Watford v Blackpool, 24 January 2015
| Score | 7-2 to Watford |
| Referee | Fred Graham |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Vicarage Road |
| Attendance | 17,015 |
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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.
7 Watford
Goals:
| Odion Ighalo | 47 |
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| Troy Deeney | 53 |
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| Odion Ighalo | 54 |
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| Matěj Vydra | 59 |
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| Gabriele Angella | 66 |
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| Odion Ighalo | 73 |
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| Odion Ighalo | 81 |
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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 |
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| Steve Davies | 42 |
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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
Nathan Delfouneso
Forward
Islam Feruz