Discuss today's game between Watford and Charlton Athletic before, during and after the match

12:07pm Tuesday 1st January 2013 in Sport

Discuss the action as Watford take on Charlton Discuss the action as Watford take on Charlton

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Key points

• Watford were beaten 4-3 to suffer just their second defeat in 12 league outings.

• Daniel Pudil gave Watford the lead with his first goal for the club, but Charlton led 2-1 at the interval through a Tommie Hoban own goal and Yann Kermorgant's header. Almen Abdi's penalty and an Alex Geijo strike put the hosts back in front midway through the second half, only for Kermorgant to equalise within a minute before Johnnie Jackson headed in what turned out to be the winner.

• Watford started the day sixth in the table following their 3-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, while Charlton are 18th in the table on the back of a 1-1 draw with Derby.

• Gianfranco Zola made five changes for the game, with Neuton replacing injured Fitz Hall and Marco Cassetti, who was back after suspension, returning for Ikechi Anya. Sean Murray started his first match since September in place of Jonathan Hogg, while the Hornets had a new front line in Alex Geijo and Fernando Forestieri, as Troy Deeney and Matej Vydra dropped to the bench.

Watford: Almunia; Hoban, Ekstrand, Neuton; Cassetti, Abdi, Chalobah, Murray, Pudil; Geijo, Forestieri.

Substitutes: Yeates, Deeney, Vydra, Anya, Bond, Nosworthy, Battocchio.

Charlton Athletic: Hamer; Evina, Jackson, Stephens, Pritchard, Kermorgant, Fuller, Solly, Wilson, Cort, Dervite.

Substitutes: Taylor, Wright-Phillips, Kerkar, Cook, Seaborne, Button, Hulse.

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Comments(13)

CARDIFFHORN says...
12:17pm Tue 1 Jan 13

Great to see Murray getting a chance. COYH.

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MUSTOITALIA says...
12:26pm Tue 1 Jan 13

Gutted I can't make it today it's my nans anniversary meal today. I hope were focused to get the 3 points today and don't have an eye on sat for me I would rather 3 points than beat city

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Bringe says...
1:00pm Tue 1 Jan 13

A lot of changes. I know we have City on Saturday but this is wholesale and we are risking points. Of course we have a strong bench and should still win but it might be a lot tighter than it should be.

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poole-horn says...
1:02pm Tue 1 Jan 13

Would rather see Troy and Matej in starting line up. Would be great to beat City but 3 more points far more important. COYH

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JohnnyHornet says...
1:53pm Tue 1 Jan 13

Why, why, why change a winning team the league is more important than the cup, so they played Saturday, years ago it would have been 2 games in 2 days, we cannot sacrifice league points for pointless cup games.

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endean2 says...
3:08pm Tue 1 Jan 13

when you defend like that what can you expect, that was really poor at the back.

I said earlier that Halls absence would be MAJOUR FACTOR, the other boys simply were boys lost.

gutted like all the fans but what entertainment for the neutrals,

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MUSTOITALIA says...
3:08pm Tue 1 Jan 13

I love GFZ but I have to say it today's result and line up was an amature mistake we dot have city until sat so why change 5 players for ? Now if we lose to city today's result was for nothing who cares for a cup run ? We needed 3 points today at home we got none stupid risk.

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Poppet Bear says...
3:19pm Tue 1 Jan 13

I know it's not the end of the world but I haven't felt so disappointed, for a long time. Really gutted.

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JohnnyHornet says...
3:22pm Tue 1 Jan 13

What guts me more is we had an opportunity to add another 1500 to the crowd on a regular basis with a good win, naive management I'm afraid, still what's done is done. COYH

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Bringe says...
3:38pm Tue 1 Jan 13

admittedly our biggest loss was Hall who is injured but if Hogg needed resting then surely Eustace was the man.

Gianfranco you are my God but this wasn't in the contract!

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philthehorn says...
7:22pm Tue 1 Jan 13

Murray has lost all the good things from last season. Shows very little interest in game and if wanted a replacement for Hog should have played Yeates who has been a revelation when played in centre midfield.
Neuton should never wear the shirt again

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philthehorn says...
7:26pm Tue 1 Jan 13

Todays game is far more important than Saturdays so should not have made 5 changes to a winning team. Geijo is no replacement for Deeney. Apart from his goal did nothing else in the whole game.

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dolly33 says...
11:36am Wed 2 Jan 13

Why change a winning team, zola
gambled but was it worth while.
Not in my opinion, just hoping for a good game agaist City

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