Watford vs Burnley

Burnley fell to a 1-0 defeat to Watford on Friday night as Vincent Kompany suffered his first loss as Clarets boss. Tom Cleverley's goal at the end of the ...

Don't miss a thing from the club you love! Not good enough on the ball 5 Burnley were poor in the first 45 but improved as the game went on.

Neither Burnley or Watford have exactly hit the ground running in The Championship after their relegations from the Premier League last term. Both have won one ...

Ashley Barnes can never be called free scoring but he’s been heavily involved in The Clarets’ attacking output this term. Each pose different questions to their opponents in an attacking sense and it will be fascinating to see how Vincent Kompany fine tunes his side over the coming months. These top-end teams in The Championship seem happy to show each other respect, take the point and move on in these early stages of the campaign.

Football League World identifies three things to look out for in Watford's Championship clash versus Burnley tonight.

It was plain to see against Huddersfield on the opening night of the season, and left the Clarets frustrated when they drew with Luton last weekend. It will be interesting to see who gets the nod for a start if he does so, and how it works up against what has looked an impressive Burnley midfield so far. One of the key things to watch tonight will be the midfield battle, and it could play a big part in determining the result of the match.

However, Scott Twine, Jay Rodriguez, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Kevin Long and Ashley Westwood all remain sidelined. As for the hosts, Hamza Choudhury could ...

The Clarets came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory when the sides last met at Vicarage Road back in April. The Clarets have picked up four points from their opening two fixtures back in the Championship, winning at Huddersfield before a 1-1 draw against Luton at Turf Moor. Burnley are back on the road as they head to the capital to take on Watford at Vicarage Road (KO 8pm).

Tom Cleverley celebrates scoring against Burnley. ... Tom Cleverley marked his 33rd birthday with the only goal of the game as 10-man Watford defeated Burnley to ...

“In the first half they were better than us but in the second we could feel the tide was turning,” Kompany said. Cleverley was hurt by a challenge in the act of scoring, however, and did not reappear for the second half. Fortunately for Watford Cleverley was not as profligate when he was presented with his chance in first-half stoppage time, and he slotted home to put the hosts ahead.

Match report and highlights as Watford hang on with 10 men to beat Burnley at Vicarage Road and go top of the table; Tom Cleverleys goal in first-half ...

"Then you get into the second half and we could feel that it was turning, we were on top, creating chances. We need that as we know we have talent but we need that fight and make the running for each other. "We're not a team at the moment that's going to dominate every game, not right now, but we'll get better. "I've been managing a few aches and pains with my old age. We had to put bodies on the line and we fought for each other. We didn't concede chances but they were threatening. We had to show a lot of resilience again. I knew it was going to be a problem for me to play the full 90 and that was accelerated a bit at half-time. "Look, in the first half they were better than us we," he said. It was another tough game - we've had three of them so far. We've had to show three different faces in each of those games. Match report and highlights as Watford hang on with 10 men to beat Burnley at Vicarage Road and go top of the table; Tom Cleverley's goal in first-half stoppage time earned the Hornets the three points; Hassane Kamara sent off for Watford late on but Burnley unable to find equaliser