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Guardian » 3hIn the post-Ferguson world, the United manager displays much of the Scotsmanâs aggressive confidence, but it is his City counterpart who has the more attractive team.
The Independent » 4hSam Allardyce lost his first match in charge of Sunderland
The Independent » 4hLiverpoolâs Nathaniel Clyne is eager to embrace his new managerâs work ethic â with a League title the primary aim
The Independent » 4hFootball Focus presenter Dan Walker is joined by Jermaine Jenas and John Hartson to look ahead to Sunday's two big Premier League derbies.
BBC Sport » 4hSteve McClaren hopes being thrown in at the deep end by Sir Alex Ferguson the first time he took a team into a derby stands him in good stead when Newcastle face Sunderland on Sunday.
SkySports.com » 4hMousa Dembele insists Tottenham must match Bournemouth for commitment, if they are to avoid a second defeat in the space of four days.
SkySports.com » 4hAlso featuring: Fanboy espionage; PSGâs core values; and the referee who was too beautiful Uefa â acting against fans disrespecting its jingle , matching 2014âs response after Legia Warsaw fans displayed a banner featuring a pig, the Uefa badge and the slogan: âFootball Doesnât Matter, Mon
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England Division Three (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 2.71 | 67 | W1-0 | L1-4 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 1.36 | 55 | W2-0 | L0-3 | |
| 3 | Watford | 46 | 1.33 | 54 | |||
| 4 | Reading | 46 | 1.33 | 53 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 1.13 | 53 | W3-1 | W3-0 | |
| 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 1.24 | 52 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 7 | Torquay United | 46 | 1.35 | 51 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 1.37 | 50 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 1.06 | 49 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 1.27 | 48 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 0.94 | 46 | D1-1 | L1-4 | |
| 12 | Walsall | 46 | 0.90 | 46 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| 13 | Colchester United | 46 | 1.04 | 44 | D0-0 | L1-2 | |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 0.85 | 44 | L1-3 | D1-1 | |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 46 | 0.93 | 43 | W3-1 | D2-2 | |
| 16 | Oxford United | 46 | 0.92 | 43 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 0.90 | 43 | W3-1 | W2-0 | |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 0.80 | 42 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 46 | 0.86 | 41 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 20 | Bournemouth | 46 | 0.68 | 41 | W3-0 | D0-0 | |
| 21 | Swansea City | 46 | 0.95 | 39 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 22 | Darlington | 46 | 0.58 | 37 | W2-0 | L0-1 | |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 0.50 | 32 | W4-1 | D0-0 | |
| 24 | Workington | 46 | 0.62 | 31 | W2-1 | W2-1 | |
| Watford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 5th | 5th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Drawn | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Lost | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 5th | 15th | 10th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-4-0 | 3-2-1 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 9-5 | 11-8 | 4-7 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 14th | 16th | 14th |
| Goals scored | 61 | 39 | 22 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 4th | 2nd |
| Goals conceded | 46 | 17 | 29 |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 7th | 9th | 4th |
| Goal difference | +15 | +22 | -7 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 23rd | 20th | 22nd |
| Goal total | 107 | 56 | 51 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last 2, unbeaten in last 6 |
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| Home | drew last game, unbeaten in last 5 |
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| Away | drew last 2, w/o win in last 3 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-3 | 6-2-1 | 2-5-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-5 | 8-3 | 8-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
W2-0 |
L0-1 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Watford | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (old) | 3rd | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 46 | +15 | .587 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | .625 |
| English League Cup | First Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .250 |
| TOTAL | 52 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 68 | 53 | +15 | .577 | |
