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LIFTING THE GRAHAM TAYLOR CUP MAY YET BE THE ROAD TO SALVATION: It wasn't pretty, but survival isn't a beauty contest
04.11.26, 10:23 Updated 04.11.26, 10:30 4 Minute Read
Root canal treatment, colonoscopy, shoving pipe cleaners up your hooter during Covid - all of them were more enjoyable than Watford’s 1-0 win against Lincoln.
Just as some NHS treatments are necessary evils, the Hornets’ second consecutive home win - both garnished with clean sheets - may prove vital in the longer run.
On-loan Stephy Mavididi’s first goal for the club, which took a telling deflection off former L*t*n defender Sonny Bradley 38 seconds after the break was the difference.
As a spectacle, it was dreary stuff pretty much from start to finish apart from Mavididi’s response to petitioning head coach Alessio Dionisi for more minutes on the pitch.
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