Ahh - where to start on this beat down?
I put off the report until the Sheffield Derby was decided (or not, as was the case - it ending in a 1-1 draw) and Watford's spot on the table was determined. We are still out of the relegation zone with three matches left, but not by much. Three meager points separate us from Sheffield Wednesday and one from Crystal Palace (but with an additional match in both cases).
The schedule certainly favors Watford as Wednesday & Palace face each other on the last day and Plymouth would need to beat either the No. 1 or No. 3 team at the very least.
But back to Saturday's debacle.
Poor officiating marred the entire match but no more so when a sliding Jay DeMerit challange was called a penalty and Martyn Waghorn sent Scott Loach the wrong way with nine minutes left in the half.
The other three goals were all the Hornet's fault however.
Unable to regroup, the Hornets let Paul Gallagher plunk one into the bottom left of the net to put the lead at 2-0. Steve Howard walked up Ross Jenkins' back minutes later and kept walking with a red card in tow leaving Leicester down a man for the second half.
Despite the advantage, Loach let in two more goals before Martin Taylor was able to salvage some Watford pride in the 78th minute.
The next match is Tuesday, April 20 at QPR in what is being touted as a relegation battle. QPR is not in immediate danger and the battle will be to salvage some points out of this match. Kickoff is 2:00 pm St. Louis time.
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