Watford dismisses Rob Edwards as their manager after just 11 games in charge of the club. The Hornets have appointed Slaven Bilic as their new boss on an 18-month contract. Former West Ham and West Bromwich Albion boss Bilic has not managed since leaving Beijing Guoan. After just 11 games, Watford fired Rob Edwards and … Read more
Leicester blasted already relegated Watford to hand them their seventh defeat in eight Premier League games, with Jamie Vardy scoring twice. The result enhances the Foxes’ chances of finishing in the top ten, while Watford drops to the bottom of the standings after losing 15 of their 19 home matches. The afternoon had started well … Read more
Another point in Everton’s effort to avoid relegation for the first time in almost 70 years was not exactly what Frank Lampard had hoped for before the game, but at this stage of the season, he will take anything. Everton’s fate remains in their own hands, with home games against Brentford and Crystal Palace looming … Read more
“I said, ‘Where is Villarreal?’” says Etienne Capoue, who remembers it as though he were looking at a globe map and pointing down. “I was told it was in the sun, just there, next to Valencia. So I said ‘alright, let’s go’.” Capoue’s last two outings for Watford were against Norwich and Huddersfield in England’s … Read more
Premier League clubs must have at least four positive coronavirus cases in their squad before a match can be called off under new guidance issued Wednesday following a number of controversial postponements. The change comes after criticism of the way some clubs were perceived to be exploiting the previous rules. If a club could not field 13 … Read more
ABUJA: Nigeria have been forced to make four late changes to their final Africa Cup of Nations squad with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and Watford winger Emmanuel Dennis missing the tournament. Defender Shehu Abdullahi and Leon Balogun are the other two players who will sit out the biennial African football showpiece being hosted by Cameroon and which … Read more
A total of 103 Covid-19 cases were recorded among players and supporting std=ff in the Premier League over the past week, the league confirmed on Monday after the postponement of the fixtures during the busy festive period. “The League can today confirm that between Monday 20 December and Sunday 26 December, 15,186 COVID-19 tests were … Read more
LONDON: Liverpool’s clash with Leeds and Watford’s trip to Wolves, scheduled for December 26, became the latest Premier League games to be postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks on Thursday. A total of 12 matches have now been called off in the past two weeks as Britain battles record numbers of positive Covid cases due to … Read more
The Premier League on Thursday postponed six more matches due to the wave of coronavirus infections hitting Britain, but said it intended to “continue its current fixture schedule where safely possible” as calls for a circuit break intensified. Leicester’s scheduled match against Tottenham was postponed just hours before kick-off on Thursday. Five more games scheduled … Read more
Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea rode their luck as the Premier League leaders survived a spluttering display to snatch a 2-1 win against Watford on Wednesday. Tuchel’s side were well below their best at Vicarage Road, but Hakim Ziyech bagged the 72nd minute winner to extend their unbeaten run to 12 games in all competitions. Mason … Read more
Manchester United has approached Zinedine Zidane about taking over as manager, but according to sources close to the former Real Madrid manager, he is not interested in going to Old Trafford at this time. United fired Ole Gunnar Soskjaer on Sunday following a 4-1 loss to Watford on Saturday. Zidane’s second stint as a Real … Read more
MANCHESTER: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s time as Manchester United manager finally ran out on Sunday as the Norwegian was sacked following a humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford. Solskjaer failed to win a trophy in nearly three years in charge at Old Trafford and tangible signs of progress after finishing second in the Premier League last season have been … Read more
