Watford vs Leeds LIVE: Championship result and reaction after Mateo Joseph’s late equaliser
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Your support makes all the difference.Leeds were unable to return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after being held to a draw at Watford in the late kick off on Good Friday.
Tom Cleverley kicked off his time as Watford interim head coach off to a good start prior to the international break with a 1-0 win over Birmingham City, and followed it up with a hard-fought point against Leeds.
Despite Leeds’ significantly better position in the league, it was the Hornets who started brightly, taking the lead through Vakoun Bayo.
Leeds fought back, Crysencio Summerville scored a stunning individual curled strike into the top corner to make it 1-1.
Emmanuel Dennis put the Hornets ahead with another good goal, this time an individual effort capped off with a backflip celebration, and it looked enough for the home side before Mateo Joseph scored at the second attempt just moments after being brought onto the field.
Daniel Farke boasts an impressive record for promotion to the top flight, having managed to do so twice when manager of Norwich.
Follow all the live action from the Championship clash in the blog below, and get the latest odds and tips here.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
10 min: The game has started in a very intense fashion, as Leeds fans have come to be accustomed to, but neither side has had a significant chance yet.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
6 min: The referee has just had a word with a player from each side as it started to get slightly fiesty but nothing has happened.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
3 min: Emmanuel Dennis gets on the ball early and drives forward for Watford, winning a dangerous throw in, but it is cleared comfortably by Leeds.
Watford vs Leeds
The teams are out on the field and the match is about to get underway at Vicarage Road.
Watford vs Leeds
Tom Cleverley was asked about being head coach by Sky Sports: “I see it as a head start, the fact that I know the club and the chairman. I’ve not changed as a person, I was a respectful teammate and now I hope they respect me as a coach.
“We understand we’re at home and they were affected by the international break quite a lot, they’re a high energy, high intensity team and we have to match that.”
Watford vs Leeds
Just five minutes to go until kick off and after Ipswich’s win over Blackburn in the 5.30pm kick off, Leeds have a chance to go back top of the table.
Daniel Farke speaks ahead of the match
Daniel Farke spoke to Sky Sports ahead of the game: “You are forced to deal with some disappointing outcomes. It’s football and for that, they have to be on it again, I was a bit more concerned with some unnecessary injuries during the international break.
“It was not the easiest break but we have to be positive again.”
Watford vs Leeds
Kick off is now just 15 minutes away and the players will be out on the field warming up ahead of the Championship clash.
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