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Myron Boadu of Watford has his shirt tugged by Bristol City Noah Eile , no penalty given
Myron Boadu: Unlucky not to win a penalty at Bristol City (Photo: Alan Cozzi)

Dionisi: I look at the League table and I'm not happy

Four defeats in the last five games have left Watford looking over their shoulders - and their way form is so poor they MUST take points at home to keep the dreaded dotted line at bay

09.10.26, 20:19 Updated 09.10.26, 20:21 3 Minute Read

Alessio Dionisi admits the next block of seven games will be like starting all over again - and he will be judged on the results.

Fortified by the recovery of six players from injury, three of them full-backs, Watford’s head coach accepts the League table will have taken shape by next month’s international break, and it will determine whether the Hornets are heading for a relegation battle or aiming higher.

Midfield pivot Edoardo Bove apart, for the first time Dionisi can select what many fans would consider to be his strongest XI against Burnley.

In short, Judgement Day is nigh.

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Mike Walters

spent 40 years on Fleet Street as a top sports writer and a regular in the Press box at Vicarage Road. His first game as a wide-eyed Watford fan was a 5-0 FA Cup win against Reading 55 years ago and, coupled with his national newspaper experience, few supporters are better-equipped to cover English football's original family club.

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