Watford v Qpr | Match Thread

[SheepRanger]

1-1

[LoftusRoadLad]

Begovic
Kakay Field Fox Paal
Dozzell Colback
Richards Chair Willock
Dykes

Best I could drum up ?

Or 4-3-3

Begovic
Kakay Field Fox Paal
Dozzell Colback Smyth
Chair Dykes Willock

[WeAreQPR12]

Colback injured. Dozzell probably wouldn't shine in the leatherhead under 18's, not feeling good about this season at all. At least we still have Willock who can at least have an effect on games

[LoftusRoadLad]

Five Facts

• QPR have clinched more victories (51) against Watford than another Football League side
• In proximity, Loftus Road is the closest Championship stadium to Vicarage Road with just 12 miles between the two
• The R’s clinched a 3-0 victory over Watford in April 1987 courtesy of a hat-trick from Gary Bannister – a win that ended a run of five trips to Vicarage Road without victory
• QPR remain undefeated in their last four trips to Hertfordshire, winning three and drawing once
• Our first-ever Football League Division Three away game came at Vicarage Road in 1920, Jimmy Birch’s double securing the victory

https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/2023/augu...review-watqpr/

[shaggy24]

Begovic
kakay fox field paal
Richards dozzell lad from Fulham
Chair willock dykes

Midfield and defence is weak with Dunne out and no real cb from u23

tbh id take 1-0 a thumping wont do this squad any favours

[eam1882]

Just looked at the championship table, we're 17th I'll take that.

[222lepo]

Does anyone know if you will be able to see the game on SKY Efl follow?

[Undecided]

1-1

Crickey. That was an early start.

I'll take the point though.

[Abseits]

As long as we get on the front foot we can deffo get something out of this game, I'm sure every team in this division would be concerned about facing a front trio of Chair, Willock and Dykes fully at it and firing on all cylinders.

I have to admit that I know very little about WFC's summer ins/outs but given they are fundamentally a tin-pot outfit, I'll go for a 1-3 away win.

[72bus]

Can't make my mind on how to get there today , trains are up the wall from shepherds Bush to Watford high street.... So it's either Euston to Watford junction or the tube .... May take the tube as I like a long walk .
Would be over the moon with a point as abs said haven't a clue about how good the hornets are .

[Darkranger]

Looking forward to the first game of the season. It will be great cheering the players onto the pitch again.

My optimism will probably last all of 10 minutes though. Let's be honest we are woefully short going into this game. If we get a point out of this game I'll be amazed.

[SheepRanger]

Friendlies
Watford 3 - Peterborough 0
Palace 2 - Watford 1
Arsensal 1 - Watford 1
Borham Wood 0 - Watford 0

Transfers

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-watford/transfers/verein/1010

[Undecided]

Wow. Draws against Arsenal AND Boreham Wood.

Formidable
(said with a French accent)

[SheepRanger]

Only fee paid transfer Tom Ince £50k and a lot of talent leaving for big money. Perhaps they have FFP problems!!

[lincoln ranger]

To be even remotely competitive Wild Thing will have to play 2 x banks of 4 and just try and defend for our lives! I think he will go with :

Begovic

Kakay
Gubbins
Fox
Paal

Dixon Bonner
Field
Dozzell
Chair

Willock

Dykes

Whoever he picks we are woefully short in so many areas! I can only see a 4 or 5-0 hammering. Obviously hope I’m wrong, but we need some serious additions to this p!ss weak squad.