2019–20 Watford F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Watford's 121st year in their history and fifth consecutive season in the Premier League.^[6] They also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020.

Watford

2019–20 season
Owner	Gino Pozzo
Chairman	Scott Duxbury
Head Coach	Javi Gracia (until 7 September)[1] Quique Sánchez Flores (from 8 September to 1 December)[2][3] Nigel Pearson (from 6 December to 19 July)[4][5] Hayden Mullins (interim, from 19 July)
Stadium	Vicarage Road
Premier League	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round (knocked out by Tranmere Rovers)
EFL Cup	Fourth round (knocked out by Everton)
Top goalscorer	League: Troy Deeney (10 goals) All: Troy Deeney (10 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Javi Gracia was sacked on 7 September 2019, after a poor start to the season saw Watford bottom with just one point.^[7] He was replaced by former manager, Quique Sánchez Flores ^[8] However, on 1 December 2019, Flores was sacked after securing only a single victory in his second stint in charge.^[9] Nigel Pearson was appointed manager on 6 December 2019 on a season-long contract.^[10] On 19 July 2020, Pearson was sacked with two games remaining in the 2019–20 season. Watford were seven points adrift at the bottom of the league when Pearson took charge, and three points above the relegation zone when he was sacked.^[11][12] Following Pearson's sacking, under interim manager Hayden Mullins, Watford went on to lose their remaining two games and were relegated.^[13]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2019	AM		Kane Crichlow	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	Under-23s	[14]
1 July 2019	CB		Craig Dawson	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	First team	[15]
1 July 2019	CB		Bayli Spencer-Adams	Arsenal	Free transfer	Under-23s	[16]
12 July 2019	CB		Jamal Balogun	Reading	Free transfer	Under-23s	[17]
12 July 2019	CF		Sam Dalby	Leeds United	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[18]
12 July 2019	LB		Cameron Green	Reading	Free transfer	Under-23s	[17]
12 July 2019	CM		Henry Wise	Free Agent	Free transfer	Under-23s	[17]
24 July 2019	CM		Tom Dele-Bashiru	Manchester City	Free transfer	Under-23s	[19]
2 August 2019	CB		Mason Barrett	West Ham United	Free transfer	Under-23s	[20]
2 August 2019	DM		Callum Whelan	Manchester United	Free transfer	Under-23s	[20]
7 August 2019	CF		Danny Welbeck	Arsenal	Free transfer	First team	[21]
8 August 2019	RW		Ismaïla Sarr	Rennes	€30,000,000	First team	[22]
22 August 2019	SS		Kaylen Hinds	Free agent	Free transfer	Under-23s	[20]
1 January 2020	CF		João Pedro	Fluminense	Undisclosed	First team	[23]
14 January 2020	RW		Ignacio Pussetto	Udinese	€8,000,000	First team	[24]
30 January 2020	GK		Myles Roberts	Reading	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[25]
31 January 2020	CB		Teddy Perkins	Burnley	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Team	Ref.
1 July 2019	CF		Jerome Sinclair	VVV-Venlo	30 June 2020	First team	[27]
1 July 2019	CF		Luis Suárez	Zaragoza	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[28]
3 July 2019	LB		Pervis Estupiñán	Osasuna	30 June 2021	Under-23s	[29]
9 July 2019	FW		Michael Folivi	AFC Wimbledon	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[30]
14 July 2019	RB		Kingsley Fobi	Badajoz	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[31]
22 July 2019	CF		Matheus Aias	Mirandés	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[32]
24 July 2019	RB		Marc Navarro	Leganés	30 June 2020	First team	[33]
25 July 2019	CB		Ben Wilmot	Swansea City	30 June 2020	First team	[34]
26 July 2019	CF		Alex Jakubiak	Gillingham	31 January 2020	Under-23s	[35][36]
31 July 2019	AM		Juergen Elitim	Marbella	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[37]
1 August 2019	CM		Kwasi Sibo	Ibiza	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[38]
22 August 2019	CB		Harry Hudson	Cray Wanderers	30 October 2019[39]	Academy	[40]
22 August 2019	CM		Daniel Phillips	Hemel Hempstead Town	January 2020	Academy	[40]
22 August 2019	LM		Ken Sema	Udinese	30 June 2020	First team	[41]
26 August 2019	CF		Cucho Hernández	Mallorca	30 June 2020	First team	[42]
2 September 2019	CF		Adalberto Peñaranda	Eupen	30 June 2020	First team	[43]
6 September 2019	LB		Cameron Green	Braintree Town	1 January 2020	Under-23s	[44]
6 September 2019	GK		James Hoskins	Northwood	2 October 2019	Academy	[44]
15 November 2019	GK		Dante Baptiste	Hendon	Youth loan	Academy	[45]
1 January 2020	RB		Dimitri Foulquier	Granada	30 June 2020	First team	[46]
31 January 2020	GK		Pontus Dahlberg	FC Emmen	30 June 2020	First team	[47]
31 January 2020	MF		Harry Forster	St Albans City	30 June 2020	Academy	[48]
31 January 2020	LB		Lewis Gordon	St Albans City	30 June 2020	Academy	[49]
31 January 2020	CF		Alex Jakubiak	St Mirren	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[36]
13 March 2020	GK		Harvey White	Hendon	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[50]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2019	CB		Miguel Britos	Free Agent	Released	First team	[51]
1 July 2019	CM		Ashley Charles	Free Agent	Released	Under-23s	[51]
1 July 2019	CM		Andrew Eleftheriou	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	Under-23s	[51][52]
1 July 2019	CB		Tommie Hoban	Free Agent	Released	First team	[51]
1 July 2019	GK		Sam Howes	Woking	Released	Under-23s	[51][53]
1 July 2019	CB		Tom Leighton	Free Agent	Released	Academy	[51]
1 July 2019	DM		Sulayman Marreh	Eupen	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[54]
1 July 2019	RB		Michael Mullings	Free Agent	Released	Academy	[55]
1 July 2019	CF		Obbi Oularé	Standard Liège	Undisclosed	First team	[56]
1 July 2019	LM		Kai Sanders	Free Agent	Released	Academy	[55]
1 July 2019	AM		Sam Sesay	Free Agent	Released	Academy	[57]
1 July 2019	DF		Ryan Suckling	Free Agent	Released	Academy	[55]
1 July 2019	CB		Ben Tricker	Fulham	Released	Academy	[58]
1 August 2019	RW		Dodi Lukebakio	Hertha BSC	Undisclosed	First team	[59]
2 September 2019	CF		Stefano Okaka	Udinese	Undisclosed	First team	[60]
19 December 2019	CB		Joy Mukena	Bracknell Town	Free transfer	Under-23s	[61]
24 January 2020	LB		Marvin Zeegelaar	Udinese	Undisclosed	First team	[62]
31 January 2020	CB		Sebastian Prödl	Free agent	Mutual consent	First team	[63]

Pre-season and friendlies

In June 2019. The Hornets confirmed their pre-season schedule.^[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming   Void   Postponed

Ajax v Watford

18 July 2019 (2019-07-18) Friendly	Ajax	2–1	Watford	Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 CEST	Gray 39' (pen.)	Report	Van de Beek 52' Timber 89'	Stadium: SaalfeldenArena Attendance: 27,321

Bayer Leverkusen v Watford

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	1–2	Watford	Zell am See, Austria
15:00 CEST	Diaby 66'	Report	Hughes 35' Gray 56'	Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion

Queens Park Rangers v Watford

27 July 2019 Friendly	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Watford	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST		Report	Capoue 31'	Stadium: Loftus Road

Watford v Real Sociedad

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) Friendly	Watford	2–1	Real Sociedad	Watford
15:00 BST	Gray 48', 88'	Report	Oyarzabal 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road

Watford v Brentford

13 June 2020 (2020-06-13) Friendly	Watford	2–0	Brentford	Watford
12:30 BST	Capoue 33' Sarr 90'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2019–20 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	West Ham United	38	10	9	19	49	62	−13	39
17	Aston Villa	38	9	8	21	41	67	−26	35
18	Bournemouth (R)	38	9	7	22	40	65	−25	34	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	Watford (R)	38	8	10	20	36	64	−28	34
20	Norwich City (R)	38	5	6	27	26	75	−49	21

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[65]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	8	10	20	36	64	−28	34	6	6	7	22	27	−5	2	4	13	14	37	−23

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L
Position	18	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	18	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	17	17	19	19	19	19	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	19

Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.^[66]

Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 1	Watford	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Watford
15:00 BST		Report	Doucouré 28' (o.g.) Andone 65' Maupay 77' Dunk  88'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,245 Referee: Craig Pawson

Everton v Watford

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 2	Everton	1–0	Watford	Merseyside
15:00 BST	Bernard 10' Coleman  14' Gomes  47'	Report	Capoue  31' Holebas  59' Pereyra  62'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,066 Referee: Lee Mason

Watford v West Ham United

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 3	Watford	1–3	West Ham United	Watford
15:00 BST	Gray 17' Holebas  63'	Report	Noble 3' (pen.) Haller 64', 73' Ogbonna  76'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,035 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Newcastle United v Watford

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 4	Newcastle United	1–1	Watford	Newcastle
15:00 BST	Hayden  31' Schär 41' Dummett  44'	Report	Hughes 2' Doucouré  29' Dawson  44' Cathcart  55'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 44,157 Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Arsenal

15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 5	Watford	2–2	Arsenal	Watford
16:30 BST	Holebas  45+2' Cleverley 54' Femenía  56' Pereyra 81' (pen.) Capoue  90+2'	Report	Aubameyang 21', 32' Kolašinac  43' Guendouzi  45+2' Leno  77'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,360 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Manchester City v Watford

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 6	Manchester City	8–0	Watford	Manchester
15:00 BST	D. Silva 1' Agüero 7' (pen.) Mahrez 12' B. Silva 15', 49', 60',  19' Otamendi 18' Angeliño  81' De Bruyne 85'	Report	Femenía  59' Deulofeu  59'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,273 Referee: Mike Dean

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Watford	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Doherty 18' Janmaat 61' (o.g.)	Report	Holebas  68'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,711 Referee: Paul Tierney

Watford v Sheffield United

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 8	Watford	0–0	Sheffield United	Watford
15:00 BST		Report	McBurnie  57' Lundstram  90+1'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,811 Referee: Andre Marriner

Tottenham Hotspur v Watford

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 9	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Watford	Tottenham
15:00 BST	Sánchez  13' Sissoko  77' Alli 86',  90' Rose  89'	Report	Doucouré 6' Pereyra  84' Kiko  88' Holebas  90'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 58,754 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Watford v Bournemouth

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 10	Watford	0–0	Bournemouth	Watford
15:00 BST	Dawson  41' Deulofeu  77' Doucouré  85' Hughes  87' Pereyra  89'	Report	Wilson  65' Rico  73' Billing  80'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,821 Referee: Mike Dean

Watford v Chelsea

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 11	Watford	1–2	Chelsea	Watford
17:30 GMT	Kabasele  46' Janmaat  70' Deulofeu 80' (pen.) Dawson  82' Mariappa  88'	Report	Abraham 5' Pulisic 55' Jorginho  89' Mount  90+6'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,011 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Norwich City v Watford

8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) 12	Norwich City	0–2	Watford	Norwich
20:00 GMT	Vrančić  86'	Report	Deulofeu 2' Kabasele  49'  65' Gray 52' Hughes  69' Masina  90+3'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,074 Referee: Andre Marriner

Watford v Burnley

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 13	Watford	0–3	Burnley	Watford
15:00 GMT	Gray  25'	Report	Mee  30' Tarkowski  45+4', 88' Wood 53' Westwood  60' Barnes 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,711 Referee: Paul Tierney

Southampton v Watford

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 14	Southampton	2–1	Watford	Southampton
17:30 GMT	Redmond  48' Ings 78' Ward-Prowse 83'	Report	Sarr 24'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 26,929 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leicester City v Watford

4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) 15	Leicester City	2–0	Watford	Leicester
19:30 GMT	Vardy  38', 55' (pen.) Söyüncü  41' Ndidi  63' Maddison 90+6'	Report	Deulofeu  46' Masina  90+1'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,763 Referee: Craig Pawson

Watford v Crystal Palace

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 16	Watford	0–0	Crystal Palace	Watford
15:00 GMT	Doucouré  34' Cathcart  40' Femenía  87' Capoue  90+3'	Report	Zaha  38' Tomkins  72'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,070 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Liverpool v Watford

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 17	Liverpool	2–0	Watford	Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Salah 38', 90' Henderson  43' Milner  57'	Report	Hughes  24'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,311 Referee: Andre Marriner

Watford v Manchester United

22 December 2019 (2019-12-22) 18	Watford	2–0	Manchester United	Watford
14:00 GMT	Capoue  36' Sarr 50' Doucouré  51' Deeney 54' (pen.) Cathcart  90+2'	Report	Shaw  38'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,488 Referee: Lee Mason

Sheffield United v Watford

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 19	Sheffield United	1–1	Watford	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Norwood 36' (pen.)	Report	Deulofeu 27',  74' Cathcart  46' Chalobah  88'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,222 Referee: David Coote

Watford v Aston Villa

28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 20	Watford	3–0	Aston Villa	Watford
15:00 GMT	Deeney 42', 67' (pen.),  90+2' Mariappa  51'  57' Sarr 71',  84' Capoue  74'	Report	Grealish  90+6'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,348 Referee: Simon Hooper

Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 21	Watford	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Watford
15:00 GMT	Dawson  21' Deulofeu 30' Doucouré 49' Kabasele  71' Deeney  90+4' Foster  90+6'	Report	Neto  26', 60'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,584 Referee: Andrew Madley

Bournemouth v Watford

12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 22	Bournemouth	0–3	Watford	Bournemouth
14:00 GMT	Smith  13'	Report	Doucouré 43' Deeney  57', 65' Pereyra 90+3'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,384 Referee: Mike Dean

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 23	Watford	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Watford
12:30 GMT	Capoue  35' Doucouré  60'	Report	Tanganga  19' Winks  60' Vertonghen  69'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,366 Referee: Michael Oliver

Aston Villa v Watford

21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 24	Aston Villa	2–1	Watford	Birmingham
19:30 GMT	Mings  45+1', 90+5' Douglas Luiz 68',  68'	Report	Deeney 38' Cathcart  77' Doucouré  81'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,867 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Watford v Everton

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 25	Watford	2–3	Everton	Watford
15:00 GMT	Masina 10',  68' Pereyra 42' Success  78'	Report	Mina 45+1', 45+4',  84' Delph  58'  71' Holgate  86' Walcott 90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,229 Referee: Craig Pawson

Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 26	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Watford	Falmer
17:30 GMT	Schelotto  35' Mariappa 78' (o.g.) March  90+3'	Report	Doucouré 19' Hughes  64' Mariappa  65'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,443 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester United v Watford

23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) 27	Manchester United	3–0	Watford	Trafford
14:00 GMT	Fernandes 42' (pen.) Martial 58' Greenwood 75'	Report	Cathcart  67'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,347 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Watford v Liverpool

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 28	Watford	3–0	Liverpool	Watford
17:30 GMT	Sarr 54', 60' Deeney 72'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,634 Referee: Michael Oliver

Crystal Palace v Watford

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 29	Crystal Palace	1–0	Watford	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Ayew 28',  90+4' Zaha  41' Kouyaté  50' Benteke  59'	Report	Kiko  31' Capoue  50' Doucouré  52' Pussetto  85'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,461 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Watford v Leicester City

20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 30	Watford	1–1	Leicester City	Watford
12:30 BST	Dawson 90+3'	Report	Tielemans  40' Chilwell 90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[67] It was rescheduled to 20 June.[68]

Burnley v Watford

25 June 2020 (2020-06-25) 31	Burnley	1–0	Watford	Burnley
18:00 BST	McNeil  71' Rodriguez 73'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[69] and rescheduled to 25 June.[68]

Watford v Southampton

28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) 32	Watford	1–3	Southampton	Watford
16:30 BST	Dawson  32' Bednarek 79' (o.g.) Doucouré  90+5' Cathcart  90+6'	Report	Ings 16', 70' Ward-Prowse 82'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[69] and rescheduled to 28 June.[68]

Chelsea v Watford

4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 33	Chelsea	3–0	Watford	London
20:00 BST	Giroud 28' Willian 43' (pen.) Barkley 90+2'	Report	Capoue  21' Mariappa  49'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[69] and rescheduled to 4 July.[70]

Watford v Norwich City

7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) 34	Watford	2–1	Norwich City	Watford
18:00 BST	Dawson 10' Hughes  23' Welbeck 55' Cleverley  90+5'	Report	Buendía 4',  90+4' Lewis  9' Tettey  11' Godfrey  88'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[71] and rescheduled to 7 July.[70]

Watford v Newcastle United

11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 35	Watford	2–1	Newcastle United	Watford
12:30 BST	Deeney 52' (pen.), 82' (pen.) Hughes  90'	Report	Gayle 23' Lascelles  45+2' Manquillo  63' Fernández  77' Schär  84'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[71] and rescheduled to 11 July.[70]

West Ham United v Watford

17 July 2020 (2020-07-17) 36	West Ham United	3–1	Watford	Stratford
20:00 BST	Antonio 6' Souček 10' Rice 36'	Report	Cleverley  9' Hughes  35' Deeney 49'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[71] and rescheduled to 17 July.[72]

Watford v Manchester City

21 July 2020 (2020-07-21) 37	Watford	0–4	Manchester City	Watford
18:00 BST	Mariappa  80' Hughes  90+1'	Report	Sterling 31', 40' Foden 63' Laporte 66'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[71] and rescheduled to 21 July.[72]

Arsenal v Watford

26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 38	Arsenal	3–2	Watford	Holloway
16:00 BST	Aubameyang 5' (pen.), 33' Tierney 24' Xhaka  45' Holding  72' Martínez  74'	Report	Pereyra  35' Deeney 43' (pen.) Hughes  45+5' Dawson  51' Welbeck 66'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[71] and rescheduled to 26 July.[72]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.^[73]

Watford v Tranmere Rovers

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round	Watford	3–3	Tranmere Rovers	Watford
15:00 GMT	Dele-Bashiru 12' Chalobah 14' Pereyra 34'	Report	Jennings 65' Monthé 78' Mullin 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,373 Referee: Graham Scott

Tranmere Rovers v Watford

14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) Third round replay	Tranmere Rovers	v	Watford	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: The fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[74]

Tranmere Rovers v Watford

23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) Third round replay	Tranmere Rovers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Watford	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Monthé 36' Jennings  55', 104'	Report	Hinds 68'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10,039 Referee: Tony Harrington

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.^[75] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.^[76] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.^[77]

Watford v Coventry City

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round	Watford	3–0	Coventry City	Watford
19:45 BST	Sarr 37' Janmaat 56' Peñaranda 69'	Report	Dabo  75'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,257 Referee: Gavin Ward

Watford v Swansea City

24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round	Watford	2–1	Swansea City	Watford
19:45 BST	Welbeck 28' Pereyra 79'  90+1'	Report	Surridge 34' Grimes  90+3'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,903 Referee: Darren Bond

Everton v Watford

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Fourth round	Everton	2–0	Watford	Walton
19:45 GMT	Holgate 72' Richarlison 90+3'	Report	Doucouré  68' Mariappa  90'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,979 Referee: Simon Hooper

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BRA	Heurelho Gomes	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
26	GK	ENG	Ben Foster	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	AUT	Daniel Bachmann	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	NED	Daryl Janmaat	10	1	7+1	0	0	0	2	1
4	DF	ENG	Craig Dawson	29	2	26+3	2	0	0	0	0
6	DF	JAM	Adrian Mariappa	23	0	15+5	0	1	0	2	0
11	DF	ITA	Adam Masina	28	1	20+6	1	1	0	1	0
15	DF	NIR	Craig Cathcart	30	0	28+1	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF	ESP	Kiko Femenía	29	0	26+2	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	GRE	José Holebas	15	0	11+3	0	1	0	0	0
27	DF	BEL	Christian Kabasele	31	0	26+1	0	1	0	2+1	0
41	DF	ENG	Mason Barrett	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
51	DF	ENG	Bayli Spencer-Adams	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	ENG	Tom Cleverley	19	1	11+7	1	0	0	0+1	0
14	MF	ENG	Nathaniel Chalobah	26	1	10+12	0	1	1	3	0
16	MF	FRA	Abdoulaye Doucouré	39	4	36+1	4	0	0	1+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Will Hughes	31	1	27+3	1	0	0	1	0
20	MF	POR	Domingos Quina	9	0	0+4	0	2	0	3	0
24	MF	NGA	Tom Dele-Bashiru	3	1	0	0	2	1	0+1	0
29	MF	FRA	Étienne Capoue	30	0	30	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ARG	Roberto Pereyra	32	5	17+11	3	1	1	3	1
42	MF	ENG	Callum Whelan	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
44	MF	ENG	Joseph Hungbo	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
46	MF	ENG	Henry Wise	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
58	MF	ENG	Jayden Bennetts	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Deulofeu	30	4	25+3	4	0	0	0+2	0
9	FW	ENG	Troy Deeney	27	10	26+1	10	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Danny Welbeck	20	3	8+10	2	0	0	2	1
17	FW	BRA	João Pedro	5	0	0+3	0	1+1	0	0	0
18	FW	ENG	Andre Gray	27	2	7+16	2	2	0	2	0
22	FW	NGA	Isaac Success	7	0	0+5	0	1	0	1	0
23	FW	SEN	Ismaïla Sarr	30	6	22+6	5	0	0	1+1	1
33	FW	ARG	Ignacio Pussetto	7	0	0+7	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	ENG	Sam Dalby	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
53	FW	ENG	Kaylen Hinds	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
5	DF	AUT	Sebastian Prödl	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
17	FW	VEN	Adalberto Peñaranda	1	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	1
36	DF	FRA	Dimitri Foulquier	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	2	0

Last updated: 26 July 2020
Source: Competitions

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