Premier League strugglers Watford rescued a dramatic 1-1 draw against Leicester thanks to Craig Dawson’s last-gasp overhead kick at the start of a weekend which could see Liverpool move within one win of the title. In the first full weekend of English top-flight matches since the coronavirus shutdown in March, Watford’s hopes of avoiding relegation […]

Watford defender Adrian Mariappa said news that he had tested positive for coronavirus came as a “big surprise” as he has felt no ill effects. The 33-year-old was one of three positive tests at Watford with the other two among staff members. The Hornets accounted for half the six COVID-19 cases detected from 748 tests […]

Watford captain Troy Deeney will not return to training this week over fears he could pass coronavirus on to his five-month-old son. Deeney has consistently voiced his concerns over the speed with which the Premier League hopes to return to playing matches despite the United Kingdom having the second-highest death toll in the world. England’s […]

Watford has become the latest English top-flight club to hit out at proposals by the Premier League to end the season at neutral venues, with chairman Scott Duxbury worried about the impact of a “distorted nine-game mini-league”. Clubs are due to meet on Monday to consider the Premier League’s controversial ‘Project Restart’ plan, which seeks […]

Liverpool’s hopes of matching Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles’ season came to an end yesterday as Watford thumped the European Champions 3-0 at Vicarage Road. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds found themselves at the wrong end of the stick with 15 minutes left to play. Two goals from Ismaela Sarr and one by Troy Deeney brought Liverpool down to earth. […]

Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk lamented an “unacceptable” display after the team’s run of 44 games without defeat in the Premier League ended with a shock 3-0 loss away to strugglers Watford on Saturday. “First of all credit to Watford, they deserve it… It’s a tough one to take but that’s football,” van Dijk told […]

Liverpool’s 44-game run without defeat in the Premier League came to a crashing end as relegation-threatened Watford thrashed the European champions 3-0 on Saturday. Ismaila Sarr’s double and Troy Deeney’s strike 18 minutes from time ended Liverpool’s hopes of romping to a first league title in 30 years with an unbeaten season as they lost […]

Nigerian duo, Odion Ighalo, and Isaac Success will put their friendship aside and battle for honours as Manchester United welcome Watford to Old Trafford this afternoon. Ighalo signed for Man United on deadline day making a come back to the Premier League after leaving in 2017 to China. Ighalo who played for Watford for three […]

Manchester United have signed former Watford striker Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua on loan until the end of the season BBC reports. The deal to bring the 30-year-old Nigeria international to Old Trafford contains no option to buy. Odion Ighalo, who is still in China but is expected to fly to the UK in the […]

They were blow-drying the Prenton Park pitch this week, as Tranmere desperately tried to get it ready for their terrific third-round replay win over Watford on Thursday. The pitch has caused some problems this season, being on the end of fierce criticism by Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes and of course being deemed unsuitable for […]