Watford v Middlesbrough, 14 January 2017

Score	0-0
Referee	Jonathan Moss
Competition	Premier League
Venue	Vicarage Road
Attendance	20,659

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Kick-off: 3.00pm A minute's rapturous applause was held before the match as a tribute to Watford's former manager Graham Taylor who had died on Thursday 12 January, aged 72. Chants of 'only one Graham Taylor' rang around the ground throughout the afternoon. Graham's wife Rita and daughters Joanne and Karen attended the game. Watford had now not lost to Middlesbrough in a league game since 6 October 2012 (won four, drawn three).

0 Watford

0 Middlesbrough

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes

Defender Miguel Britos

Defender José Holebas

Defender Christian Kabasele

Defender Younès Kaboul

Defender Sebastian Prödl

Defender/Midfielder Valon Behrami

Midfielder Etienne Capoue

Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré

Forward Troy Deeney

Forward Stefano Okaka

Starting lineup:

Victor Valdés Goalkeeper

Bernardo Defender

Ben Gibson Defender

Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder

Fábio Da Silva Defender/Midfielder

George Friend Defender/Midfielder

Marten de Roon Midfielder

Adam Forshaw Midfielder

Grant Leadbitter Midfielder

Álvaro Negredo Forward

Cristhian Stuani Forward

Substitutions:

Costel Pantilimon for Heurelho Gomes	66
Tom Cleverley for Valon Behrami	77
Camilo Zúñiga for José Holebas	89

Substitutions:

Rudy Gestede for Cristhian Stuani

Cards:

Stefano Okaka	78	Y
Miguel Britos	90	Y
Troy Deeney	90	Y

Cards:

Fábio Da Silva

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon

Defender Craig Cathcart

Defender/Midfielder Camilo Zúñiga

Midfielder Tom Cleverley

Midfielder Ben Watson

Forward Odion Ighalo

Forward Jerome Sinclair

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan

Defender Dael Fry

Midfielder Adam Clayton

Midfielder Stewart Downing

Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer

Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 14th Watford had lost four of their previous five Premier League games. The Hornets ended a run of ten consecutive Premier League games without a clean sheet since 29 October 2016 in a 1-0 win against Hull City. They had now failed to score in four of their last six Premier League games. Miguel Britos was booked in the first minute of added time in the second-half. Troy Deeney was booked in the second minute of added time in the second-half.

Comments:

League position: 16th Middlesbrough had now failed to score in five of their last seven Premier League games, Boro had now won one of their last seven Premier League games (lost four). They had now won only one of their last 24 away games in the Premier League. Fábio Da Silva was booked in the second minute of added time in the second-half.