Watford vs Huddersfield Town Match Report: Watford 2 Huddersfield 0

Watford beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 at Vicarage Road.

Watford beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 on the fourth anniversary of Graham Taylor’s passing.

Second half goals from Tom Cleverley and Joao Pedro saw the Hornets climb to fifth in the Championship standings.

Watford manager Xisco Munez made four changes from the side who lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup last weekend. Kiko Femenia replaced Marc Navarro, Cleverley replaced Will Hughes, Ken Sema replaced Philip Zinckernagel and Troy Deeney replaced Andre Gray.

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan made four changes from the side who lost to Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup last weekend. Alex Vallejo replaced Naby Sarr, Romoney Crichlow replaced Jonathan Hogg, Aaron Rowe replaced Carel Eiting and Rolando Aarons replaced Isaac Mbenza.

Pedro had the first chance of the match. The Hornets forward tested Huddersfield goalkeeper Ryan Schofield. The young Englishman dealt well with a goal-bound half volley in the 10^th minute.

A quiet opening half an hour was concluded with a Troy Deeney yellow card in the 30^th minute. The Golden Boys Captain was booked for a rash challenge on Terriers midfielder Juninho Bacuna.

Ismaila Sarr concluded the first half with the game’s fourth shot. The Watford forward curled the ball towards the bottom right corner from ten yards out in the 43^rd minute. Another smart Schofield save resulted in a goalless 45 minutes in Hertfordshire.

Watford’s Cleverley broke the deadlock in the 54^th minute. The Hornets midfielder fired the hosts in front as he pressed Schofield into a mistake from a clumsy Huddersfield back pass.

Corberan made the first substitution of the afternoon in the 61^st minute. Patrick Jones made his Championship debut as he replaced Aarons.

The Hornets doubled their lead in the 64^th minute. Pedro connected well with a low Femenia cross into the box and tapped home for a well worked Watford second.  

Munez made a double substitution in the 68^th minute. Hughes replaced Nathaniel Chalobah and Gray replaced Deeney.

Town followed with a substitution in the 69^th minute. Scott High made his first Huddersfield appearance this season and replaced Rowe.

The visitors made their final substitution in the 76^th minute. Danny Ward replaced Vallejo.

Watford made two substitutions in the 80^th minute. James Garner replaced Cleverley and Zinckernagel made his league debut replacing Sema.

Garner almost made an instant impact. The Hornets midfielder went for power as he fired over the bar in the 82^nd minute.

Munez made his final substitution in the 84^th minute. Navarro replaced Femenia.

A game of two halves, Watford secured an important three points as they continue to chase the top four. Huddersfield dropped to 14th in the Championship.