Summary

  • Watford: Gomes, Nyom, Prodl, Cathcart, Ake, Behrami, Watson, Capoue, Guedioura, Ighalo, Deeney.

  • Stoke: Butland, Bardsley, Cameron, Wollscheid, Muniesa, Whelan, Imbula, Walters, Afellay, Arnautovic. Joselu.

  1. Which squads need work? The bottom 10 clubspublished at 07:55 British Summer Time 8 May 2020

    With uncertainty around the next transfer window, what shape are Premier League squads in? We take a look at the clubs in the bottom half.

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  2. Catch-up: ePL Invitational 2 - Tony Bellew, Jose Enrique & Andre Gray in action on day twopublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 5 May 2020

    Watch live coverage from the second ePL Invitational as Jose Enrique, Andre Gray and boxer Tony Bellew take part.

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  3. How would the Championship have ended?published at 09:19 British Summer Time 2 May 2020

    How would the Championship have ended without coronavirus? Experts at University of Reading predict the "final table".

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  4. Foster on Ferguson, Pulis and Capellopublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 1 May 2020

    Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster shares his tales of playing under Sir Alex Ferguson, Tony Pulis and Fabio Capello on That Peter Crouch podcast.

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  5. Kitson wants to take over as PFA chiefpublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Former Reading, Stoke and Portsmouth striker Dave Kitson says he is "ready, willing and able to lead" the Professional Footballers' Association.

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  6. Watford sign French midfielder Gueyepublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 29 April 2020

    Watford sign French midfielder Pape Gueye on a five-year deal from Ligue 2 side Le Havre.

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  7. O'Neill pleased for Allen and Walespublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 28 April 2020

    Stoke City boss Michael O'Neill feels Joe Allen's probable involvement at Euro 2020 is "one positive" to come from the disruption to football caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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  8. Football should only return when it is 'safe' says Watford bosspublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 28 April 2020

    The chairman and chief executive of Watford Football Club, said a resumption of top-level football should be off the agenda until the burden on the NHS has become less severe.

    Scott Duxbury said: "I feel uncomfortable at this stage even talking about football, because there are people dying, there are stresses on the NHS and that has to be a priority.

    "Do I want to renew football? Absolutely, but when it is safe and when the government says it is absolutely fine."

    Staff in canteenImage source, West Herts Hospital

    The club's stadium is currently being used as the "Team West Herts Sanctuary, external" for staff from the neighbouring Watford General Hospital - offering free breakfast, lunch, overnight accommodation, seating areas, as well as laundering hospital scrubs.

  9. Watford hospital staff mark silence at Vicarage Roadpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 28 April 2020

    Doctors, nurses and and other staff from Watford General Hospital went into Watford Football Club's Vicarage Road stadium where they observed a minute's silence for NHS staff and careers who have died after contracting coronavirus.

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  10. Watford FC's support turns into staff sanctuarypublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 27 April 2020

    Katy Lewis
    BBC News Online

    What started as a request to Watford FC, external for meeting rooms has now turned into a full-blown sanctuary for staff at neighbouring Watford General Hospital.

    Vicarage RoadImage source, West Herts NHS Trust

    The collaboration between the club and West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust , externalstarted with meeting rooms at the Vicarage Road stadium to plan the trust's Covid-19 response and moved onto providing breakfast, lunch and a place to sit and chat after a tough shift.

    Now there is overnight accommodation and counselling rooms for staff who want help with emotional trauma.

    And for anyone who wishes to remember loved ones who have died during the outbreak, the chaplaincy team from the trust has created a memorial room.

    Staff; including nurses, doctors, managers, cleaners and porters are even finding the sight of the pitch relaxing.

    Chief executive Christine Allen said: "Watford General is only a few yards away, but the environment is so different and really seems to lift the mood.

    "Of course, football fans want to see the pitch full of players, but for us, the empty green space has a very calming effect. And whilst our sole focus is our patients, the ability to get away makes all the difference."

    West Herts sanctuaryImage source, West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust
  11. Watford payments claimed by two clubs in Senegalpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 24 April 2020

    Two Senegalese clubs say they will protest against Watford to Fifa for payments they say are owed following Ismaila Sarr's transfer last summer.

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  12. Watford players agree wage deferralspublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    Watford have become the third Premier League club to agree wage deferrals with their first team squad.

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  13. Football: Stoke City manager leaves Northern Ireland rolepublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 22 April 2020

    BBC Radio Stoke Sport

    Michael O’Neill has left his role as Northern Ireland manager earlier than planned because of coronavirus.

    He was due to take charge of the national side in the Euro 2020 play-off semi-final away to Bosnia and Herzegovina, but that is now expected to be rearranged for later this year and he has decided not to wait.

    Michael O'NeillImage source, Getty Images

    In a statement the Stoke City manager said he felt it was only fair that he step aside.

  14. That Carragher shove and who is Crouchy the dog?published at 11:58 British Summer Time 22 April 2020
    Breaking

    Peter Crouch was asked questions by listeners in this week's podcast - and some of his answers truly delivered.

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  15. Deeney salutes Henderson for driving #PlayersTogetherpublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 20 April 2020

    Watford captain Troy Deeney tells MOTDx's Josh Denzel how Liverpool's Jordan Henderson and James Milner were the driving force behind the #PlayersTogether initiative.

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  16. Match of the Day commentary on your Deulofeu #GoalsAtHomepublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 18 April 2020

    Steve Wilson commentates on your attempts to recreate Gerard Deulofeu's amazing curler in last year's FA Cup semi-final for this week's #GoalsAtHome challenge.

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  17. The U21s who have shone in Premier Leaguepublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 18 April 2020

    BBC Sport picks an XI of Premier League players who have impressed that were aged 21 or younger at the start of the season.

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  18. Who will stay up? Make your Premier League relegation predictionpublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 18 April 2020

    Which teams are well placed to avoid Premier League relegation, and who is heading for the drop? Data analysts Gracenote assess the chances of those at the bottom.

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  19. Watch: FA Cup Rewind - Watford v Wolves 2019 semi-final thrillerpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 17 April 2020

    Relive Watford's thrilling FA Cup semi-final with Wolves at Wembley from 2019 and get involved with out text commentary.

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  20. Football grounds to become virus testing sitespublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 17 April 2020

    Stoke City and Burton Albion's grounds will be used as sites to test key workers for coronavirus.

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