Leeds United captain fantastic drew sting out of Hornets as promotion quest first began - YEP 9/4/22
Leeds United and Watford will lock horns today in an enormous fixture that could have a huge say in who stays in the Premier League. By Lee Sobot But getting back into the Premier League was the aim when the two clubs were reunited 12 years ago, captain Richard Naylor bagging the only goal in August 2010 to put the Whites sixth as part of a season that almost took them up again. The Whites had ended three seasons in the doldrums of League One in the previous campaign by being promoted as runners-up behind Norwich City under boss Simon Grayson. Watford, meanwhile, were in their fourth season back in English football’s second tier, having been relegated after just one season back in the big time in 2007. The Hornets made the play-offs in the following campaign in their bid to bounce straight back – only to be walloped 6-1 by Hull City in the semi-finals – and 13th and 16th-placed finishes followed over the next two seasons. The 2010-11 campaign marked a second season in charg...