The Watford Courier
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
No sign of nerves from Othmane Maamma at 20 — 8.47
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Othmane Maamma did not need any: 8.47, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Kwadwo Baah runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 26. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Imrân Louza in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Watford this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Real improvement from Jonathan Macaulay at Watford
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Jonathan Macaulay is 21, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Match19 Sep 2026
6 unbeaten for Watford
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Watford did not have in the autumn.
The terraces21 Sep 2026
Watford supporters have found a favourite in Othmane Maamma
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Othmane Maamma has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Loan watch21 Sep 2026
John Kelly wants to come home
“I did not go to Brighton to sit and watch. I want to come back to Watford and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
Match19 Sep 2026
Watford share the spoils with Queens Park Rangers
A 2‑2 draw with Queens Park Rangers leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Hector Kyprianou gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad A Watford teenager takes the young player award
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: Nestory Irankunda
- Market The Rocco Vata question follows Watford around