At a chilly, echoey Vicarage Road Watford took a significant step towards Premier League safety. A second half performance of gathering intensity was given teeth by two powerfully struck Troy Deeney penalties to seal a 2-1 defeat of an increasingly flaccid Newcastle United.The result leaves Watford six points above the relegation spots having played one game more, the first time a real gap has opened up in the pack above Norwich’s back-markers. For the final hour here Nigel Pearson’s team looked focused and furiously well-organised. The reaction of the players at the end – joy, but not quite celebration – suggested Watford have no intention of letting that lead slip. Continue reading…
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