Road.

Fran’s Watford Blog: So, the Hornets find themselves in the third round of the League Cup after two decent wins. The second half was more entertaining than the first and the Hornets ended up comfortable winners. It was pleasing to see Cleverley bring on some of the more fringe players, especially as they brought pace and ability to the game as the opposition tired. Of the starters, Morris had an excellent game. He is starting in a central defensive role, but is still managing to make forward runs and assist the attack. His performance earned him the man of the match award despite Rajović scoring two goals showing his poacher’s instincts. Of the substitutes, the pick for me was Vata, who has a great touch and an eye for goal. I think we will see a lot more from him as the season goes on.

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1st January 2024- Championship, Plymouth Argyle 3 Watford 3

https://www.skysports.com/football/plymouth-argyle-vs-watford/teams/485008

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Sky: Ryan Andrews’ second-half equaliser secured Watford a 3-3 Championship draw from a topsy-turvy New Year’s Day thriller at Plymouth.

BBC: Edo Kayembe’s effort into the bottom corner gave the Hornets an early lead, but Finn Azaz’s superb volley levelled the scores soon after. Azaz turned provider as he teed up Morgan Whittaker to blast the Pilgrims ahead before Ismael Kone’s superb effort made it 2-2, only for Ryan Hardie to get a third for Argyle in a pulsating first half.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Plymouth 3 Watford 3

Watford come back twice to take point in a wet, windy and wild game in the west

‘We made a lot of mistakes and errors in defence in first half’ – Ismael

BHappy: The football, then. As already discussed, and whilst bearing in mind once again that probably and definitely aren’t the same thing… this team probablywon’t get promoted and probably won’t get relegated. This being the case, surely stupid basketball-like end-to-end football with all that this entails is vastly preferable to any alternative that yields a similarly inconsequential haul of points.

Fran’s Watford Blog: The travelling fans were full of smiles on the way out of the ground. It had been a tremendously entertaining game. It was one of those days when you would have loved to be a neutral, but we had all enjoyed it just the same. The Hornets had generally been great going forward, although Rajović had a poor game, but we could not cope with the pace of the Plymouth forwards who seemed to break forward at will needing great last-ditch tackles and excellent saves from Hamer to keep them out. There had been some wonderful goals, with Koné’s an absolute belter. Andrews had a great game, and his goal was a thing of beauty. The nerves had been jangling at the end of the game, but there was a great atmosphere among the Watford fans, much more positive than we have seen at many games this season and they were in good voice cheering the lads on with much less of the negative chanting that I hate so much.

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12th August 2023- Championship, Watford 0 Plymouth Argyle 0

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BBC: Watford and newly-promoted Plymouth Argyle extended their unbeaten starts to the Championship season with an entertaining goalless draw at Vicarage Road.

Sky: While the visitors could at least take an unbeaten start to their first second-tier campaign in 14 seasons back with them to Devon, there was scant consolation for Watford who managed to hit the target with just three of their 20 goal attempts.

Watford Observer: Live Feed

The closest they came to making the breakthrough was during the first half was when Imran Louza hit the post from distance, while Vakoun Bayo will feel he should have done better after the break when he pulled a shot wide after being sent clear by a fine reverse pass from substitute Yaser Asprilla.

There were two key words that Valerien Ismael took away from the 0-0 draw with Plymouth: ruthlessness and mistakes.

BHappy: A week on, everything’s different. We’re only a week into the football season, it’s still a bit of a novelty, we’re still getting into the swing… but the niceties are over. We’re no longer happy just to be back in the stadium.

Fran’s Watford Blog: While there was some disappointment at the end of the game, as the Hornets deserved more than a point, most fans leaving Vicarage Road had smiles on their faces. It had been a terrific performance. The high intensity of the play continues, the players are all working hard and linking up well and the result is some really entertaining football. Plymouth were a much better team than QPR, so it was great to see the Hornets put in another dominant performance. Dan Bachmann almost played himself into trouble on a few occasions, but Ismaël has made it clear that this is under instruction from him, so we will have a good few more nervy moments this season. The positive is that, so far, the defence (including Dan) have reacted to cover the mistakes. The forward play has been excellent. Bayo may not have scored, but he is getting into the right places. Martins was very exciting in attack and Asprilla continued in the same vein when he came on. Andrews linked up well with them both and should have been on the scoresheet. Sema and Louza both continue to deliver as expected. It is all rather fun.

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10th April 2010- Championship, Watford 1 Plymouth Argyle 0

Heidar Helguson’s second-half strike boosted Watford’s survival hopes to keep Plymouth mired five points from safety in the Championship drop zone.

It’s difficult to overstate the value of that result. The final reappraisal of our situation outside the pub at lunchtime returned unerringly to the conclusion that the game was make or break… and we won the game. We won the damn game. A win on a Saturday for the first time since November, and defeats for the precarious looking Sheffield Wednesday, Palace, Scunny…. as it turns out, defeat of any realistic magnitude would have seen us still outside the relegation zone, but wondering where three points were going to come from and with Plymouth back in touch. We’re not safe yet by a long chalk… but can afford to be bullish once again. Thank goodness.