Watford vs Blackburn Rovers LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Watford face Blackburn Rovers in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
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Watford vs Blackburn Rovers
Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers
Penalty conceded by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers
Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers
Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Yasser Larouci.
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers
Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Mattie Pollock.
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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