Reflections on Watford's 2024/25 EFL Championship fixtures

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As a fledgling head coach, Tom Cleverley must be looking at the 24/25 fixtures and think the EFL super-computer has dealt him a fair start to the…

As a fledgling head coach, Tom Cleverley must be looking at the 24/25 fixtures and think the EFL super-computer has dealt him a fair start to the new campaign.

Let’s not allow ourselves be blinded by loyalty: there is no scare factor for fans of other teams when they see Watford’s name as they peruse the fixture list. Yes, they were cast adrift at the foot of the Premier League last season, won only three league games and conceded 114 goals. The fixtures have handed Watford, once again, some long midweek treks and the first of those is to Preston on Wednesday, October 7.

With international breaks in September, October and November, the first few months of the new season will have a somewhat staccato feeling to them. Personally, I never find it easy at this stage of pre-season to decide which games in the coming campaign are going to be the toughest, and the Championship feels to me, at least, to have a more open look about it than last season.Consecutive Saturday away trips to the North-East to face Sunderland and Middlesbrough, a midweek home game with Leeds – the bookie’s favourites to win the Championship – and then the home match with Luton.

Of course, with the new TV deal comes the risk of many fixtures being played at random times on random days – which you can read about

 

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