WATFORD v MILLWALL: Match Thread

WATFORD v MILLWALL

Vicarage Road Stadium, Thursday 26th December 2013

Kick Off 13.00 GMT​

This has to be a battle of two teams both desperately in need of a win. Watford have not won any of their last ten games, five defeats all at home and five draws all away from Vicarage Road. Millwall have only won once all season away from home, a 1-0 win at Charlton in September, which is also the only time they have kept a clean sheet.

The is the first chance for Watford fans to see the new head coach, Giuseppe Sannino. From reports he is working on building a far more stable defence and has warned leading scorer Troy Deeney that he will not have many chances, but when they come his way he will have to put them away.


Injuries:

Daniel Pudil is expected to be fit after a hamstring injury but Hector Bellerin is a doubt with a hip problem.
Marco Faraoni (ankle), Almen Abdi (foot), Essaid Belkalem and Tommie Hoban (both ankle) remain sidelined.


Millwall will check on skipper Paul Robinson after receiving stitches in an ankle wound on Saturday
Midfielders Richard Chaplow (groin) and Nicky Bailey (knee) are in contention along with winger Lee Martin, who has recovered from a hamstring injury.

 

Nice one frenchie , this will be the start of a winning streak for us, 1.0 watford , always enjoy the visit of the Lions ,

 

Thanks OFH. Come on, this has got to be the one that gets us back to winning ways! Got the scoreline correct for Ipswich, so let's see if I can do it again...2-0.

 

Nice one OFH, 5 *'s from me. Critical game this one (yeah, I know), get a good home result today and a good confidence boost ready for The Steptoe's on Sunday.

I am reverting back to my normal 3-1 home win.

 

Today's tactics.....



Could be a winner.

 

Two changes to Watford : Almunia; Doyley, Angella, Ekstrand; Cassetti, Murray, Thorne, McGugan, Anya; Forestieri, Deeney.

Watford subs : Bond, Bellerin, Battochio, Fabbrini, Iriney, Smith, Nosworthy.

 

Millwall : Forde (GK); Hoyte, ****tu (C), Beevers, Lowry; Moussi, Abdou; Easter, Trotter, Woolford; Morison

Millwall subs : Bywater (GK), Dunne, Robinson, Smith, Malone, Chaplow, McDonald.

 

Can I obtain one with pass to HELGUSON?

 

Hope that ****tu has Anya running at him.

 

Hornet Player all systems go. Let's hope that it stays that way.

Deeney playing his 150th game for the Horns.

 

Watford kick off attacking the Vic Rd end.

 

Good possession from the Horns. Moving the ball from one side to the other.

Promising signs so far.

 

Very quiet at the ground.

Good move from Cassetti, Deeney and Murray cleared.

 

PENALTY and red card card for ****tu.

 

Red card for ****tu for bringing down Deeney - penalty to the 'Orns

 

Deeney YESSSSS

 

Deeney takes and converts 1-0 to the Golden Boys

 

I think the noise will come when Watford do something well. The team has failed to score for nearly seven hours in Vicarage Road.

 

That is the start we needed. ****tu get's a great round of applause as he leaves the pitch.

 

Warm round of applause for ****tu as he trudges off