Watford will be up for this game and desperate to win it as Brentford are breathing down their neck. Watford are on a high after beating Cardiff on their ground last weekend. Watford are 10 points adrift of Norwich who are sitting quite comfortably at the top of the Championship table with a better goal difference than the chasing pack. We got caught out by conceding two early goals when we played Watford away back in December 2020. On that day we had problems defending a number of crosses being whipped in by them from our right flank. We need to avoid giving away free kicks just outside the 18 yard box and directly in front of goal. Watford have a free kick specialist in the shape of Adam Masina. If we are able to keep a clean sheet up to half time we will have done well. However, I'm not sure we should be bursting a gut by trying to beat Watford. PW will have a list of matches that we can win. Watford may not be on that list. Who knows? A clean sheet at full time against an in form side would be brilliant. As already has been mentioned football is ''a funny game''.
UTM!
We need to tighten up at the back and deal with crossed balls into our box. Watford's first two goals were the result of crosses being whipped in from our right flank as per our away match with them last December 2020. Their third goal came from a corner kick from our left flank. I'm sure other clubs will have taken note. I hope PW and his backroom Staff have taken note too.
