Match Thread: Watford v Blackpool

View attachment 29862 WATFORD v BLACKPOOL

Venue: Vicarage Road Date: Saturday, 1 March Kick-off: 15:00 GMT​

Form Guide:

Watford.

• They have lost only one of their last seven home games in all competitions, winning the last four. Their only defeat at Vicarage Road since mid-December was 1-0 against Reading in the Championship on 11 January. Watford's 2-0 league defeat at Bolton on Saturday was their first defeat in six games.

Blackpool.

• Blackpool have not won any of their last 16 games in all competitions, losing 12. Their last win was 2-0 against Sheffield Wednesday at home in the Championship on 30 November. Blackpool have lost eight of their last nine away games in all competitions, drawing one.

Team news.

. Watford striker Fernando Forestieri is a doubt because of a hamstring injury while Fitz Hall (Achilles), Almen Abdi (foot) and Lewis McGugan (thigh) are all out. Joel Ekstrand is suspended. Blackpool full-back Jack Robinson is suspended along with his fellow defender Tony McMahon while Tom Barkhuizen is still out injured.

 

I am afraid I will miss this game, so I hope that when I return I will find that our form has improved and we have another three points.

 

Cheers OFH, some comments from B.S. here too regarding team selection.

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sp...nstant_Neill_inclusion_would_show_disrespect/

I'd take any form of win.

Burnley v Derby is pick of the full championship fixture list, I think.

 

My local team have just won 2-0. Hoping for something similar at the Vic tomorrow.

 

Blackpool haven't won in 16 league games, fair play to those of their fans who make the journey down!!

 

I'm sure we'll manage to make their trip worthwile, we're good like that.

 

I guess it can't be as bad as last week's performance and hopefully back to winning ways. A close 2-1 win.

 

Today's team:-

Almunia, Angella, Cassetti, Doyley, Anya, Tozser, Murray, Battocchio, Pudil, Deeney, Ranegie

subs: Bond, Belkalem, Hoban, Neill, Merkel, Faraoni and Park

 

I am happy not to see Samba Diakite on the team list. I know he is suspended anyway but he is not right for Watford.

 

Anyone else having problems with Watford Player? Nothing at all yet from The Vic but the other Championship matches on offer are all broadcasting ok...

 

No idea what is happening in our match but Mensah has just scored for Braintree...

 

1-0 Ranegie!!!

 

Deeney 2-0, I know Blackpool are poor but Sannino has done a really good job turning around the home form in general.

 

Long may it continue

 

3-0 Ranegie's second!

 

Who needs Vydra when you've got Mathias Ranegie!

 

Yeeesss! Can't let three go can we?

 

Ht 3-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

4-0 Deeney again. In other news, Alan Pardew just headbutted a Hull player.

 

Full time 4-0. 3 points and a clean sheet, great news regardless of the opposition.