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Swansea City v Watford
Saturday January 2nd 2021
Liberty Stadium
Kick Off 3pm
TV
SWANS TV & Hornets HIVE
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Match Officials
DARREN BOND
Daniel Leach and Mark Pottage
Fourth Official : John Busby
This is the first meeting between the sides in the championship for nearly eleven years. The last league meeting was in the premier league in 2015 at Watford which the swans won 2-1. The sides did meet in the league cup in 2019 which Watford won 2-1 in a controversial game.
Swansea City record v Watford
Games won: 22
Games drawn:10
Games lost: 17
First meeting
02 Sep 1920 Swansea Town 2 Watford 1 Division Three (South)
Watford in 2021
Until April 2019, when Watford played at Vicarage Road their players traditionally entered the pitch at the start of the game to the Z-Cars theme tune. However, in mid-April 2019 the team changed their entrance song to Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" More about Elton later, as you would expect.
Head coach
Xisco Muñoz
Assistant head coach
Roberto Cuesta
Striker Luther Blissett holds the record for Watford appearances, having played 503 matches in all competitions between 1976 and 1992, and his 415 appearances in The Football League during the same period is also a club record. Blissett holds the corresponding goalscoring records, with 186 career Watford goals, 148 of which were in the league. The records for the most league goals in a season is held by Cliff Holton, having scored 42 goals in the 1959—60 season. The highest number of goals scored by a player in a single game at a professional level is the six registered by Harry Barton against Wycombe Wanderers in September 1903.
Luther Blissett being a Watford player with another man called John
What do we know about the Watfords
Not dissimilar to the Waltons, the family with 17 children all born in a minute a while ago, Watfords also are unique. Whilst we all know about the Waltons, the Watfords are slightly different. Primarily they are made out of an ingredient called brimson, many people in that Watfords are made out of brimson. Prime example is a man called Brimson, a character from the old Charles Dickens days who was in a sexual relationship with Bob Cratchett's wife Cerys. We have sourced a photograph of this person and transferred him in to modern day man.
Brimson the man who bagged Cerys Cratchett behind Bobs back
When Bob found out about Brimson he spent many nights dreaming up ways to kill him, or generally maim him. Unfortunately Inspector Button was working in the area and was trialling a new radio made out of cheese and stopped him. Nobody knows how he did it, but he wasn’t an inspector for nothing.
Luckily the wrath of a Cratchett never came to fruition for Brimson
Things to do in Watford
Harry Potter lives in a studio in Watford and if you ring him he will take you round his studio for money. Cheslyn Gardens is a nice spot, especially for doggers, you can get a big mouthful of ham with a spreadable cheese ending for no money at all. Just bring your car, your mrs and your mobile phone. Another great place to visit is Bushey Rose Garden, now Rose who opened the bushey rose garden some while ago was another let’s say less scrupulous of Hertfordshire ladies. Yes, her bushey roses were known throughout the county but she didn’t make good use of available personal hygiene amenities locally. At times people would stop and sniff and say ‘Ooooooh, that’s fishy’ then Rose would appear and they would all look at each other and give a big sigh. Finally on our adventure through the historical Watford’s is a visit to the Watford Colliseum. Built in 1938 it used to be the place to go to watch gladiators and bull fighting, sometimes a film. It became even more famous when acoustic people turned up there and made noises. It is also available to rent for parties and cookery lessons.
The world famous Watford Coliseum, available for Roman fights and cookery lessons. ( Closed on Thursdays )
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 12:39 - Jan 2 with 3187 views | AndyCole |
Wilmot's pre match comments are telling, as will be his inside intel. In particular he knows Cabango's weaknesses and Deeney will be ruthless. Big Ben will be fired up for it, could be explosive.
Hoping Cooper finds a way of unleashing our creative potential to properly take the game to them. Attack is the best way to counter a bullish Watford, so Grimes on the front foot and Fulton further forward linking with Ayew. Smith will do all the grunt to mainly protect our young backline.
Could be a cracker. |  |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 14:05 - Jan 2 with 3122 views | Luther27 |
Good to see White back in the squad. | | | |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 14:07 - Jan 2 with 3115 views | KeithHaynes |
Swansea City: Freddie Woodman; Joel Latibeaudiere, Ben Cabango, Marc Guehi; Connor Roberts, Korey Smith, Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Jake Bidwell; Jamal Lowe, Andre Ayew.
Substitutes: Steven Benda, Ryan Manning, Morgan Gibbs-White, Viktor Gyokeres, Wayne Routledge, Yan Dhanda, Cameron Evans, Jordon Garrick, Kasey Palmer.
Watford: Ben Foster, Jeremy Ngakia, Ben Wilmot, Tom Cleverley, Troy Deeney (captain), Ken Sema, Nathaniel Chalobah, Andre Gray, Kiko Femenia, Ismaila Sarr, Francisco Sierralta.
Substitutes: Daniel Bachmann, William Troost Ekong, Adam Masina, James Garner, Will Hughes, Marc Navarro, Sam Dalby, Joseph Hungbo, Kane Crichlow.
Referee: Darren Bond | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 14:33 - Jan 2 with 3052 views | 34dfgdf54 |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 12:39 - Jan 2 by AndyCole |
Wilmot's pre match comments are telling, as will be his inside intel. In particular he knows Cabango's weaknesses and Deeney will be ruthless. Big Ben will be fired up for it, could be explosive.
Hoping Cooper finds a way of unleashing our creative potential to properly take the game to them. Attack is the best way to counter a bullish Watford, so Grimes on the front foot and Fulton further forward linking with Ayew. Smith will do all the grunt to mainly protect our young backline.
Could be a cracker. |
What’s Wilmot said ? |  | | |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 14:46 - Jan 2 with 3014 views | NotLoyal |
Take our chances we win the game, easy as that. | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 14:52 - Jan 2 with 2970 views | KeithHaynes |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 14:59 - Jan 2 with 2951 views | KeithHaynes |
Manning in the side ? | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:03 - Jan 2 with 2911 views | NotLoyal |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 14:59 - Jan 2 by KeithHaynes |
Manning in the side ? |
Bidwell moved in to the middle, Joel Ll injured in warm up. | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:04 - Jan 2 with 2902 views | Garyjack |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 14:59 - Jan 2 by KeithHaynes |
Manning in the side ? |
Yep Oli Cooper added to the bench. [Post edited 2 Jan 2021 15:06]
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:04 - Jan 2 with 2893 views | Dr_Parnassus |
Latibeaudiere injured in the warm up, Bidwell starts at CB.
That’s a big blow, quality crosses coming in from Bidwell has been a great feature of our wing back play.
Evidence if ever needed that our squad is pretty thin still, outside the starting squad.
Edit - just saw your post Loyal. [Post edited 2 Jan 2021 15:06]
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:07 - Jan 2 with 2855 views | KeithHaynes |
Quality still required mate. | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:09 - Jan 2 with 2839 views | KeithHaynes |
How annoying, another golden chance missed.
Looks familiar. | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:18 - Jan 2 with 2793 views | NotLoyal |
Chances go begging indeed.
It's a weird kind of back four with Manning all over the front of them, allows. Bidwell to get forward. | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:23 - Jan 2 with 2742 views | Johnw102 |
Sh1t Grimes hacked down in lead up. |  |
| Never knew getting old would happen so quick! |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:26 - Jan 2 with 2704 views | Johnw102 |
Def pen then another miss. COYS. | |
| Never knew getting old would happen so quick! |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:27 - Jan 2 with 2687 views | onehunglow |
Totally preventable goal.Again. | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:27 - Jan 2 with 2681 views | Dr_Parnassus |
Clear penalty denied for us, anywhere else on the pitch that’s a foul. | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:28 - Jan 2 with 2668 views | 34dfgdf54 |
Ref not giving us a thing | | | |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:28 - Jan 2 with 2668 views | AnotherJohn |
Thread seems problematic today with the very long opening post. We are very error prone. We lost the ball for the goal, and almost let Gray in for an earlier effort. | | | |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:29 - Jan 2 with 2656 views | theloneranger |
Is this ref from Watford?? |  |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:30 - Jan 2 with 2649 views | builthjack |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:27 - Jan 2 by Dr_Parnassus |
Clear penalty denied for us, anywhere else on the pitch that’s a foul. |
I think refs read this board, and see some of Trampies posts. |  |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:30 - Jan 2 with 2645 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:28 - Jan 2 by AnotherJohn |
Thread seems problematic today with the very long opening post. We are very error prone. We lost the ball for the goal, and almost let Gray in for an earlier effort. |
Their goal a perfect example of how we fook around when no real need.Unnecessary throw in leads to ball being stroked under our goalkeeper. | |
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| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:36 - Jan 2 with 2593 views | trampie |
| Swansea City v Watford : Matchday Thread : Sat 2nd Jan 21 : NEW YEARS DAY UPDATE on 15:30 - Jan 2 by builthjack |
I think refs read this board, and see some of Trampies posts. |
Which would make Trampie's posts correct.
If an English ref tells you it's raining outside, go outside and check yourself would be my tip.  |  |
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