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Championship: Luton ease to win over rivals

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Luton Town 3 - 0 Watford  Under-pressure Luton Town manager Rob Edwards guided his team to a spirited and well-deserved win against their fierce rivals, Watford, in a typically heated derby at Kenilworth Road. Author - Wiliam G from GMCR Football Luton, who were sitting 21st in the table and had only managed two wins in their last nine league matches, took the lead in the first half through Jordan Clark. The midfielder reacted quickly to redirect Tom Holmes' shot past goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann. Watford, who had the chance to go level on points at the top of the table with a victory, struggled to cope with Luton’s physical approach and failed to muster a single shot on target before half-time. Within two minutes of the second half, Carlton Morris, in top form, was left unmarked to head home Alfie Doughty’s corner from close range, putting Luton 2-0 up. Watford rarely looked like they could avoid a fourth consecutive away league defeat. Edwards had the final word against the clu

Premier League: Watford hold Everton

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Watford 0-0 Everton A much-changed Watford side earned a 0-0 draw against Everton. In a poor game, Chances were few and far between for both teams throughout. Samuel Kalu and Moussa Sissoko were among those most likely to break the deadlock in yellow. A point against the Toffees marks the end of an 11-game losing streak at home for Watford, who have already been relegated to the Championship. Due to several injuries, manager Roy Hodgson was forced to make several changes to the starting eleven that had lined up at Crystal Palace last time out. Three academy scholars were named on the bench for their first taste of Premier League action. Everton, who still need every point they can get to help their bid for survival, named their strongest possible team. In terms of the action, Michael Keane was fortunate that his miskick around the edge of the Everton danger area bobbled safely to goalkeeper Jordan Pickford a minute later, and then Kalu again posed a threat but just couldn’t quite

PL: Everton and Burnley boost survival chances

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It was a huge weekend in the bid to secure Premier League football for next season. First of all. Aston Villa 2 - 0 Norwich City Norwich were relegated from the Premier League after a defeat against Aston Villa at Villa Park. You can read more about that here.  PL: Norwich relegated (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com)   Then Burnley picked up a hugely important three points with win over Watford. Burnley scored two goals in the final seven minutes to complete a comeback that pulled them five points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. It also left hosts Watford on the brink of the drop. Jack Cork's header from Charlie Taylor's left-wing cross cancelled out James Tarkowski's early own goal. Josh Brownhill equalised after he found the bottom corner from the edge of the box to spark jubilant scenes among the travelling fans and in the away dugout at Vicarage Road. Watford had previously taken the lead when Juraj Kucka's fierce effort struck the crossbar before reb

PL: Man United drop more points

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Manchester United 0 - 0 Watford Manchester United dropped two more points in their quest for a Champions League place and left the pitch to boos after being frustrated by the lowly visitors, despite dominating the game at Old Trafford. The Red Devils had 22 shots against Watford but on the only time they found the net, Cristiano Ronaldo was offside. Ronaldo then hit a post and struck team-mate Anthony Elanga with a goal-bound shot. Elanga himself failed to provide the finish to a flowing move, while Bruno Fernandes couldm't capitalise on two excellent first-half opportunities. --- You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Footage courtesy of the Watford YouTube channel --- Some of the best reaction from Old Trafford Bruno Fernandes told the Man United website: "We had good chances, big chances to score,’’ began our captain for the day, as he spoke to club media following Saturday afternoon's stalemate. "Myself I think I had two big chances to

PL reaction: Brentford 2 - 1 Watford

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Let's have a look at all the reactions as Brentford scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to come from behind and deny Watford victory at the Community Stadium. Bryan Mbeumo slotted in a stoppage-time penalty to make it 2-1, minutes after captain Pontus Jansson had equalised with a header at the back post. Watford had been in the lead for an hour thanks to a header from Emmanuel Dennis.. A late surge from Brentford was eventually rewarded. The defeat means Watford remain just three points above the relegation zone. One Watford fan told us: "I am so annoyed, we were playing so well but we decided to sit back and that cost us in the end." More reaction Brentford's first goalscorer Pontus Jansson told Sky Sports: "It's not a good performance but we fought hard, we didn't give away a lot of chances so maybe a draw was a fair result, but we've been unlucky in the season and maybe luck was with us tonight." The Brentford matchwinner Bryan Mbeumo

PL: A closer look at some of the weekend's action

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Let's have a closer look at some recent Premier League action Norwich City 0 - 0 Wolves Norwich's fight against relegation continued as they more than matched Wolves in a goalless draw  🔎 Take a closer look at Saturday's draw with Wolves in the latest episode of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄! ​⬇️ 🎥 https://t.co/IXX7d77uVz pic.twitter.com/dss0Tmk5ou — Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) November 29, 2021 It could easily have been more for the hosts. Teemu Pukki could only prod straight at goalkeeper Jose Sa in the second half. Wolves were poor throughout and they faded out of the contest and were ultimately grateful for a point after Lukas Rupp's weak side-foot effort ended a promising Norwich move late on. Norwich are now three points clear of bottom side Newcastle United. Chelsea 1 - 1 Manchester United It's been another busy week for Manchester United. They prepared for the arrival of interim manager Ralf Rangnick by earning a battling point against Chelsea at

Premier League reaction: Everton 2 - 5 Watford

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Let's have a look at all the best reaction as Claudio Ranieri’s Watford thrashed Everton One week after enduring a terrible 5-0 defeat against Liverpool, the now transformed Watford turned the tables on Merseyside to inflict a five-goal humbling of their own on Everton and Rafael Benítez. Watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Manager reaction The Everton manager spoke with the media after the match: “Anthony had a good game but he doesn’t have 90 minutes in him yet. He has to improve his stamina. I thought we needed Richarlison because he can score goals and he came on the pitch and scored. “If we finished winning everyone would say it was a great substitution but we made mistake after mistake and that was the key part of the game.” The Watford manager was clearly delighted with his side's performance: “Every time I spoke to my players I told them: ‘Never, never give up. “Atlético Madrid are one of the best teams at not conceding and lost 3-2 to Liverpool. I

Premier League news: Watford appoint Claudio Ranieri as new manager

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Watford have appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new manager after sacking Xisco Munoz This is the 14th managerial change under Watford's owners, the Pozzo family, since they took over the club in 2012. (Claudio Rainieri directing his now former Leicester players back in 2016) The Italian has a wealth of experience with Watford being his 21st club in a long managerial career. In that time he has won eight trophies. Perhaps his famous was winning the Premier League with Leicester in 2016.  He also managed Chelsea and was in charge of the club when Roman Abramovich took over at Stamford Bridge. Reaction This is how Watford announced the appointment. 🤝 Watford FC is delighted to confirm the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as the club’s new Head Coach. Welcome to Watford, Claudio! 💛 — Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) October 4, 2021 They also posted this video looking at Ranieri's success throughout his careet. 🇮🇹 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐈 🇮🇹 Our new Head Coach 🤩