2020–21 Watford F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Scott Duxbury | |||
| Head Coach | Vladimir Ivić (until 19 December)[1] Xisco (from 20 December)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Vicarage Road | |||
| Championship | 2nd (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ismaïla Sarr (13) All: Ismaïla Sarr (13) | |||
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The 2020–21 season was the 122nd season in existence of Watford Football Club and their first season back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. Watford competed in the FA Cup and in the EFL Cup.
With their win over Millwall on 24 April 2021, Watford confirmed their promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.[3]
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 11 February 2021[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2020 | RB |  |
Jeremy Ngakia | West Ham United |
Free transfer | [5] |
| 7 September 2020 | CF |  |
Stipe Perica |  Udinese |
Undisclosed | [6] |
| 9 September 2020 | CB |  |
Francisco Sierralta | Udinese |
Undisclosed | [7] |
| 15 September 2020 | LB | |
Toby Stevenson | Charlton Athletic |
Free transfer | [8] |
| 24 September 2020 | CB | |
Maxwell Statham | Tottenham Hotspur |
Free transfer | [9] |
| 29 September 2020 | CB |  |
William Troost-Ekong | Udinese |
Undisclosed | [10] |
| 1 December 2020 | AM |  |
Phoenix Patterson | Unattached | Free transfer | [11] |
| 1 January 2021 | FW |  |
Djibril Touré | Ceffomig FC |
Undisclosed | [10] |
| 1 January 2021 | RW |  |
Philip Zinckernagel |  FK Bodø/Glimt |
Free transfer | [12] |
| 14 January 2021 | CF |  |
Tiago Çukur |  AZ Alkmaar |
Free transfer | [13] |
| 25 January 2021 | CM |  |
Henry Ochieng |  Cork City |
Undisclosed | [14] |
| 28 January 2021 | GK | |
Rob Elliot | Newcastle United |
Free transfer | [15] |
| 31 January 2021 | CM | |
Dan Gosling | Bournemouth |
Undisclosed | [16] |
| 31 January 2021 | RW |  |
Maurizio Pochettino | Tottenham Hotspur |
Free transfer | [17] |
| 1 February 2021 | AM | |
Mitchel Bergkamp | Almere City |
Free transfer | [18] |
| 11 February 2021 | LB |  |
Achraf Lazaar | Newcastle United |
Free transfer | [19] |
| 4 March 2021 | DM |  |
Carlos Sánchez | West Ham United |
Free transfer | [20] |
Loans in
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2020 | CF | |
Glenn Murray | Brighton & Hove Albion |
30 January 2021 | [21][22] |
| 18 September 2020 | DM | |
James Garner | Manchester United |
30 January 2021 | [23][22] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2020 | CM | |
Jaime Alvarado |  Athletico Paranaense |
End of season | [24] |
| 4 August 2020 | CM | |
Matheus Santana | Recreativo Huelva |
End of season | [25] |
| 7 August 2020 | LW | |
Ryan Cassidy | Accrington Stanley |
End of season | [26] |
| 9 August 2020 | AM | |
Juergen Elitim | Ponferradina |
End of season | [27] |
| 11 August 2020 | GK |  |
Pontus Dahlberg | BK Häcken |
End of season | [28] |
| 12 August 2020 | CM |  |
Kwasi Sibo | UD Ibiza |
End of season | [29] |
| 14 August 2020 | CF | |
Cucho Hernández | Getafe |
End of season | [30] |
| 20 August 2020 | RB | |
Kingsley Fobi | Recreativo Granada |
End of 2021–22 season | [31] |
| 2 September 2020 | CB | |
Jorge Segura | Atlético Nacional |
31 December 2020 | [32] |
| 18 September 2020 | MF | |
Harry Forster | Bromley |
End of season | [33][34] |
| 18 September 2020 | GK | |
Myles Roberts | Wingate & Finchley |
14 October 2020 | [35] |
| 5 October 2020 | CB | |
Derek Agyakwa | Como 1907 |
End of season | [36] |
| 5 October 2020 | LW | |
Gerard Deulofeu | Udinese |
30 January 2021 | [37][22] |
| 5 October 2020 | RW |  |
Ignacio Pussetto | Udinese |
End of season | [38] |
| 5 October 2020 | FW |  |
Adalberto Peñaranda |  CSKA Sofia |
End of season | [39] |
| 5 October 2020 | FW | |
Jerome Sinclair | CSKA Sofia |
End of season | [40] |
| 12 October 2020 | CB | |
Craig Dawson | West Ham United |
End of season | [41] |
| 16 October 2020 | CB |  |
Bayli Spencer-Adams | Dover Athletic |
31 January 2021 | [42] |
| 12 November 2020 | LW | |
Joseph Hungbo | Aldershot Town |
8 January 2021 | [43][44] |
| 1 February 2021 | CM |  |
Domingos Quina | Granada |
End of season | [45] |
| 1 February 2021 | FW | |
Djibril Touré |  R. Charleroi S.C. |
End of season | [46] |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | |
George Langston | Wealdstone |
Short-term | [47] |
| 19 February 2021 | CF | |
Sam Dalby | Stockport County |
March 2021 | [48] |
| 16 April 2021 | RW | |
Sonny Blu Lo-Everton | Wealdstone |
End of season | [49] |
Transfers out
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Emmanuel Adebiyi |  Unattached |
Released | [50] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Jamal Balogun | Unattached |
Released | [51] |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | |
Jayden Bennetts |  Paderborn 07 |
Released | [51][52] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Michael Folivi | Colchester United |
Released | [51][53] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | |
Lewis Gordon | Brentford |
Released | [51][54] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | |
Cameron Green | Unattached |
Released | [51] |
| 1 July 2020 | SS | |
Kaylen Hinds | Aldershot Town |
Released | [51][55] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
James Hoskins | Unattached |
Released | [50] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Harry Hudson | Unattached |
Released | [50] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Ryan Maclean | Unattached |
Released | [50] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
James Matthews | Unattached |
Released | [50] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | |
Imaad Sankoh | Unattached |
Released | [50] |
| 24 July 2020 | RB |  |
Dimitri Foulquier | Granada |
Undisclosed | [56] |
| 1 August 2020 | GK | |
Heurelho Gomes | Retired | N/A | [51] |
| 1 August 2020 | LB |  |
José Holebas | Olympiacos |
Released | [51][57] |
| 1 August 2020 | CB |  |
Adrian Mariappa | Bristol City |
Released | [51][58] |
| 1 August 2020 | DM | |
Callum Whelan | Oldham Athletic |
Released | [51][59] |
| 5 August 2020 | CF | |
Alex Jakubiak | Dundee |
Free transfer | [60] |
| 21 August 2020 | CF | |
Matheus Aiás |  Orlando City |
Undisclosed | [61] |
| 26 August 2020 | CF | |
Juan Camilo Becerra | Espanyol |
Undisclosed | [62] |
| 8 September 2020 | CM |  |
Abdoulaye Doucouré | Everton |
£20,000,000 | [63] |
| 18 September 2020 | GK | |
Harvey White | Woking |
Free transfer | [64] |
| 16 September 2020 | LB |  |
Pervis Estupiñán | Villarreal |
£15,000,000 | [65] |
| 28 September 2020 | AM | |
Roberto Pereyra | Udinese |
Undisclosed | [66] |
| 2 October 2020 | CF | |
Luis Suárez | Granada |
£10,000,000 | [67] |
| 6 October 2020 | CF | |
Danny Welbeck | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Released | [68][69] |
| 29 December 2020 | RB | |
Daryl Janmaat | ADO Den Haag |
Undisclosed | [70] |
| 30 December 2020 | DM | |
Étienne Capoue | Villarreal |
Undisclosed | [71] |
| 30 January 2021 | LW | |
Gerard Deulofeu | Udinese |
Undisclosed | [22] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 18 August 2020 Friendly | Watford XI | 1–3 | Gillingham | St Albans, England |
| 14:00 BST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Watford F.C. Training Ground Attendance: 0 |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Watford | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Watford, England |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 |
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Watford | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Watford, England |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Championship | 11 September 2020 | 8 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 58.70 |
| FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| EFL Cup | 14 September 2020 | 22 September 2020 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 49 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 55.10 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Championship
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 97 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 91 | |
| 3 | Brentford (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 87 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 80 | |
| 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 78 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 77 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[72]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[72]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 91 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 12 | +31 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[73]
| 11 September 2020 1 | Watford | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Watford |
| 19:45 BST | Cathcart  11'Wilmot  85' |
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Watford | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Luongo 65' Bannan 68' |
Report | Chalobah 81' Garner 88' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Watford | 1–0 | Luton Town | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | João Pedro 35' |
Report | Pearson 75' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Referee: John Brooks |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Reading | 1–0 | Watford | Reading |
| 15:00 BST | Laurent 39' Pușcaș 41'Richards 62'Tetek 87' |
Report | Wilmot 40' Pedro 87'Chalobah 90+3' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Ward |
| 16 October 2020 5 | Derby County | 0–1 | Watford | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Report | João Pedro 76' |
Stadium: Pride Park Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 21 October 2020 6 | Watford | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Watford |
| 19:45 BST | Pedro 13' 84' Cleverley 17'Kabasele 22'Lenihan 49' (o.g.)Ngakia 75' |
Report | Brereton 28' Armstrong  69' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 24 October 2020 7 | Watford | 1–1 | Bournemouth | Watford |
| 12:30 BST | Perica 12' Garner 25'Cleverley 57'Chalobah 90+7' |
Report | Kelly 2' Rico 64'Mepham 90+6' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 27 October 2020 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | Watford | High Wycombe |
| 19:45 GMT | Stewart 66' |
Report | Sarr 52' Kiko 80' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
| 31 October 2020 9 | Barnsley | 1–0 | Watford | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Mowatt 6' Styles 82' |
Report | Troost-Ekong 3' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 4 November 2020 10 | Watford | 3–2 | Stoke City | Watford |
| 19:00 GMT | Cleverley 28' Chalobah 56'Pedro 61' (pen.)Sarr 90+2'Capoue 90+3' |
Report | Fletcher 2' Gunn 61'Mikel 79'Powell 81' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 7 November 2020 11 | Watford | 3–2 | Coventry City | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Gray 54' Kiko 62'Troost-Ekong 66'Sarr 83' (pen.) |
Report | Østigård 55' Hamer 63'Walker 64'O'Hare 83' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 21 November 2020 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Watford | Shepherd's Bush |
| 15:00 GMT | Chair 77' Dykes 90+1' |
Report | Wilmot 3' Sema 59'Cathcart 85' |
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 25 November 2020 13 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Watford | Ashton Gate |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 28 November 2020 14 | Watford | 4–1 | Preston North End | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Quina 9' Garner 23'Deeney 52' (pen.)Chalobah 58'Pedro 74' |
Report | Barkhuizen 55' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 2 December 2020 15 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Watford | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 GMT | Lolley 23' Knockaert 54'Arter 84' |
Report | Chalobah 69' Quina 71' |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Watford | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Perica 89' |
Report | Moore 43' Ojo 60'Ralls 66' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 1,973 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 8 December 2020 17 | Watford | 2–0 | Rotherham United | Watford |
| 19:45 GMT | Kabasele 4' Deeney 15' |
Report | Jones 67' Ihiekwe 71' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 1,976 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 12 December 2020 18 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Watford | Bordesley |
| 15:00 GMT | Kieftenbeld 15' Pedersen 57'  84' |
Report | Deeney 85' (pen.) Capoue 90+1' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 15 December 2020 19 | Watford | 1–1 | Brentford | Watford |
| 20:00 GMT | Deeney 60' (pen.) 87' Kabasele 76'Troost-Ekong 90+1'Sarr 90+3' |
Report | Pinnock  58'Toney 63' (pen.) |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| 19 December 2020 20 | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Watford | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Campbell 9' Schofield 21'Capoue 32' (o.g.)Bacuna 86' |
Report | Wilmot 34' |
Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 26 December 2020 21 | Watford | 1–0 | Norwich City | Watford |
| 19:45 GMT | Capoue 18' Sarr 39' 78'Cleverley 63'Hughes 87' |
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
| 2 January 2021 22 | Swansea City | 2–1 | Watford | Swansea |
| 15:00 GMT | Guehi 21' Bidwell 33'Lowe 43', 67'Grimes 45+2' |
Report | Cleverley 20' Chalobah 42'Masina 90' |
Stadium: The Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 16 January 2021 23 | Watford | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Deeney 30' Cleverley 54'Sierralta 56'Chalobah 59'João Pedro 64' |
Report | Campbell 40' Crichlow 66' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 19 January 2021 24 | Watford | 1–0 | Barnsley | Watford |
| 19:45 GMT | Deeney 27' (pen.) Sarr 90+3' |
Report | Sollbauer 90' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 22 January 2021 25 | Stoke City | 1–2 | Watford | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 19:45 GMT | Collins 81' Fletcher 83' |
Report | Sierralta 18' Femenía 34'Deeney 64' (pen.)Sarr 68' |
Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 26 January 2021 26 | Millwall | 0–0 | Watford | Bermondsey |
| 19:00 GMT | Kieftenbeld 26' Cooper 33' |
Report | Masina 45+2' Cleverley 45+3'Chalobah 56'Sierralta 74' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 1 February 2021 27 | Watford | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Watford |
| 19:45 GMT | Deeney 52' (pen.) Sierralta 54'Navarro 90+3' |
Report | Wallace 33' Austin 73'Adomah 90' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 6 February 2021 28 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Watford | Bordesley |
| 12:30 GMT | Report | Sierralta 24' Gray 29' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 13 February 2021 29 | Watford | 6–0 | Bristol City | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Sema 2', 35' Sarr 15', 55'Chalobah 17'Hughes 30'João Pedro 81'Zinckernagel 90' |
Report | Moore 7' Diédhiou 47'Palmer 81' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
| 16 February 2021 30 | Preston North End | 0–1 | Watford | Preston |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | João Pedro 51' (pen.) Cleverley 63' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 19 February 2021 31 | Watford | 2–1 | Derby County | Watford |
| 19:45 GMT | João Pedro 19' Hughes 20', 21'Cleverley 42' |
Report | Buchanan 45' Troost-Ekong 77' (o.g.)Byrne 90+1' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 24 February 2021 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | Watford | Blackburn |
| 19:45 GMT | Rothwell 34' Elliott 43'Brereton 82' |
Report | Pedro 25' Sarr 38'Sema 61' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| 27 February 2021 33 | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Watford | King's Park, Boscombe |
| 12:30 GMT | Cook 47' Danjuma 61'Wilshere 90+7' 90+9'Begović 90+7' |
Report | Masina 34' Hughes 49'Chalobah 60'Pedro 90+5' 90+7'Sarr 90+8' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 3 March 2021 34 | Watford | 2–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Watford |
| 19:00 GMT | Gray 14', 57' |
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 6 March 2021 35 | Watford | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Watford |
| 12:30 GMT | Masina 17' Pedro 45+1'Zinckernagel 50' |
Report | Knockaert 10' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 13 March 2021 36 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Watford | Cardiff |
| 15:00 GMT | Sierralta 14' (o.g.) Bacuna 81'Ng 90+2' |
Report | Chalobah 15' Bachmann 39'Hughes 45+1'Sarr 82'Sierralta 85'Masina 90+3' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 16 March 2021 37 | Rotherham United | 1–4 | Watford | Rotherham |
| 19:00 GMT | Smith 61' Ladapo 68' |
Report | Sierralta 9' Sarr 26'Sema 39'Gosling 69' |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 20 March 2021 38 | Watford | 3–0 | Birmingham City | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Sema 4' Success 44'Chalobah 55'Gray 80' |
Report | Pedersen 35' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 2 April 2021 39 | Watford | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Lees 7' (o.g.) Sierralta 30'Hughes 64' |
Report | Börner 3' Urhoghide 38'Reach 41'Wildsmith 78' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 5 April 2021 40 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Watford | Middlesbrough |
| 12:30 BST | Bolasie 78' |
Report | Chalobah 25' Sarr 32' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 9 April 2021 41 | Watford | 2–0 | Reading | Watford |
| 19:45 BST | Sarr 12', 14' Zinckernagel 17'Hughes 75'Success 90+3' |
Report | Rinomhota 56' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| 17 April 2021 42 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Watford | Luton |
| 12:30 BST | Bradley 28' Collins 78' (pen.)Berry 80' |
Report | Femenía 72' 88' Bachmann 75'Sierralta 76' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 20 April 2021 43 | Norwich City | 0–1 | Watford | Norwich |
| 18:00 BST | Skipp 62' McLean 73'Hugill 90+6' |
Report | Hughes 27' Masina 49'Gosling 57'Cleverley 65'Chalobah 90+8' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 24 April 2021 44 | Watford | 1–0 | Millwall | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Sarr 11' (pen.) |
Report | Muller 86' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Brentford | 2–0 | Watford | Brentford |
| 15:00 BST | Forss 46' Toney 60'Bidstrup 66'Canós 69' |
Report | Perica 88' |
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Watford | 2–0 | Swansea City | Watford |
| 12:30 BST | Gray 56' Success 87' |
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
FA Cup
[edit]The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[74]
| 9 January 2021 Third round | Manchester United | 1–0 | Watford | Trafford |
| 20:00 GMT | McTominay 5' Tuanzebe 65'Telles 72' |
Report | Sarr 38' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley |
EFL Cup
[edit]The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[75]
| 15 September 2020 Second round | Oxford United | 1–1 (0–3 p) | Watford | Oxford |
| 19:00 BST | Hall 26' |
Report | Navarro 72' Sema 89' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| Penalties | ||||
| Forde McGuane Hall |
 Sema Quina Perica |
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| 22 September 2020 Third round | Newport County | 3–1 | Watford | Newport |
| 19:00 BST | Abrahams 18' (pen.) Labadie 28' 42'Amond 65'Bennett 80' |
Report | Stevenson 17' Agyakwa 40'Peñaranda 54' (pen.) 62'Pussetto 76'Perica 88' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Appearances and goals
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
|
Ben Foster | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK |  AUT
|
Daniel Bachmann | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | SWE
|
Pontus Dahlberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK | IRL
|
Rob Elliot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | GK | ENG
|
Adam Parkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Jeremy Ngakia | 26 | 0 | 18+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | NGA
|
William Troost-Ekong | 33 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
Ben Wilmot | 27 | 1 | 14+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | DF | MAR
|
Adam Masina | 26 | 2 | 21+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF |  NIR
|
Craig Cathcart | 25 | 1 | 20+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | MAR
|
Achraf Lazaar | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | ESP
|
Kiko Femenía | 37 | 0 | 36+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | BEL
|
Christian Kabasele | 21 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | CHI
|
Francisco Sierralta | 29 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 32 | DF | ESP
|
Marc Navarro | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 47 | DF | ENG
|
Toby Stevenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Tom Cleverley | 34 | 4 | 32+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | SWE
|
Ken Sema | 43 | 6 | 38+3 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG
|
Nathaniel Chalobah | 40 | 3 | 32+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | ENG
|
Dan Gosling | 14 | 2 | 6+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG
|
Will Hughes | 31 | 2 | 21+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | NGA
|
Tom Dele-Bashiru | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | COL
|
Carlos Sánchez | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | ESP
|
Maurizio Pochettino | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF | ENG
|
Joseph Hungbo | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 49 | MF |  BER
|
Kane Crichlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 52 | MF |  TRI
|
Daniel Phillips | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | DEN
|
Philip Zinckernagel | 21 | 1 | 9+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Troy Deeney | 19 | 7 | 14+5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | BRA
|
João Pedro | 40 | 9 | 31+7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | JAM
|
Andre Gray | 31 | 5 | 14+16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | FW | NGA
|
Isaac Success | 10 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW |  SEN
|
Ismaïla Sarr | 40 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | CRO
|
Stipe Perica | 18 | 1 | 2+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ENG
|
Craig Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | DF | NED
|
Derek Agyakwa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | POR
|
Domingos Quina | 15 | 1 | 8+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | ARG
|
Ignacio Pussetto | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW |  VEN
|
Adalberto Peñaranda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | ENG
|
Glenn Murray | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | FW | ENG
|
Jerome Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions
Notes
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