Tag: Watford
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Tottenham draw Watford with late Alli equaliser
Dele Alli rescued a late point for Tottenham to deny visitors Watford a first Premier League win of the season amid video assistant referee (VAR) confusion. With the out-of-form hosts desperately seeking a way back into the game, Hornets keeper Ben Foster flapped at an 86th-minute cross, with Alli controlling with his shoulder before turning…
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Bernardo Silva gets hat-trick as Manchester City whip Watford 8-0
A Bernardo Silva hat-trick helped Manchester City to secure the joint second biggest English Premier League (EPL) victory in history on Saturday. They thrashed a bewildered Watford 8-0 at the Etihad Stadium, in an immediate response to their first league defeat since January at Norwich City last weekend. They blew Watford away by becoming the…
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EPL: Blame me for Arsenal draw – Sokratis
Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos says he is solely responsible for allowing Watford to come from two goals down to earn a draw on Sunday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first-half double seemed to have Arsenal on course for victory, only for the Hornets to welcome Quique Sanchez Flores back into the Vicarage Road dugout by staging a comeback…
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EPL: Arsenal too scared of Watford, says Xhaka
Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka says the Gunners “were too scared” as they let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Watford. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in the first half for the visitors but the Hornets hit back after the break through Tom Cleverley and a late Roberto Pereyra penalty. Watford finished with 31 shots…
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EPL: Watford come from behind to draw Arsenal
Watford fought back from two goals down at half-time to draw at home to Arsenal in Quique Sanchez Flores’ first match since being reappointed Hornets manager. They levelled the scores when Roberto Pereyra rolled in a late penalty after Tom Cleverley had reduced the deficit when Gunners defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos gave away possession inside his…
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Watford sign Nigerian midfielder on six-year deal
Premier League club Watford have announced the arrival of Nigeria’s Tom Dele-Bashiru on a six-year deal. Dele-Bashiru left Manchester City following the expiry of his contract and will now continue his career at Vicarage Road until 2024. The 19-year-old midfielder was part of the Nigeria U20 team at the 2019 Fifa U20 World Cup in…
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EPL: Freakish goal gives Arsenal victory at Watford
Arsenal boosted their hopes of a top-four finish in the English Premier League after a bizarre 10th-minute goal by striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave them a 1-0 win at 10-man Watford on Monday. The result lifted the Gunners two places up to fourth on 66 points from 33 games, ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea on goal difference…
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Barcelona on different level to United, says Deulofeu
Watford’s former Barcelona forward Gerard Deulofeu is convinced the Catalans will win their Champions League quarter-final tie against Manchester United, saying the runaway La Liga leaders are on a different level to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side. United host the first leg on Wednesday, the teams’ first official meeting since Barca brushed United aside to win…
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FA Cup: Gray strike sends Watford into semi-finals
Second-half substitute Andre Gray scored two minutes after coming on to send Watford into the FA Cup semi-finals with victory over Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road. The Hornets had earlier led through Etienne Capoue’s instinctive finish before Michy Batshuayi levelled for the Eagles, finishing coolly after dispossessing Adrian Mariappa. But soon after after replacing Will…
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EPL: Deulofeu scores hat-trick as Watford thrash Cardiff
Spaniard Gerard Deulofeu bagged a hat-trick as Watford hammered Cardiff City 5-1 on Friday to move up to seventh place in the English Premier League (EPL). Deulofeu put Javi Gracia’s side ahead in the 18th minute after a mistake from Cardiff defender Bruno Manga, but it was after the break when Watford ran away with…