Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Watford will look to build on a 3-1 win over Norwich City when they take on Newcastle United at Vicarage Road. The Hornets did well to put an end to their three-game losing run, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence, but they do not want to stop now. Pacey winger Ismaila Sarr scored a brace in the triumph over the Canaries, meaning that the opposition defenders should have the Senegal international at bay.
Joao Pedro should be the only absentee in the home team. The Magpies, on the other hand, produced a fine display in a 1-1 draw with Leeds United. Allan Saint-Maximin looks unstoppable at the moment, and he is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders. Since Newcastle looked sharp in front of goal in the draw with Marcelo Bielsa’s troops, both teams to score betting option should be considered. All Dubravka, Shelvey, Dummett, and Callum Wilson miss out for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Andre Gray):
Wolverhampton-born striker Andre Gray is a product of the Shrewsberry Town youth academy who hit the limelight during his two loan spell with Luton Town. A no-nonsense forward endured a difficult childhood which left him with a four-inch scar on his left cheek after he got stabbed in the face in a gang-related incident back in 2011.
Fortunately, Andre Grey was pulled out of the gang lifestyle by his mother and close friends and focused on his football career. Having scored 57 goals in 111 appearances with The Hatters, Gray was prized away by Brentford in a club-record deal at the time. Just a season later Gray moved to Burnley where he hit 23 goals in 41 Championship appearances to emerge as a vital cog in his club’s Premier League push in 2014/15. After nine goals in 32 top-flight appearances with he Clarets, Gray was transferred to Watford for yet another club-record fee.
The Englishman’s prolific goalscoring record in the Football League was brought to a halt, however, with Gray scoring just five goals in 31 Premier League appearances during the 2017/18 season.
Highlighted Team (Newcastle):
Newcastle United failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign and, as a result, they dropped to the English second tier. The Magpies will host their rivals at their St. James’ Park in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign and it has to be noted that the capacity of the stadium is 52,354.
Newcastle United have won four domestic trophies (1904/1905, 1906/1907, 1908/1909, 1926/1927), while lifting six FA Cup titles (1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955) and a number of star players were part of the St. James’ Park outfit in the past.
David Ginola, Michael Owen, Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Nolberto Solano, Gary Speed, Obafemi Martins and Kevin Nolan are notable footballers who are still remembered at the club. Newcastle’s fiercest rivals are Sunderland and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals face each other in the Tyne-Wear derby. The color of Newcastle’s home kit is black and white.