2020–21 Watford F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Watford Football Club's 122nd season in existence and first season back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. Watford will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Watford
2020–21 season
ChairmanScott Duxbury
ManagerVladimir Ivić
StadiumVicarage Road
EFL ChampionshipPre-season
FA CupPre-season
EFL CupPre-season

Players

Current squad
As of 6 August 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  NED Daryl Janmaat
4 DF  ENG Craig Dawson
6 DF  JAM Adrian Mariappa
7 FW  ESP Gerard Deulofeu
8 MF  ENG Tom Cleverley
9 FW  ENG Troy Deeney (captain)
10 FW  ENG Danny Welbeck
11 DF  ITA Adam Masina
13 FW  VEN Adalberto Peñaranda
14 MF  ENG Nathaniel Chalobah
15 DF  NIR Craig Cathcart
16 MF  FRA Abdoulaye Doucouré
17 FW  BRA João Pedro
18 FW  ENG Andre Gray
19 MF  ENG Will Hughes
20 MF  POR Domingos Quina
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ESP Kiko Femenía
22 FW  NGA Isaac Success
23 FW  SEN Ismaïla Sarr
24 MF  NGA Tom Dele-Bashiru
25 DF  GRE José Holebas
26 GK  ENG Ben Foster
27 DF  BEL Christian Kabasele
29 MF  FRA Étienne Capoue
30 GK  SWE Pontus Dahlberg
33 FW  ARG Ignacio Pussetto
35 GK  AUT Daniel Bachmann
37 MF  ARG Roberto Pereyra
42 MF  ENG Callum Whelan
— DF  ESP Marc Navarro
— FW  COL Cucho Hernández
— FW  ENG Jerome Sinclair
— DF  ENG Jeremy Ngakia

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
14 August 2020RBJeremy Ngakia West Ham UnitedFree transfer[2]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
23 July 2020CMJaime Alvarado Athletico Paranaense30 June 2021[3]
4 August 2020CMMatheus Santana Recreativo Huelva30 June 2021[4]
7 August 2020LWRyan Cassidy Accrington Stanley30 June 2021[5]
9 August 2020AMJuergen Elitim Ponferradina30 June 2021[6]
11 August 2020GKPontus Dahlberg BK Häcken30 June 2021[7]
12 August 2020CMKwasi Sibo UD Ibiza30 June 2021[8]
14 August 2020CFCucho Hernández Getafe30 June 2021[9]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CMEmmanuel Adebiyi UnattachedReleased[10]
1 July 2020RBJamal Balogun UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020LWJayden Bennetts UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020CFMichael Folivi UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020LBLewis Gordon UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020LBCameron Green UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020SSKaylen Hinds UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020GKJames Hoskins UnattachedReleased[10]
1 July 2020CBHarry Hudson UnattachedReleased[10]
1 July 2020CMRyan Maclean UnattachedReleased[10]
1 July 2020CBJames Matthews UnattachedReleased[10]
1 July 2020DMImaad Sankoh UnattachedReleased[10]
24 July 2020RBDimitri Foulquier GranadaUndisclosed[12]
1 August 2020GKHeurelho Gomes UnattachedReleased[11]
1 August 2020LBJosé Holebas UnattachedReleased[11]
1 August 2020CBAdrian Mariappa UnattachedReleased[11]
1 August 2020DMCallum Whelan UnattachedReleased[11]
5 August 2020CFAlex Jakubiak DundeeFree transfer[13]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 11 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup 2020 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup September 2020 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: August 2020

Source: Competitions

Championship
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −12[lower-alpha 1]
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[15]
Notes:
  1. Sheffield Wednesday will receive a 12 point deduction for breaching the League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules.[14]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: September 2020.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

Notes
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    gollark: We're already doing a pandemic event, it would be a bit uncreative to just do *another* one.
    gollark: I'm sure 2021 will find something !!FUN!! and unforeseen to throw at us, not just "the problems now but more so".
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    gollark: Not *everywhere* has the US's problems.

    References
    1. "First-team squad". Watford F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
    2. "Official: Hornets Sign Ngakia". Watford F.C. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
    3. "Athletico acerta a contratação do volante Jaime Alvarado" (in Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
    4. "Matheus Santana, cedido al Recre" (in Spanish). Recreativo de Huelva. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
    5. "Cassidy is second summer signing". Accrington Stanley F.C. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
    6. "Juergen Elitim se incorpora a la SD Ponferradina" (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
    7. "Watford goalkeeper Pontus Dahlberg joins BK Hacken on loan". Watford Observer. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
    8. "Sibo continúa una temporada más en el Ibiza" (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
    9. "Watford forward Cucho Hernandez has joined Getafe on loan". Watford Observer. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
    10. "Watford announce retained and released list for 2019/20". Hertfordshire Mercury. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
    11. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released list". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
    12. https://www.watfordfc.com/news/official-foulquier-departs
    13. "Alex joins". Dundee F.C. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
    14. "EFL Statement: Sheffield Wednesday verdict". English Football League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
    15. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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