Hornets youngsters Albert Eames and Zavier Massiah-Edwards spoke to watfordfc.com after making their professional debuts in the final-day defeat at Middlesbrough. The teenage pair were introduced together during stoppage time at the Riverside Stadium, meaning Watford fielded five Academy products during the afternoon, with Ryan Andrews, James Morris and Jack Grieves also getting game-time. Read what 18-year-old defender Eames and 17-year-old forward Massiah-Edwards had to say below… Eames I’m absolutely delighted. We’ve both been working up to this since we were young boys so to actually ..read more

Tom Cleverley spoke to the media after the Hornets lost 3-1 to Middlesbrough on the final day of the Sky Bet Championship season. The Head Coach discussed the game and looked ahead to the new campaign. Read what he had to say below... On the defeat: With the supporters waking up early to travel we wanted to give them a win and a performance to make the travel back a little bit easier. I don’t think we deserved anything from the game to be honest. It was just the personality in possession for me. If you let teams like Middlesbrough dominate the ball they are always going to give you problems ..read more

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Match Info Middlesbrough v Watford Sky Bet Championship Riverside Stadium Saturday May 4, 12.30pm KO Light blue third kit Officials Referee: James Bell Assistant Referees: Ian Cooper and Robert Hyde Fourth Official: Ben Toner Opposition Although there may be some disappointment surrounding Middlesbrough's season, good form in recent weeks has provided an air of positivity going into the summer. After Michael Carrick's first full season in charge, Boro's highest possible finish is eighth, having made the play-offs last season. Despite this, there is a feeling that the challenges fa ..read more

On April 23, Watford FC’s Community Sport & Education Trust brought together young people from four secondary schools to celebrate their completion of the Premier League Inspires programme. The group, including pupils from Bushey Meads, Parmiter's, The Reach Free and Rickmansworth, were joined by Watford FC stars to recognise all the hard work and resilience the young people have shown throughout the school term. PL Inspires empowers participants to develop personal, social, employability and life skills through a series of regular face-to-face group sessions, as well as mentoring, work ..read more

Ken Sema has been named as the Hornets’ Professional Footballers’ Association Community Champion for the 2023/24 season. The Swedish winger has been recognised for his ongoing support of the Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust, which has seen him take on ambassadorial roles and carry out community engagements. Sema has consistently been a positive role model, attending Trust football camps during the school holidays and regularly being involved with the Junior Hornets group. At the end of last year, Sema attended local homelessness charity New Hope and spent time with people s ..read more

Ryan Andrews has won the Hornets' April Goal of the Month competition after his strike against Sunderland in his 50th appearance for Watford. The full-back, introduced from the bench, scored the only goal of the game as the Golden Boys claimed a first league win at Vicarage Road since November. His strike on April 27 saw him race onto Ismaël Koné's dissecting through-ball before firing a fine finish across Sunderland keeper Anthony Patterson and into the far corner. Andrews received more than 700 votes from Hornets supporters on the club’s WhatsApp channel to win the April award. Edo Kaye ..read more

Tom Cleverley spoke to the media ahead of the Hornets' final Sky Bet Championship game of the season away at Middlesbrough on Saturday (May 4, 12.30pm KO). Read what the Head Coach had to say below... On the challenge Middlesbrough pose: We want to end with a really positive performance. We got the win last weekend [1-0 v Sunderland], but I don’t think it was a great performance. It’s a team that I really respect. I think they will be in the mix next season with the good balance of talent and experience they have, so it will be good to lay one last marker down against a team I think will ch ..read more

The Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust has announced its backing of the Super Movers for Every Body project. BBC Children's and Education, the Premier League and ParalympicsGB have come together to launch the scheme, using the inspiration of top-flight football and talented athletes to engage disabled children and those with special educational needs in sport and physical activity. Currently, 1.5 million children in England have special educational needs or are disabled, but only one in four disabled children take part in physical activity at school. Super Movers for Every Bo ..read more

Ahead of Middlesbrough v Watford on Saturday (May 4, 12.30pm KO), we take a look at all the stats, facts and figures surrounding the Sky Bet Championship clash. Previous Meetings Middlesbrough are looking to achieve their first league double over Watford since the 1971/72 campaign under former manager Stan Anderson. Watford have lost their last two league games against Middlesbrough. Before this, the Hornets went unbeaten in 10 consecutive matches against them (W6 D4). Watford have scored in 11 of their last 12 Championship games against Middlesbrough (17 in total), only failing to do so ..read more