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Watford vs QPR
The Championship
Saturday 30th November 2024 - 12:30pm
Vicarage Road
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Drive : 40 minutes to an hour, 21.1 miles up the M1.
Train : 1 hour and 16 minutes on the bus to Willesden Junction then mainline to Watford Junction then a 17 minute walk.
Bike : 1 hour 50 minutes, 19.9 miles
Previous meetings vs Watford;
Games won: 53
Games drawn: 31
Games lost: 35
Ones to remember;
17 Sep 1930 Watford v Queens Park Rangers W 0-4 Division Three (South)
27 Dec 1947 Queens Park Rangers v Watford W 5-1 Division Three (South)
23 Mar 1963 Watford v Queens Park Rangers W 2-5 League Division Three
31 Dec 1966 Queens Park Rangers v Watford W 4-1 League Division Three
30 Apr 2011 Watford v Queens Park Rangers W 0-2 League Championship
Ones to forget;
16 Feb 1929 Watford v Queens Park Rangers L 4-1 Division Three (South)
17 Dec 1938 Watford v Queens Park Rangers L 4-1 Division Three (South)
24 Oct 1953 Queens Park Rangers v Watford L 0-4 Division Three (South)
01 Dec 1981 Watford v Queens Park Rangers L 4-1 League Cup
09 Mar 1982 Watford v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Division Two
05 Aug 2023 Watford v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Championship
Players who have played for both;
Tony Currie;
1967–1968 Watford 18 (9)
1979–1982 Queens Park Rangers 81 (5)
Glenn Roeder;
1978–1983 Queens Park Rangers 157 (17)
1989–1992 Watford 78 (2)
David Bardsley;
1983–1987 Watford 100 (7)
1989–1998 Queens Park Rangers 253 (4)
Richard Johnson;
1991–2003 Watford 242 (20)
2004–2005 Queens Park Rangers 17 (0)
Dennis Bailey;
1991–1995 Queens Park Rangers 40 (10)
1994→ Watford (loan) 8 (4)
Paul Furlong;
1992–1994 Watford 79 (37)
2000 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (1)
2002 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (2)
2002–2007 Queens Park Rangers 162 (54)
Heidur Helguson;
1999–2005 Watford 174 (55)
2008–2009 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 7 (3)
2009–2012 Queens Park Rangers 68 (24)
2009–2010 → Watford (loan) 29 (11)
Tommy Smith;
1997–2003 Watford 149 (33)
2006–2009 Watford 124 (27)
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers 50 (8)
Steve Palmer;
1995–2001 Watford 234 (8)
2001–2004 Queens Park Rangers 127 (9)
Michel Ngonge;
1998–2000 Watford 56 (11)
2000–2001 Queens Park Rangers 15 (3)
Chris Day;
1997–2001 Watford 11 (0)
2001–2005 Queens Park Rangers 87 (0)
Clarke Carlisle;
2000–2004 Queens Park Rangers 96 (6)
2005–2007 Watford 36 (3)
Danny ****tu;
2001 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 18 (1)
2002–2006 Queens Park Rangers 145 (15)
2006–2008 Watford 69 (8)
2011–2012 Queens Park Rangers 7 (0)
Alex Bonnot;
1999–2001 Watford 12 (0)
2001–2002 Queen's Park Rangers 22 (0)
Gavin Mahon;
2002–2008 Watford 189 (6)
2008 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 16 (1)
2008–2011 Queens Park Rangers 42 (3)
Paul Jones;
2004–2005 → Watford (loan) 9 (0)
2006–2007 Queens Park Rangers 26 (0)
Lee Cook;
1999–2004 Watford 59 (7)
2002–2003 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 13 (1)
2004–2007 Queens Park Rangers 119 (9)
2008–2009 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 23 (1)
2009–2012 Queens Park Rangers 27 (1)
Lloyd Dyer;
2005→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 15 (0)
2014–2016 Watford 14 (1)
Samba Diakité;
2012→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 9(1)
2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 14 (0)
2014→ Watford (loan) 6 (0)
Match Preview;
Watford will be looking to end the month well, having won three, lost one and drawn one so far in November. They currently sit 5th, on 29 points, but 4 points behind 4th placed Sunderland. Since returning to the Championship after promotion in 2019, relegation in 2020, promotion in 2021 and relegation in 2022, Watford have finished 11th then 15th, so they'll be looking to reverse that trend this season, and seem to be doing a good job of that so far. Their manager is Tom Cleverley, the 35 year old former Man Utd youngster, who took over on an interim basis before being given the job permanently after around six weeks. So far, he has managed 29 games, won 13, drawn 7 and lost 9, so a decent enough start.
As for us, I mentioned in the Cardiff match thread that the Celar we were watching seemed a different person to the YouTube Celar we'd been led to get excited about...then he scored two and made me look a bit silly. Couldn't be happier to be wrong. More of the same and we'll be out of this mess asap. That said, until we scored it was a frustrating watch and we often offered very few options going forward...but we managed to score two, didn't concede and got the three points, but I can't help but feel against a better, more clinical opposition, we wouldn't have been so lucky. Improvements, but still got lots of work to do, and I'd still love to see two up front to at least have a go and putting the opposition under sustained pressure, as opposed to absorbing pressure and hitting on the break.
Enjoy if you are making the trip, and having lived in Watford for four years...a recommendation...pre game they'll be a few pubs in the town centre or near the ground for a drink...but post game, to warm yourselves up after standing out in the cold on the last day of November, take a short detour away from Watford Junction Station, and head to The Nascot Arms (https://www.thenascotarms.co.uk/). Nice little pub and a really good and very affordable Thai food menu. Will warm you up in no time.
Team news and manager comments to go up asap, and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
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