Watford v Blackpool, 24 January 2015

Score7-2 to Watford
RefereeFred Graham
CompetitionLeague Championship
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance17,015
The backdrop to this game was a celebration of the life of former Watford manager Ken Furphy, who guided the club to the second tier of English football for the first time in their history in 1969. He had passed away seven days earlier at his home in Devon, aged 83.

Goals:

Odion Ighalo 47 G
Troy Deeney 53 G
Odion Ighalo 54 G
Matěj Vydra 59 G
Gabriele Angella 66 G
Odion Ighalo 73 G
Odion Ighalo 81 G

Goals:

Andrea Orlandi 8 G
Steve Davies 42 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Gabriele Angella
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Tommie Hoban
Defender Miguel Layún
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Defender/Midfielder Juan Paredes
Midfielder Dániel Tõzsér
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Odion Ighalo
Forward Matěj Vydra

Starting lineup:

Elliot Parish Goalkeeper
Tony McMahon Defender/Right back
Peter Clarke Defender
David Ferguson Defender
Darren O'Dea Defender
Nyron Nosworthy Defender/Midfielder
Jamie O'Hara Midfielder
Andrea Orlandi Midfielder
David Perkins Midfielder
Steve Davies Forward
Ishmael Miller Forward

Substitutions:

Ben Watson for Tommie Hoban 46
Gianni Munari for Dániel Tõzsér 78
Daniel Pudil for Ikechi Anya 83

Substitutions:

Niall Maher for Peter Clarke 57
Nathan Delfouneso for David Perkins 72
Islam Feruz for Steve Davies 82

Cards:

Cards:

Steve Davies 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond
Defender Lloyd Doyley
Defender Daniel Pudil
Defender Vujadin Savić
Midfielder Gianni Munari
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Bernard Mensah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Lewis
Defender Charles Dunne
Defender Connor Oliver
Defender/Midfielder Niall Maher
Midfielder Henry Cameron
Forward Islam Feruz

Comments:

League position: 6th This was the first time that Watford had scored seven goals in a game since a 7-4 win at Burnley in League Division 1 on 5 April 2003 when Michael Chopra scored four times. Following the 5-0 win against Charlton Athletic the previous week, this was the first time that Watford had scored five goals in consecutive games since May 1985 (5-1 at Tottenham Hotspur then 5-1 v Manchester United, both in League Division One).

Comments:

League position: 24th

Goals:

Odion Ighalo 47 G
Troy Deeney 53 G
Odion Ighalo 54 G
Matěj Vydra 59 G
Gabriele Angella 66 G
Odion Ighalo 73 G
Odion Ighalo 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Gabriele Angella
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Tommie Hoban
Defender Miguel Layún
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Defender/Midfielder Juan Paredes
Midfielder Dániel Tõzsér
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Odion Ighalo
Forward Matěj Vydra

Substitutions:

Ben Watson for Tommie Hoban 46
Gianni Munari for Dániel Tõzsér 78
Daniel Pudil for Ikechi Anya 83

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond
Defender Lloyd Doyley
Defender Daniel Pudil
Defender Vujadin Savić
Midfielder Gianni Munari
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Bernard Mensah

Comments:

League position: 6th This was the first time that Watford had scored seven goals in a game since a 7-4 win at Burnley in League Division 1 on 5 April 2003 when Michael Chopra scored four times. Following the 5-0 win against Charlton Athletic the previous week, this was the first time that Watford had scored five goals in consecutive games since May 1985 (5-1 at Tottenham Hotspur then 5-1 v Manchester United, both in League Division One).

Goals:

Andrea Orlandi 8 G
Steve Davies 42 G

Starting lineup:

Elliot Parish Goalkeeper
Tony McMahon Defender/Right back
Peter Clarke Defender
David Ferguson Defender
Darren O'Dea Defender
Nyron Nosworthy Defender/Midfielder
Jamie O'Hara Midfielder
Andrea Orlandi Midfielder
David Perkins Midfielder
Steve Davies Forward
Ishmael Miller Forward

Substitutions:

Niall Maher for Peter Clarke 57
Nathan Delfouneso for David Perkins 72
Islam Feruz for Steve Davies 82

Cards:

Steve Davies 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Lewis
Defender Charles Dunne
Defender Connor Oliver
Defender/Midfielder Niall Maher
Midfielder Henry Cameron
Forward Islam Feruz

Comments:

League position: 24th