2020–21 Watford F.C. season

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Watford F.C.
2020–21 season
ChairmanScott Duxbury
Head CoachVladimir Ivić
(until 19 December)[1]
Xisco
(from 20 December)[2]
StadiumVicarage Road
Championship2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ismaïla Sarr
(13 goals)
All:
Ismaïla Sarr
(13 goals)
Away colours
Third colours

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[]

Current squad[]

As of 11 February 2021[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Ben Foster
3 DF England ENG Jeremy Ngakia
5 DF Nigeria NGA William Troost-Ekong
6 DF England ENG Ben Wilmot
7 FW Denmark DEN Philip Zinckernagel
8 MF England ENG Tom Cleverley (vice-captain)
9 FW England ENG Troy Deeney (captain)
10 FW Brazil BRA João Pedro
11 DF Morocco MAR Adam Masina
12 MF Sweden SWE Ken Sema
14 MF England ENG Nathaniel Chalobah (3rd captain)
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Craig Cathcart
16 MF England ENG Dan Gosling
17 DF Morocco MAR Achraf Lazaar
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Jamaica JAM Andre Gray
19 MF England ENG Will Hughes (4th captain)
21 DF Spain ESP Kiko Femenía
22 FW Nigeria NGA Isaac Success
23 FW Senegal SEN Ismaïla Sarr
24 MF Nigeria NGA Tom Dele-Bashiru
25 FW Croatia CRO Stipe Perica
26 GK Austria AUT Daniel Bachmann
27 DF Belgium BEL Christian Kabasele
28 MF Colombia COL Carlos Sánchez
31 DF Chile CHI Francisco Sierralta
32 DF Spain ESP Marc Navarro
33 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Rob Elliot
35 GK England ENG Adam Parkes

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
14 August 2020 RB England Jeremy Ngakia England West Ham United Free transfer [5]
7 September 2020 CF Croatia Stipe Perica Italy Udinese Undisclosed [6]
9 September 2020 CB Chile Francisco Sierralta Italy Udinese Undisclosed [7]
15 September 2020 LB England Toby Stevenson England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [8]
24 September 2020 CB England Maxwell Statham England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [9]
29 September 2020 CB Nigeria William Troost-Ekong Italy Udinese Undisclosed [10]
1 December 2020 AM Scotland Phoenix Patterson Unattached Free transfer [11]
1 January 2021 FW Guinea Djibril Touré Guinea Ceffomig FC Undisclosed [10]
1 January 2021 RW Denmark Philip Zinckernagel Norway FK Bodø/Glimt Free transfer [12]
14 January 2021 CF Turkey Tiago Çukur Netherlands AZ Alkmaar Free transfer [13]
25 January 2021 CM Kenya Henry Ochieng Republic of Ireland Cork City Undisclosed [14]
28 January 2021 GK Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot England Newcastle United Free transfer [15]
31 January 2021 CM England Dan Gosling England Bournemouth Undisclosed [16]
31 January 2021 RW Spain Maurizio Pochettino England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [17]
1 February 2021 AM Netherlands Mitchel Bergkamp Netherlands Almere City Free transfer [18]
11 February 2021 LB Morocco Achraf Lazaar England Newcastle United Free transfer [19]
4 March 2021 DM Colombia Carlos Sánchez England West Ham United Free transfer [20]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 September 2020 CF England Glenn Murray England Brighton & Hove Albion 30 January 2021 [21][22]
18 September 2020 DM England James Garner England Manchester United 30 January 2021 [23][22]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
23 July 2020 CM Colombia Jaime Alvarado Brazil Athletico Paranaense End of season [24]
4 August 2020 CM Brazil Matheus Santana Spain Recreativo Huelva End of season [25]
7 August 2020 LW Republic of Ireland Ryan Cassidy England Accrington Stanley End of season [26]
9 August 2020 AM Colombia Juergen Elitim Spain Ponferradina End of season [27]
11 August 2020 GK Sweden Pontus Dahlberg Sweden BK Häcken End of season [28]
12 August 2020 CM Ghana Kwasi Sibo Spain UD Ibiza End of season [29]
14 August 2020 CF Colombia Cucho Hernández Spain Getafe End of season [30]
20 August 2020 RB Ghana Kingsley Fobi Spain Recreativo Granada End of 2021–22 season [31]
2 September 2020 CB Colombia Jorge Segura Colombia Atlético Nacional 31 December 2020 [32]
18 September 2020 MF England Harry Forster England Bromley End of season [33][34]
18 September 2020 GK England Myles Roberts England Wingate & Finchley 14 October 2020 [35]
5 October 2020 CB Netherlands Derek Agyakwa Italy Como 1907 End of season [36]
5 October 2020 LW Spain Gerard Deulofeu Italy Udinese 30 January 2021 [37][22]
5 October 2020 RW Argentina Ignacio Pussetto Italy Udinese End of season [38]
5 October 2020 FW Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda Bulgaria CSKA Sofia End of season [39]
5 October 2020 FW England Jerome Sinclair Bulgaria CSKA Sofia End of season [40]
12 October 2020 CB England Craig Dawson England West Ham United End of season [41]
16 October 2020 CB Guyana Bayli Spencer-Adams England Dover Athletic 31 January 2021 [42]
12 November 2020 LW England Joseph Hungbo England Aldershot Town 8 January 2021 [43][44]
1 February 2021 CM Portugal Domingos Quina Spain Granada End of season [45]
1 February 2021 FW Guinea Djibril Touré Belgium R. Charleroi S.C. End of season [46]
1 February 2021 CB England George Langston England Wealdstone Short-term [47]
19 February 2021 CF England Sam Dalby England Stockport County March 2021 [48]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CM England Emmanuel Adebiyi Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 RB England Jamal Balogun Unattached Released [50]
1 July 2020 LW England Jayden Bennetts Germany Paderborn 07 Released [50][51]
1 July 2020 CF England Michael Folivi England Colchester United Released [50][52]
1 July 2020 LB Scotland Lewis Gordon England Brentford Released [50][53]
1 July 2020 LB England Cameron Green Unattached Released [50]
1 July 2020 SS England Kaylen Hinds England Aldershot Town Released [50][54]
1 July 2020 GK England James Hoskins Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 CB England Harry Hudson Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 CM England Ryan Maclean Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 CB England James Matthews Unattached Released [49]
1 July 2020 DM England Imaad Sankoh Unattached Released [49]
24 July 2020 RB Guadeloupe Dimitri Foulquier Spain Granada Undisclosed [55]
1 August 2020 GK Brazil Heurelho Gomes Retired N/A [50]
1 August 2020 LB Greece José Holebas Greece Olympiacos Released [50][56]
1 August 2020 CB Jamaica Adrian Mariappa England Bristol City Released [50][57]
1 August 2020 DM England Callum Whelan England Oldham Athletic Released [50][58]
5 August 2020 CF Scotland Alex Jakubiak Scotland Dundee Free transfer [59]
21 August 2020 CF Brazil Matheus Aiás United States Orlando City Undisclosed [60]
26 August 2020 CF Colombia Juan Camilo Becerra Spain Espanyol Undisclosed [61]
8 September 2020 CM France Abdoulaye Doucouré England Everton £20,000,000 [62]
18 September 2020 GK England Harvey White England Woking Free transfer [63]
16 September 2020 LB Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán Spain Villarreal £15,000,000 [64]
28 September 2020 AM Argentina Roberto Pereyra Italy Udinese Undisclosed [65]
2 October 2020 CF Colombia Luis Suárez Spain Granada £10,000,000 [66]
6 October 2020 CF England Danny Welbeck England Brighton & Hove Albion Released [67][68]
29 December 2020 RB Netherlands Daryl Janmaat Netherlands ADO Den Haag Undisclosed [69]
30 December 2020 DM France Étienne Capoue Spain Villarreal Undisclosed [70]
30 January 2021 LW Spain Gerard Deulofeu Italy Udinese Undisclosed [22]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 August 2020 Friendly Watford XI 1–3 Gillingham St Albans, England
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Goal 14'
 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)
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
5 September 2020 Friendly Watford 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Watford, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Alli Yellow card 72'
  • Son Goal 79' (pen.)
 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 11 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 41 24 10 7 59 27 +32 058.54
FA Cup 9 January 2021 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 14 September 2020 22 September 2020 Second round Third round 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 44 24 11 9 61 32 +29 054.55

Last updated: 19 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Championship[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table[]

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[71]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results summary[]

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[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAH
ResultWDWLWWDDLWWDDWDLWWDLWLWWWDLDWWWWLWWWWWWDWLWWLW
Position10857533564255337343556533255443433222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[72]

11 September 2020 1 Watford 1–0 Middlesbrough Watford
19:45 BST Cathcart Goal 11'
Wilmot Yellow card 85'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Watford Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Luongo Yellow card 65'
Bannan Yellow card 68'		 Report Chalobah Yellow card 81'
Garner Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 September 2020 3 Watford 1–0 Luton Town Watford
15:00 BST João Pedro Goal 35' Report Pearson Yellow card 75' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Referee: John Brooks
3 October 2020 4 Reading 1–0 Watford Reading
15:00 BST Laurent Yellow card 39'
Pușcaș Goal 41'
Richards Yellow card 62'
Tetek Yellow card 87'		 Report Wilmot Yellow card 40'
Pedro Yellow card 87'
Chalobah Yellow card 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 Goal 76' Stadium: Pride Park
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
21 October 2020 6 Watford 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Watford
19:45 BST Pedro Goal 13' Yellow card 84'
Cleverley Goal 17'
Kabasele Yellow card 22'
Lenihan Goal 49' (o.g.)
Ngakia Yellow card 75'		 Report Brereton Goal 28'
Armstrong Penalty missed 69'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
24 October 2020 7 Watford 1–1 Bournemouth Watford
12:30 BST Perica Goal 12'
Garner Yellow card 25'
Cleverley Yellow card 57'
Chalobah Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Kelly Yellow card 2'
Rico Yellow card 64'
Mepham Goal 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 Goal 66' Report Sarr Goal 52'
Kiko Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
31 October 2020 9 Barnsley 1–0 Watford Barnsley
15:00 GMT Mowatt Goal 6'
Styles Yellow card 82'		 Report Troost-Ekong Yellow card 3' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
4 November 2020 10 Watford 3–2 Stoke City Watford
19:00 GMT Cleverley Goal 28'
Chalobah Yellow card 56'
Pedro Goal 61' (pen.)
Sarr Goal 90+2'
Capoue Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Fletcher Goal 2'
Gunn Yellow card 61'
Mikel Yellow card 79'
Powell Goal 81'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
7 November 2020 11 Watford 3–2 Coventry City Watford
15:00 GMT Gray Goal 54'
Kiko Yellow card 62'
Troost-Ekong Goal 66'
Sarr Goal 83' (pen.)		 Report Østigård Yellow card 55'
Hamer Goal 63'
Walker Goal 64'
O'Hare Yellow card 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 Goal 77'
Dykes Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Wilmot Goal 3'
Sema Yellow card 59'
Cathcart Yellow card 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 Goal 9'
Garner Yellow card 23'
Deeney Goal 52' (pen.)
Chalobah Goal 58'
Pedro Goal 74'		 Report Barkhuizen Goal 55' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 December 2020 15 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Watford West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Lolley Yellow card 23'
Knockaert Yellow card 54'
Arter Yellow card 84'		 Report Chalobah Yellow card 69'
Quina Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
5 December 2020 16 Watford 0–1 Cardiff City Watford
15:00 GMT Perica Yellow card 89' Report Moore Goal 43'
Ojo Yellow card 60'
Ralls Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Stephen Martin
8 December 2020 17 Watford 2–0 Rotherham United Watford
19:45 GMT Kabasele Goal 4'
Deeney Goal 15'		 Report Jones Yellow card 67'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 1,976
Referee: Josh Smith
12 December 2020 18 Birmingham City 0–1 Watford Bordesley
15:00 GMT Kieftenbeld Yellow card 15'
Pedersen Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 84'		 Report Deeney Goal 85' (pen.)
Capoue Yellow card 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 Goal 60' (pen.) Yellow card 87'
Kabasele Yellow card 76'
Troost-Ekong Yellow card 90+1'
Sarr Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Pinnock Red card 58'
Toney Goal 63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
19 December 2020 20 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Watford Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Campbell Goal 9'
Schofield Yellow card 21'
Capoue Goal 32' (o.g.)
Bacuna Yellow card 86'		 Report Wilmot Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Sarr Goal 39' Yellow card 78'
Cleverley Yellow card 63'
Hughes Yellow card 87'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
2 January 2021 22 Swansea City 2–1 Watford Swansea
15:00 GMT Guehi Yellow card 21'
Bidwell Yellow card 33'
Lowe Goal 43', 67'
Grimes Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Cleverley Goal 20'
Chalobah Yellow card 42'
Masina Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
16 January 2021 23 Watford 2–0 Huddersfield Town Watford
15:00 GMT Deeney Yellow card 30'
Cleverley Goal 54'
Sierralta Yellow card 56'
Chalobah Yellow card 59'
João Pedro Goal 64'		 Report Campbell Yellow card 40'
Crichlow Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
19 January 2021 24 Watford 1–0 Barnsley Watford
19:45 GMT Deeney Goal 27' (pen.)
Sarr Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Sollbauer Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'
Fletcher Goal 83'		 Report Sierralta Yellow card 18'
Femenía Yellow card 34'
Deeney Goal 64' (pen.)
Sarr Goal 68'		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 January 2021 26 Millwall 0–0 Watford Bermondsey
19:00 GMT Kieftenbeld Yellow card 26'
Cooper Yellow card 33'		 Report Masina Yellow card 45+2'
Cleverley Yellow card 45+3'
Chalobah Yellow card 56'
Sierralta Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 February 2021 27 Watford 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Watford
19:45 GMT Deeney Goal 52' (pen.)
Sierralta Yellow card 54'
Navarro Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Wallace Yellow card 33'
Austin Goal 73'
Adomah Goal 90'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
6 February 2021 28 Coventry City 0–0 Watford Bordesley
12:30 GMT Report Sierralta Yellow card 24'
Gray Yellow card 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 Goal 2', 35'
Sarr Goal 15', 55'
Chalobah Yellow card 17'
Hughes Goal 30'
João Pedro Yellow card 81'
Zinckernagel Goal 90'		 Report Moore Yellow card 7'
Diédhiou Yellow card 47'
Palmer Yellow card 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 Goal 51' (pen.)
Cleverley Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 February 2021 31 Watford 2–1 Derby County Watford
19:45 GMT João Pedro Goal 19'
Hughes Yellow card 20', Goal 21'
Cleverley Yellow card 42'		 Report Buchanan Yellow card 45'
Troost-Ekong Goal 77' (o.g.)
Byrne Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 February 2021 32 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Watford Blackburn
19:45 GMT Rothwell Yellow card 34'
Elliott Goal 43'
Brereton Goal 82'		 Report Pedro Goal 25'
Sarr Goal 38'
Sema Goal 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 Yellow card 47'
Danjuma Goal 61'
Wilshere Yellow card 90+7' Yellow-red card 90+9'
Begović Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Masina Yellow card 34'
Hughes Yellow card 49'
Chalobah Yellow card 60'
Pedro Yellow card 90+5' Yellow-red card 90+7'
Sarr Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
3 March 2021 34 Watford 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Watford
19:00 GMT Gray Goal 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 Goal 17'
Pedro Yellow card 45+1'
Zinckernagel Yellow card 50'		 Report Knockaert Yellow card 10' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 36 Cardiff City 1–2 Watford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Sierralta Goal 14' (o.g.)
Bacuna Yellow card 81'
Ng Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Chalobah Goal 15'
Bachmann Yellow card 39'
Hughes Yellow card 45+1'
Sarr Yellow card 82'
Sierralta Yellow card 85'
Masina Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 March 2021 37 Rotherham United 1–4 Watford Rotherham
19:00 GMT Smith Penalty missed 61'
Ladapo Goal 68'		 Report Sierralta Goal 9'
Sarr Goal 26'
Sema Goal 39'
Gosling Goal 69'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 March 2021 38 Watford 3–0 Birmingham City Watford
15:00 GMT Sema Goal 4'
Success Yellow card 44'
Chalobah Goal 55'
Gray Goal 80'		 Report Pedersen Yellow card 35' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
2 April 2021 39 Watford 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Watford
15:00 BST Lees Goal 7' (o.g.)
Sierralta Yellow card 30'
Hughes Yellow card 64'		 Report Börner Yellow card 3'
Urhoghide Yellow card 38'
Reach Yellow card 41'
Wildsmith Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
5 April 2021 40 Middlesbrough 1–1 Watford Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Bolasie Goal 78' Report Chalobah Yellow card 25'
Sarr Goal 32'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 April 2021 41 Watford 2–0 Reading Watford
19:45 BST Sarr Goal 12', 14'
Zinckernagel Yellow card 17'
Hughes Yellow card 75'
Success Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Rinomhota Yellow card 56' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
17 April 2021 42 Luton Town 1–0 Watford Luton
12:30 BST Bradley Yellow card 28'
Collins Goal 78' (pen.)
Berry Yellow card 80'		 Report Femenía Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 88'
Bachmann Yellow card 75'
Sierralta Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 April 2021 43 Norwich City 0–1 Watford Norwich
18:00 BST Skipp Yellow card 62'
McLean Yellow card 73'
Hugill Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Hughes Yellow card 27'
Masina Yellow card 49'
Gosling Goal 57'
Cleverley Yellow card 65'
Chalobah Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 April 2021 44 Watford 1–0 Millwall Watford
15:00 BST Sarr Goal 11' Report Muller Yellow card 86' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
1 May 2021 45 Brentford 2–0 Watford Brentford
15:00 BST Forss Goal 46'
Toney Goal 60'
Bidstrup Yellow card 66'
Canós Yellow card 69'		 Report Perica Yellow card 88' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
8 May 2021 46 Watford 2–0 Swansea City Watford
12:30 BST Gray Goal 56'
Success Goal 87'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[73]

9 January 2021 Third round Manchester United 1–0 Watford Trafford
20:00 GMT McTominay Goal 5'
Tuanzebe Yellow card 65'
Telles Yellow card 72'		 Report Sarr Yellow card 38' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[74]

15 September 2020 Second round Oxford United 1–1
(0–3 p)		 Watford Oxford
19:00 BST Hall Goal 26' Report Navarro Yellow card 72'
Sema Goal 89'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Penalties
Forde Penalty missed
McGuane Penalty missed
Hall Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Sema
Penalty scored Quina
Penalty scored Perica
22 September 2020 Third round Newport County 3–1 Watford Newport
19:00 BST Abrahams Goal 18' (pen.)
Labadie Goal 28' Yellow card 42'
Amond Goal 65'
Bennett Yellow card 80'		 Report Stevenson Yellow card 17'
Agyakwa Yellow card 40'
Peñaranda Goal 54' (pen.) Yellow card 62'
Pussetto Yellow card 76'
Perica Red card 88'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Ben Foster 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Austria Daniel Bachmann 26 0 23 0 1 0 2 0
30 GK Sweden Pontus Dahlberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK England Adam Parkes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF England Jeremy Ngakia 26 0 18+7 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF Nigeria William Troost-Ekong 33 1 31+1 1 1 0 0 0
6 DF England Ben Wilmot 27 1 14+11 1 0+1 0 1 0
11 DF Morocco Adam Masina 26 2 21+4 2 1 0 0 0
15 DF Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart 25 1 20+5 1 0 0 0 0
17 DF Morocco Achraf Lazaar 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Spain Kiko Femenía 37 0 36+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Belgium Christian Kabasele 21 1 19+1 1 0 0 0+1 0
31 DF Chile Francisco Sierralta 29 1 24+2 1 1 0 2 0
32 DF Spain Marc Navarro 8 0 2+4 0 1 0 1 0
47 DF England Toby Stevenson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
8 MF England Tom Cleverley 34 4 32+2 4 0 0 0 0
12 MF Sweden Ken Sema 43 6 38+3 5 0+1 0 0+1 1
14 MF England Nathaniel Chalobah 40 3 32+6 3 1 0 1 0
16 MF England Dan Gosling 14 2 6+7 2 0 0 1 0
19 MF England Will Hughes 31 2 21+9 2 1 0 0 0
24 MF Nigeria Tom Dele-Bashiru 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Colombia Carlos Sánchez 9 0 2+7 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Spain Maurizio Pochettino 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF England Joseph Hungbo 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 1 0
49 MF Bermuda Kane Crichlow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
52 MF Trinidad and Tobago Daniel Phillips 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 2 0
Forwards
7 FW Denmark Philip Zinckernagel 21 1 9+11 1 1 0 0 0
9 FW England Troy Deeney 19 7 14+5 7 0 0 0 0
10 FW Brazil João Pedro 40 9 31+7 9 1 0 0+1 0
18 FW Jamaica Andre Gray 31 5 14+16 5 1 0 0 0
22 FW Nigeria Isaac Success 10 1 3+7 1 0 0 0 0
23 FW Senegal Ismaïla Sarr 40 13 39 13 1 0 0 0
25 FW Croatia Stipe Perica 18 1 2+14 1 0 0 1+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF England Craig Dawson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 DF Netherlands Derek Agyakwa 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Portugal Domingos Quina 15 1 8+6 1 0 0 1 0
33 MF Argentina Ignacio Pussetto 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
13 FW Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda 1 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
17 FW England Glenn Murray 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 1 0
34 FW England Jerome Sinclair 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions

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