Troy Deeney says social media companies don’t do enough to combat racism on their platforms, and has called on the FA to hand out mandatory lifetime bans for abusers. The Watford captain says he regularly reports racist abuse on Instagram, only to be told the messages he reports don’t qualify as hate […]
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Jose Mourinho admits he wasn’t sad about Tottenham losing 2-1 against Watford in a friendly clash on Saturday. Spurs found themselves 2-0 down at half-time after the Hornets, who will play in the Championship this season, struck through Domingos Quina and Andre Gray. Son Heung-Min, wearing Tottenham’s captain’s armband for the first time, slotted home a 79th-minute […]
Watford captain Troy Deeney has declared every football team likely has one gay player among their ranks as he encouraged more athletes to open up about their sexuality. Former Norwich striker Justin Fashanu remains the only openly gay male footballer in British history with Deeney adamant there are many more currently playing the game. The 31-year-old, […]
Troy Deeney has spoken about the abuse he and his family have suffered after he expressed concerns about the safety of the return of the Premier League. The Watford captain recently said he felt questions about coronavirus safety had not been adequately answered, particularly those around increased illness rates among black and minority […]
Watford have announced that three people at the club have tested positive for the coronavirus over the last two days. On Tuesday, the Premier League confirmed that there were six positive Covid-19 results returned from a total of 748 tests administered to players and club staff on Sunday and Monday. The league confirmed that the […]
Watford striker Troy Deeney has said he doesn’t understand the criticism that Anthony Martial receives, saying the Manchester United attacker is “so sick.” Martial has often been brilliant during his five-year spell at Old Trafford, but has failed to convince on other occasions while seeing his work-rate and attitude questioned. The 24-year-old has been in […]
Watford manager Nigel Pearson says that it would be a “tragedy” for Liverpool if they were denied the Premier League title due to coronavirus, though he urged the public to keep things in perspective. Football in England has been cancelled until at least April 4 due to the pandemic, which […]
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool must accept that their unbeaten Premier League run is over and says they deserved to lose to Watford on Saturday. The Reds suffered a first league loss of the season when they went down 3-0 at Vicarage Road. An Ismaila Sarr double and a goal from […]
Watford have sacked Quique Sanchez Flores less than three months after bringing him back for a second spell as head coach. The Premier League club announced the decision on Sunday, the day after a 2-1 loss to fellow strugglers Southampton. Watford surrendered a first-half lead at St Mary’s and remain […]
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has continued a stellar start to his first season at the helm of the club to equal a record set 30 years ago. Chelsea overcame Watford 2-1 on Saturday thanks to goals by Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic to secure their seventh consecutive away win, tying […]
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City’s players have nothing to prove after they returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a record 8-0 win over Watford on Saturday. The reigning champions slipped to a shock defeat at Norwich City last weekend but were in sumptuous form against the Hornets, […]
Bernd Leno has revealed that players were going ‘crazy’ in the Arsenal changing room after Sunday’s draw at Watford and admits an inquest is needed to work out why things went so disastrously wrong. Arsenal seemed to be cruising to the win they needed to move up to third in the Premier League on […]
Unai Emery took ultimate responsibility for Arsenal’s capitulation against Watford on Sunday but believes the experience could help his young players in the long term. The Gunners appeared to be coasting to all three points at Vicarage Road after Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang’s first-half double. Tom Cleverley took advantage of some slapstick defending by Sokratis […]
Quique Sanchez Flores has been unveiled as the new Watford boss after the Hornets confirmed the departure of manager Javi Gracia on Saturday with just four games played of the 2019-20 Premier League season. Gracia had endured a torrid start to the current campaign, having guided Watford to a respectable […]
Watford captain Troy Deeney was disgruntled by Raul Jimenez’s celebration of Wolves’ second goal in their FA Cup semi-final on Sunday, admitting he might have “lost my head” had he seen it live. The 27-year-old striker donned a luchador mask when he put Wolves 2-0 up in the 61st minute at Wembley Stadium, but the Hornets […]
