Watford v Barnsley

Last time out (Barnsley 0-2 Swansea)

1 Jack Walton

26. Michael Sollbauer

30. Michal Helik

6. Mads Andersen

7. Callum Brittain

27. Alex Mowatt

8. Herbie Kane

4. Callum Styles

29. Victor Adeboyejo

9. Cauley Woodrow

11. Conor Chaplin

Head to Head

Last six Barnsley v Watford results:

15/03/2014 (Championship) LOST

Watford (Christian Battocchio 5, Troy Deeney 16, Alexander Merkel 74) 3-0 Barnsley

01/12/2012 (Championship) LOST

Watford (Troy Deeney 10, 66, Mark Yeates 59, Matej Vydra pen 83) 4-1 Barnsley

04/02/2012 (Championship) LOST

Watford (John Eustace 33, 68) 2-1 Barnsley (Scott Golbourne 85)

23/04/2011 (Championship) LOST

Watford (John Eustace 2) 1-0 Barnsley

12/09/2009 (Championship) LOST

Watford (Danny Graham 54) 1-0 Barnsley

11/04/2009 (Championship DREW

Watford (Tommy Smith 88) 1-1 Barnsley (Jon Macken 67)

Overall Record:

Barnsley Wins: 21

Watford Wins: 21

Draws: 16

Barnsley Goals: 65

Watford Goals: 69

At Watford (Cassio Road/Vicarage Road):

Watford Wins: 14

Barnsley Wins: 7

Draws: 8

Watford Goals: 42

Barnsley Goals: 28

First Met In League: Watford 1-2 Barnsley, Saturday 15th October 1960. Att: 14,045 (Third Division)

Biggest Win: Barnsley 4-0 Watford, Tuesday 20th October 1964. Att: 4,998 (Third Division)

Biggest Defeats:

Watford 4-0 Barnsley, Tuesday 25th October 1988. Att: 10,356 (Second Division)

Barnsley (Jason Scotland 14) 1-5 Watford (Troy Deeney 7, Marco Faraoni 18, Fernando Forestieri 43, Sean Murray 69, Ikechi Anya 79), Saturday 21st September 2013. Att: 9,850 (Championship)

Last Home Win: Barnsley (Alex Mowatt 6) 1-0 Watford, Saturday 31^st October 2020. Att: 0 (Championship)

Last Away Win: Watford 0-3 Barnsley (Kayode Odejayi 36,54 Stephen Foster 47), Wednesday 9th April 2008. Att: 16,129 (Championship)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Andy Gray 57) 1-1 Watford (Marvin Sordell 37), Saturday 17th September 2011. Att: 9,733 (Championship)

Last Away Draw: Watford (Tommy Smith 88) 1-1 Barnsley (Jon Macken 67) Saturday 11th April 2009. Att: 16,052 (Championship)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Jason Scotland 14) 1-5 Watford (Troy Deeney 7, Marco Faraoni 18, Fernando Forestieri 43, Sean Murray 69, Ikechi Anya 79), Saturday 21st September 2013. Att: 9,850 (Championship)

Last Away Defeat: Watford (Christian Battocchio 5, Tory Deeney 16, Alexander Merkel 74) 3-0 Barnsley, Saturday 15^th March 2014. Att: 14,531 (Championship)

Last Away Meeting:

Saturday 15^th March 2014 (Championship)

Vicarage Road attendance: 14,531

Referee: Graham Salisbury

Watford 3-0 Barnsley

Watford:

1 Manuel Almunia

4. Gabriele Angella

12. Lloyd Doyley

27. Marco Cassetti

28. Dániel Tőzsér

7. Cristian Battocchio

19. Davide Faraoni

18. Daniel Pudil

10. Lewis McGugan

21. Ikechi Anya

9. Troy Deeney

Substitutions:

8. Alexander Merkel (for McGugan 64)

29. Lucas Neill (for Doyley 84)

32. Luke O'Nien (for Pudil 88)

Unused Substitutes:

30. Jonathan Bond, 5. Essaïd Belkalem, 6. Joel Ekstrand, 31. Tommie Hoban.

Manager: Giuseppe Sannino (18^th December 2013 – 31^st August 2014)

Barnsley:

1 Luke Steele

5. Lewin Nyatanga

22. Jean-Yves M'voto

4. Tom Kennedy

12. Jack Hunt

15. Emmanuel Frimpong

8. Stephen Dawson

21. Jacob Mellis

14. Liam Lawrence

16. Dale Jennings

9. Nick Proschwitz

Substitutes:

24. Reuben Noble-Lazarus (for Liam Lawrence 60)

10. Chris O'Grady (for Frimpong 60)

Unused Substitutes:

31. Iain Turner, 19. Tomasz Cywka, 11. Martin Woods, 42. Paddy McCourt, 32. Danny Rose.

Manager: Danny Wilson 17^th December 2013 – 12^th February 2015)

League positions after the game

Watford: 11^th P: 35 W: 12 D: 12 L: 11 F: 52 A: 41 GD: +11 Points: 48

Barnsley: 24^th P: 35 W: 6 D: 11 L: 18 F: 31 A: 62 GD: -31 Points: 29

Still at respective clubs:

Watford: 1 (Deeney)

Barnsley: 0

Managers since this game (including caretakers):

Watford: 13 (Oscar Garcia 2^nd September 2014 – 29^th September 2014, Billy McKinlay 29th September 2014 – 7th October 2014, Slavisa Jokanovic 7th October 2014 – 4th June 2015, Quique Sanchez Flores 5th June 2015 – 30th June 2016, Walter Mazzarri 1st July 2016 – 21st May 2017, Marco Silva 27th May 2017 – 21st January 2018, Javier Garcia 21st January 2018 – 7th September 2019, Quique Sanchez Flores 7th September 2019 – 1st December 2019, Hayden Mullins 2nd December 2019 – 6th December 2019, Nigel Pearson 6th December 2019 – 19th July 2020, Hayden Mullins 19th July 2020 – 15th August 2020, Vladimir Ivic 15th August 2020 – 21^st December 2020, Xisco Munoz 21^st December 2020 - present)

Barnsley: 10 (Mark Burton/Paul Heckingbottom 12th February 2015- 25th February 2015, Lee Johnson 25th February 2015- 6th February 2016, Paul Heckingbottom 6th February 2016- 6th February 2018, Paul Harsley 6th February 2018 - 16th February 2018, Jose Morais 16th February 2018 - 6th May 2018, Daniel Stendel 6th June 2018 - 8th October 2019, Adam Murray 8th October 2019 - 20th November 2019, Gerhard Struber 20th November 2019 – 6th October 2020, Adam Murray 6th October 2020 – 23rd October 2020, Valerien Ismael 23rd October 2020 – present)

This Season:

Last six 2020-2021 results:

Watford:

16/01/21 Watford (Tom Cleverley 54, Joao Pedro 64) 2–0 Huddersfield (Championship)

09/01/21 Manchester United (Scott McTominay 5) 1-0 Watford (FA Cup Third Round)

02/01/20 Swansea (Jamal Lowe 43, 67) 2-1 Watford (Tom Cleverley 20) (Championship)

26/12/20 Watford (Ismaila Sarr 39) 1-0 Norwich (Championship)

19/12/20 Huddersfield (Fraizer Campbell 9, Etienne Capoue og 32) 2-0 Watford (Championship)

15/12/20 Watford (Troy Deeney pen 60) 1-1 Brentford (Ivan Toney pen 63) (Championship)

W: 2 D: 1 L: 3 F: 5 A: 6 GD: -1

League Record: W: 11 D: 7 L: 5 F: 27 A: 17 GD: +10 Points: 40 Pos: 5^th

Barnsley:

16/01/21 Barnsley 0–2 Swansea (Ben Cabango 45, Jamal Lowe 55) (Championship)

10/01/21 Barnsley (Michal Helik 59, Cauley Woodrow pen 90) 2–0 Tranmere (FA Cup Third Round)

02/01/21 Norwich (Emiliano Buendia 62) 1–0 Barnsley (Championship)

29/12/20 Rotherham (Michael Smith 57) 1–2 Barnsley (Cauley Woodrow 8, Alex Mowatt 15) (Championship)

26/12/20 Barnsley (Michal Helik 21, 90) 2–1 Huddersfield (Rarmani Edmonds-Green 13) (Championship)

19/12/20 Swansea (Jamal Lowe 2, Victor Adeboyejo og 66) 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)

W: 3 D: 0 L: 3 F: 6 A: 7 GD: -1

League Record: W: 10 D: 4 L: 10 F: 27 A: 31 GD: -4 Points: 34 Pos: 10^th

Watford last time out:

Watford 2-0 Huddersfield

26. Daniel Bachmann

5. William Troost-Ekong

31. Francisco Sierralta

11. Adam Masina

21. Kiko Femenía

14. Nathaniel Chalobah

8. Tom Cleverley

12. Ken Sema

23. Ismaïla Sarr

9. Troy Deeney

10. João Pedro

Substitutions:

19. Will Hughes (for Chalobah 69)

18. Andre Gray (for Deeney 69)

16. James Garner (for Cleverley 80)

7. Philip Zinckernagel (for Sema 80)

32. Marc Navarro (for Femenia 85)

Unused Substitutes:

35. Adam Parkes, 6. Ben Wilmot, 15. Craig Cathcart, 3. Jeremy Ngakia.

Watford manager Xisco Munoz said:

"Every time you win it is good but I would be happier if we had our fans here.

"There were one or two surprises from Huddersfield, but we know how they can play.

"Tom works like Superman. He is a big professional and helps me in the dressing room.

"Everyone knows the Championship is difficult because of its intensity. We are working very hard every day to improve our style, and we will see what happens."

Mad Sites:

www.watford-mad.co.uk

www.barnsley-mad.co.uk

Official Sites:

www.watfordfc.com

www.barnsleyfc.co.uk

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