Summary

  • Austin & Adomah give QPR comeback win at Watford

  • Deeney had put hosts in front with second-half penalty

  • High-flying Hornets denied fourth straight home win

  • Watford stay three points off the Championship automatic promotion places

  • QPR have now won past three away games & pull seven points clear of relegation zone

  1. YELLOW CARDpublished at 33 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    Free-kick in a dangerous position to Watford as QPR left-back Lee Wallace brings down Ismaila Sarr with a rash challenge.

    Wallace gets booked for that one.

    The ball is a couple of yards in from the byline on the right flank.

  2. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 30 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    Great reaction save from Seny Dieng!

    Francisco Sierralta gets on the end of a corner which was flicked on and the Rangers keeper palms the ball onto the bar.

    Joao Pedro nods the rebound goalwards but is flagged offside.

    Sharp reactions from Dieng.

  3. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    First meaningful attack and concerted pressure from Watford.

    Joao Pedro sets Tom Cleverley into the R's box with a clever backheel, but the midfielder's cut-back is met by a defender who clears the ball behind.

  4. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    Ilias Chair is at the centre of everything for QPR.

    He gets upended by Tom Cleverley in the centre circle as he looks to burst forward, and the ref has a word with the former Manchester United midfielder.

    You feel that Rangers could do with a goal following their bright start. Watford are yet to truly threaten.

  5. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    Watford deal with another QPR corner but work another crossing opportunity from the right.

    The ball heads to the back post but Charlie Austin heads well over the bar.

    The visitors have had the better of proceedings, but the Hornets are standing firm.

  6. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    Rangers are still asking plenty of questions of the Watford back four.

    Ilias Chair and Todd Kane have been peppering the box with crosses when they have time and space, but Hornets centre-backs William Troost-Ekong and Francisco Sierralta have been equal to things so far.

  7. Transfers in progress...published at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

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    A reminder, we're keeping tabs on every transfer deadline day deal here on the BBC Sport website.

    If you want to keep up to date with what's happening, and who's going where, then click here.

    Liverpool have just announced the signing of Ben Davies from Preston North End.

  8. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    Watford look to get Ismaila Sarr going down the right flank with a ball over the top, but a decent covering challenge from Yoann Barbet denies the winger the ball.

    Barbet saves the corner too, as the ball went out off Sarr.

  9. Postpublished at 14 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    Nervy moment for Watford keeper Daniel Bachmann.

    He's almost caught out by QPR midfielder Stefan Johansen, who was chasing down a backpass.

    Bachmann takes a slightly heavy touch but manages to clear in the nick of time.

    Moments later, Charlie Austin draws the Hornets stopper into a routine save.

  10. Postpublished at 11 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    An opportunistic cross from the right by Marc Navarro is over the head of Watford skipper Troy Deeney.

    Will Hughes picks up the pieces but the Hornets can't do anything with it as another ball into the box drifts behind.

  11. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    More work to do for home keeper Daniel Bachmann, who has to come to the edge of his area to head a wayward backpass away from danger.

    Xisco Munoz's men are yet to impose themselves on the game.

  12. Postpublished at 5 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    Rangers don't make much from the initial corner, but keep the home defence under pressure with another ball into the box.

    After another corner, Watford keeper Daniel Bachmann needs to be alert to gather a loose ball.

  13. Postpublished at 3 mins

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    QPR have settled well and enjoyed more of the ball so far.

    William Troost-Ekong slides in to clear a teasing cross from R's playmaker Ilias Chair.

    Good defending from the Hornets centre-back. He had to time that just right.

  14. KICK-OFFpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Watford 0-0 QPR

    Off they go at Vicarage Road.

    Jarred Gillett is the referee this evening.

    Watford v QPRImage source, .
  15. Form guidepublished at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Watford v QPR (19:45 GMT)

    Troy DeeneyImage source, Getty Images

    Watford head into this one four unbeaten in the Championship.

    The Hornets have won their past three at home, keeping a clean sheet in each in the process.

    Their promotion push has been built on their home form, which has seen them win 10 of their 13 games at the Vic this season.

    QPR have one defeat in their past four outings in the league, and have won their past two away from the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

  16. Both Hornets & R's hungry for pointspublished at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Watford v QPR (19:45 GMT)

    Watford know victory tonight will take them up into third place in the Championship table.

    They could mathematically move into the automatic promotion places, but would need to win 6-0.

    Top of ChampionshipImage source, .

    QPR, meanwhile, could do with picking up something from the trip to Hertfordshire to move away from trouble at the bottom.

    Bottom of ChampionshipImage source, .
  17. Team newspublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Watford v QPR (19:45 GMT)

    Watford boss Xisco Munoz makes three changes from the side which drew at Millwall last Tuesday.

    Full-backs Marc Navarro and Jeremy Ngakia come in, while Joao Pedro partners Troy Deeney up front.

    Nathaniel Chalobah, linked with a move to Leicester City, starts. So it looks like he's staying with the Hornets.

    Watford XI: Bachmann, Navarro, Troost-Ekong, Sierralta, Ngakia, Sarr, Cleverley, Chalobah, Hughes, Deeney, Joao Pedro.

    Substitutes: Elliot (GK), Barrett, Wilmot, Cathcart, Sema, Zinckernagel, Hungbo, Dalby, Gray.

    Midfielder Stefan Johansen makes his QPR debut in three changes from their 1-0 defeat at Derby nine days ago.

    Left-back Lee Wallace starts and Macauley Bonne comes in up front, with Lyndon Dykes self-isolating after a family member tested positive for Covid-19.

    QPR XI: Dieng, Kane, Dickie, Cameron, Barbet, Wallace, Ball, Johansen, Chair, Bonne, Austin.

    Substitutes: Lumley (GK), Kakay, Hamalainen, Bettache, Adomah, Thomas, Willock, Kelman.

  18. EFL action amid the dealspublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

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    All eyes are on transfer deadline day, but what's this...?

    Yes, we've got live text coverage of a Championship game to bring you.

    Promotion-chasing Watford host a Queens Park Rangers side who are looking to move away from danger at the bottom.

    Kick-off is just 10 minutes' away, so let's get going. Team news from Vicarage Road is up next.

    Watford's Vicarage RoadImage source, Rex Features