2016–17 Watford F.C. season

Watford

2016–17 season
Owner	Gino Pozzo
Chairman	Raffaele Riva
Manager	Walter Mazzarri
Stadium	Vicarage Road Stadium
Premier League	7th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Home colours Away colours
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The 2016–17 season is Watford's 136th year in existence and second consecutive season in the Premier League.^[1] Watford will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Walter Mazzarri takes over as manager following the departure of Quique Flores.^[2]

Pre-season

In May 2016, Watford began to announce the pre-season friendlies.^[3][4]

Woking v Watford

10 July 2016 Friendly	Woking	1–1	Watford	Woking
17:00 BST	Carter  24'	Report	Berghuis  20'	Stadium: Laithwaite Community Stadium Attendance: 1,280 Referee: Dean Treleaven

Stevenage v Watford

14 July 2016 Friendly	Stevenage	0–2	Watford	Stevenage
19:45 BST		Report	Capoue  50' Sinclair  89'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Darren Deadman

Union Berlin v Watford

19 July 2016 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–3	Watford	Austria
15:00 BST	Thiel  70'	Report	Capoue  13' Deeney  44' (pen.) Berghuis  84'	Stadium: Stadion St. Andrä

Anzhi Makhachkala v Watford

23 July 2016 Friendly	Anzhi Makhachkala	0–0	Watford	Austria
15:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Sportplatz Gralla

Queens Park Rangers v Watford

30 July 2016 Friendly	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Watford	London
15:00 BST	Polter  20' Washington  82'	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Referee: Tim Robinson

Watford v Lorient

6 August 2016 Friendly	Watford	2-2	Lorient	Watford
15:00 BST	Deeney  45' (pen.) Ighalo  58'	Report	Touré  61' Philippoteaux  69'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	9	3	3	3	12	12	+0	33.33
FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—
EFL Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	00.00
Total	10	3	3	4	13	14	−1	30.00

Last updated: 26 October 2016
Source: Competitions

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Stoke City	14	5	4	5	16	19	−3	19
10	AFC Bournemouth	14	5	3	6	19	22	−3	18
11	Watford	14	5	3	6	18	24	−6	18
12	Southampton	14	4	5	5	13	15	−2	17
13	Middlesbrough	14	3	6	5	13	15	−2	15

Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2016. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[5]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	5	3	6	18	24	−6	18	3	1	3	10	10	0	2	2	3	8	14	−6

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Premier League

Matches

Southampton v Watford

13 August 2016 1	Southampton	1–1	Watford	Southampton
15:00 BST	Redmond  58' van Dijk  90+4'		Capoue  9' Guedioura  60' Watson  76' Gomes  87'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,488 Referee: Roger East

Watford v Chelsea

20 August 2016 2	Watford	1–2	Chelsea	Watford
15:00 BST	Deeney  19' Capoue  55' Britos  69' Holebas  70' Behrami  90+4'		Cahill  20' Costa  56'  87' Batshuayi  80' Hazard  90+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,772 Referee: Jon Moss

Watford v Arsenal

27 August 2016 3	Watford	1–3	Arsenal	Watford
15:00 BST	Prödl  17' Ighalo  45+2' Pereyra  57' Deeney  60' Amrabat  77' Behrami  83' Holebas  89'	Report	Cazorla  9' (pen.) Sánchez  40' Özil  45+1' Wilshere  90+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,545 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Ham United v Watford

10 September 2016 4	West Ham United	2–4	Watford	London
15:00 BST	Antonio  5', 33' Zaza  12' Byram  85'	Report	Ighalo  41' Behrami  42' Deeney  45+2' Capoue  53' Holebas  63' Okaka  86'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 56,974 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Watford v Manchester United

18 September 2016 5	Watford	3–1	Manchester United	Watford
12:00 BST	Capoue  34' Britos  77' Holebas  77' Zúñiga  83' Deeney  86',  90+5' (pen.)	Report	Rashford  62' Pogba  75' Fellaini  88' Depay  88' Rooney  90+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,118 Referee: Michael Oliver

Burnley v Watford

26 September 2016 6	Burnley	2–0	Watford	Burnley
20:00 BST	Hendrick  38' Lowton  45+2' Keane  50'	Report	Pereyra  22' Holebas  37' Success  65'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,519 Referee: Mike Jones

Watford v AFC Bournemouth

1 October 2016 7	Watford	2–2	AFC Bournemouth	Watford
15:00 BST	Prödl  12' Pereyra  28' Deeney  50' Behrami  56' Success  65'	Report	Wilshere  20' Wilson  31' Smith  41' Francis  45' King  62' Stanislas  89'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,575 Referee: Mike Dean

Middlesbrough v Watford

16 October 2016 8	Middlesbrough	0–1	Watford	Middlesbrough
13:30 BST	Barragán  21' Stuani  38' Ramírez  42' De Roon  74'	Report	Holebas  54' Amrabat  65'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,131 Referee: Roger East

Swansea City v Watford

22 October 2016 9	Swansea City	0–0	Watford	Swansea
15:00 BST	Sigurðsson  49' Britton  71'	Report	Capoue  45'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,694 Referee: Paul Tierney

Watford v Hull City

29 October 2016 10	Watford	1–0	Hull City	Watford
15:00 BST	Behrami  53' Dawson  (o.g.)	Report	Mason  57' Clucas  58'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,022 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Liverpool v Watford

6 November 2016 11	Liverpool	6–1	Watford	Liverpool
14:15 GMT	Mané  27', 60' Coutinho  30' Can  43' Firmino  57' Wijnaldum  88',  90+1'	Report	Holebas  56' Janmaat  75' Britos  80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,163 Referee: Michael Oliver

Watford v Leicester City

19 November 2016 12	Watford	2–1	Leicester City	Watford
15:00 GMT	Capoue  1' Pereyra  12' Zúñiga  21' Britos  32'	Report	Mahrez  15' (pen.) Fuchs  53' Drinkwater  65' Gray  81'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium Attendance: 20,640 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Watford v Stoke City

27 November 2016 13	Watford	0–1	Stoke City	Watford
12:00 GMT	Amrabat  24' Britos  26', 90' Holebas  40' Behrami  90+2'	Report	Gomes  29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium Attendance: 20,058 Referee: Robert Madley

West Bromwich Albion v Watford

3 December 2016 14	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	Watford	Watford
15:00 GMT	McAuley  15' Evans  16' Brunt  34' McClean  84' Phillips  90+1'	Report	Kabasele  60' Pereyra  84' Deeney  85'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium Attendance: 22,244 Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Everton

10 December 2016 15	Watford	v	Everton	Liverpool
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Goodison Park

EFL Cup

Watford v Gillingham

23 August 2016 Second round	Watford	1-2	Gillingham	Watford
19:45 BST	Ighalo  58'	Report	Byrne  82' Dack  102'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,004 Referee: James Linington

Staff

Squad information and statistics

Statistics correct as of 27 September 2016.^{[6][lower-alpha 1]}

No. = Squad number[lower-alpha 2] Pos = Playing position P = Number of games played G = Number of goals scored = Yellow cards

GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward = Red cards

Yth = Whether player went through Watford's youth system Joined club = Year that player became a Watford first team player[lower-alpha 3] Age = Current age Loan player[lower-alpha 4]

2015–16 Watford player details

No.	Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Age	Joined club	Yth	Notes
			Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
1	GK	Gomes, HeurelhoHeurelho Gomes	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	35	2014	No	—
2	DF	Nyom, AllanAllan Nyom	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	28	2015	No	—
3	DF	Britos, MiguelMiguel Britos	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	31	2015	No	—
4	DF	Kaboul, YounèsYounès Kaboul	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	2016	No	—
5	DF	Prödl, SebastianSebastian Prödl	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	5+1	0	1	0	29	2015	No	—
7	MF	Amrabat, NordinNordin Amrabat	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	4+1	0	1	0	29	2016	No	—
9	FW	Deeney, TroyTroy Deeney	6	2	0	0	1	0	7	2	3	0	28	2010	No	—
10	FW	Success, IsaacIsaac Success	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	1	0	20	2016	Yes	—
11	MF	Behrami, ValonValon Behrami	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	31	2015	No	—
12	MF	Kenedy	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	20	2016	No	—
13	GK	Gilmartin, ReneRene Gilmartin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	2014	No	—
14	DF	Paredes, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Paredes	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	29	2014	No	—
15	DF	Cathcart, CraigCraig Cathcart	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	27	2014	No	—
16	MF	Doucouré, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Doucouré	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0	23	2016	No	—
17	MF	Guedioura, AdlèneAdlène Guedioura	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	31	2015	No	—
18	DF	Zúñiga, Juan CamiloJuan Camilo Zúñiga	0+4	1	0	0	0+1	0	0+5	1	0	0	30	2016	No
19	FW	Sinclair, JeromeJerome Sinclair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	2016	Yes	—
20	FW	Vydra, MatějMatěj Vydra	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0	24	2015	No	—
21	MF	Anya, IkechiIkechi Anya	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0	28	2012	No	—
22	MF	Janmaat, DarylDaryl Janmaat	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	27	2016	No	—
23	MF	Watson, BenBen Watson	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	1	31	2015	No	—
24	FW	Ighalo, OdionOdion Ighalo	6	1	0	0	0+1	1	6+1	2	1	0	27	2014	No	—
25	DF	Holebas, JoséJosé Holebas	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	4	0	32	2015	No	—
26	DF	Dja Djédjé, BriceBrice Dja Djédjé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	2016	No	—
27	DF	Kabasele, ChristianChristian Kabasele	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	2016	Yes	—
28	MF	Murray, SeanSean Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	2010	Yes	—
29	MF	Capoue, ÉtienneÉtienne Capoue	6	4	0	0	0+1	0	6+1	4	0	0	28	2015	No	—
30	GK	Pantilimon, CostelCostel Pantilimon	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	29	2016	No	—
31	DF	Hoban, TommieTommie Hoban	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	22	2011	Yes	—
33	FW	Okaka, StefanoStefano Okaka	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	27	2016	No	—
34	GK	Arlauskis, GiedriusGiedrius Arlauskis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2015	No	—
37	MF	Pereyra, RobertoRoberto Pereyra	3+1	1	0	0	0	0	3+1	1	1	0	25	2016	No	—
—	DF	Adeyemo, OlaOla Adeyemo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	2016	No	—
—	GK	Bannister, CharlieCharlie Bannister	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	2016	No	—
—	DF	Eleftheriou, AndrewAndrew Eleftheriou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2016	Yes	—
—	FW	Folivi, MichaelMichael Folivi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2016	Yes	—
—	GK	Gartside, NathanNathan Gartside	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2016	Yes	—
—	FW	Jakubiak, AlexAlex Jakubiak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	2014	Yes	—
—	DF	Mason, BrandonBrandon Mason	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2016	Yes	—
—	FW	Obi, OgoOgo Obi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2016	Yes	—
—	MF	Ovenden, RhyleRhyle Ovenden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2016	Yes	—
—	DF	Rowan, CharlieCharlie Rowan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2016	Yes	—
—	DF	Stevens, ConnorConnor Stevens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2016	Yes	—

1. From the start of pre-season to the end of the summer transfer window all players currently contracted to the club are listed. From the close of the summer transfer window all players who have been signed to the club since the close of the summer transfer window are listed. The following exceptions are made: a) if a player has appeared in a matchday squad prior to the end of the 2016 summer transfer window they will remain listed for the duration of the season b) players loaned out prior to the start of the season will not be listed until their return, with season-long loans omitted entirely - for players out on loan see the transfers section. Scholars with professional contracts are not listed unless they appear in a first-team matchday squad.
2. 2016–17 squad numbers currently listed.
3. For players who came through the club's youth system the date used refers to the year their professional contract begun, unless they appeared in a first-team match-day squad prior to that, in which case that date is used.
4. A dagger is only displayed if the player was exclusively a loan player during the 2016–17 season. If they signed permanently over the course of the season then it is not displayed.

Non-playing staff

• Head-coach: Walter Mazzarri
• Assistant coach: Nicolo Frustalupi
• Assistant coach: Claudio Nitti
• Assistant coach: Luca Vigiani
• Goalkeeping coach: Paolo De Toffol
• Goalkeeping coach: Alec Chamberlain
• Fitness coach: Giuseppe Pondrelli
• Technical director: Luke Dowling^[7]
• Chief scout: Filippo Giraldi
• Scout: Roberto Miggiano
• Analyst: Fabio Corradini
• Under-21 coach: Harry Kewell^[8]
• Under-21 assistant manager: Hayden Mullins^[9]
• Academy manager: Chris McGuane^[10]
• Lead professional development coach: David Horseman^[11]
• Academy head of coaching: Barry Quin^[10]
• Head of medical: Richard Collinge
• Head of sports science: Gianni Brignardello
• Sport scientist: Ben Dixon
• Head of Prevention and Osteopath: Daniel Reguera
• First-team Sports Rehabilitation: Mike Spanou
• First-team Sports Rehabilitation: Moto Watanabe
• Kit manager: Will Jones

Information correct as of 11 July 2016.^[12]

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee	Ref
1 July 2016	Christian Kabasele	Genk	£6,000,000	[13][14]
1 July 2016	Jerome Sinclair	Liverpool	£4,000,000	[15]
1 July 2016	Isaac Success	Granada	£12,500,000	[16][14]
21 July 2016	Brice Dja Djédjé	Marseille	£4,000,000	[17][18]
8 August 2016	Charlie Bannister	Aston Villa	Free	[19][20]
19 August 2016	Younès Kaboul	Sunderland	£4,000,000	[21][22]
19 August 2016	Roberto Pereyra	Juventus	£13,000,000	[23][24]
24 August 2016	Daryl Janmaat	Newcastle United	£7,000,000	[25][26]
25 August 2016	Sven Kums	Gent	Undisclosed	[27]
29 August 2016	Stefano Okaka	Anderlecht	Undisclosed	[28]
30 August 2016	Adrian Mariappa	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	[29]

Out

Date[lower-alpha 1]	Player	Transferred to[lower-alpha 2]	Fee	Ref
28 May 2016	Miguel Layún	Porto	£6,000,000	[30]
3 June 2016	Joel Ekstrand	Bristol City	Free transfer (Released)	[31][32]
3 June 2016	George Byers	Swansea City	Free transfer (Released)	[31][33]
3 June 2016	Josh Doherty	Leyton Orient	Free transfer (Released)	[31][34]
3 June 2016	Uche Ikpeazu	Cambridge United	Free transfer (Released)	[31][35]
3 June 2016	Jorell Johnson	Hemel Hempstead Town	Free transfer (Released)	[31]
3 June 2016	Mahlondo Martin	Kings Langley	Free transfer (Released)	[31]
3 June 2016	Bernard Mensah	Aldershot Town	Free transfer (Released)	[31][36]
3 June 2016	Luke Simpson	York City	Free transfer (Released)	[31][37]
3 June 2016	Alfie Young	Hendon	Free transfer (Released)	[31][38]
1 July 2016	Gabriele Angella	Udinese	Undisclosed	[39]
4 July 2016	José Manuel Jurado	Espanyol	£1,500,000	[40][41]
12 July 2016	Juanfran	Deportivo La Coruña	Free transfer	[42]
28 July 2016	Almen Abdi	Sheffield Wednesday	£3,500,000	[43]
28 July 2016	Daniel Pudil	Sheffield Wednesday	£1,500,000	[43]
10 August 2016	Essaïd Belkalem	Orléans	Free transfer (Released)	[44][45]
27 August 2016	Matěj Vydra	Derby County	£12,500,000	[46]
31 August 2016	Ikechi Anya	Derby County	£4,000,000	[47][48]
31 August 2016	Sean Murray	Swindon Town	Free transfer	[49]
31 August 2016	Allan Nyom	West Bromwich Albion	£4,000,000	[50][51]

1. Where a player has been released, the date given is when their release was announced by Watford, not when their contract expired or when they joined their next club.
2. Where a player has been released, the club they subsequently joined is listed, provided it is professional and occurred during the 2016-17 season.

Loans in

Date from	Player	Loaned from	Date until	Ref
16 July 2016	Juan Camilo Zúñiga	Napoli	End of Season	[52]
30 August 2016	Kenedy	Chelsea	End of Season	[53]
31 August 2016	Haviv Ohayon	Maccabi Tel Aviv	End of Season	[54]

Loans out

Mathias Ranegie started the season on loan at Djurgårdens IF for the duration of the 2016 Allsvenskan season, having joined in February 2016.^[55]

Date from	Player	Loaned to	Date until	Ref
11 July 2016	Adalberto Peñaranda	Udinese	End of season	[56]
27 July 2016	Obbi Oularé	Zulte Waregem	End of season	[57]
27 July 2016	Dennon Lewis	Woking	End of season	[58]
1 August 2016	Steven Berghuis	Feyenoord	End of season	[59]
16 August 2016	Mario Suárez	Valencia	End of season	[60]
25 August 2016	Sven Kums	Udinese	End of season	[27]
26 August 2016	Tommie Hoban	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	[61]
31 August 2016	Alex Jakubiak	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[62]

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