Dunk split the Watford back four with a sensational pass which was seized upon by Maupay and he rounded Foster before sliding home from a tight angle. Brighton had strung together a sequence of combinations under pressure to neatly play out of their defensive third, but Mooy’s attempt to split two opponents and get the ball into the final third was blocked and Watford stormed the other way.” Exactly right. Watford have a date in the diary with Everton next Saturday while Potter's first home game at the Amex is against West Ham. We dropped, and that’s a symptom of where we are in the league. 77 min: Big chance for Brighton! 58 min: Deulofeu is given far too much space, and shoots wide. Trossard lays the ball off to Mooy, whose shot is true but Ben Foster makes a fine save with his left leg. #BHAWAT. Plenty of focus will be on the visitors dugout as Graham Potter takes charge of Brighton for the first time and will be looking to rebuild after the club's serious relegation scare in 2018/19. Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; Propper, Stephens; Jahanbakhsh, Gross, Maupay; Trossard. Jahanbakhsh plays in Trossard but the Belgian’s touch is loose and he balloons over. Chelsea were on the end of that on New Year’s Day. It’s a soft one, and puts pressure on the full-back. Watford 1-0 Brighton. But I thought we tried to do what we set out to do and then you need a bit of luck and quality. Jahanbakhsh lashes a ball across goal and the Watford defender lashes it into his own net. Vicarage RoadAttendance: Attendance20,245. 3/6 - Abdoulaye Doucouré has scored three goals in his last six Premier League games for Watford, as many as in his previous 34 appearances in the competition. As for Brighton, Potter is likely to be without winger Jose Izquierdo and long-term absentee Ezequiel Schelotto, for this tough opening away match. A stat that will no doubt bring a smile to Potter's face. 53 min: Burn, in his role as a Brighton’s answer to Roberto Carlos, pings in a cross that Cathcart deals with and with some ease. Check out 90min's preview of Saturday's clash below. It keeps, though, coming back at Watford. It was great strike but I thought we pushed and pushed and I was really delighted with the spirit we showed. Andre Gray had an effort blocked by Matt Ryan before Brighton soon doubled their lead when Potter's double change of Andone and Maupay added extra energy in attack. Foster; Kiko Femenia, Cathcart, Dawson, Holebas; Doucoure, Capoue; Hughes, Pereyra; Deeney, Deulofeu. Brighton have also enjoyed a healthy run of form in their pre-season preparations, winning four out of five and scoring 13 times. 86 min: Mat Ryan’s long pass finds Trossard and the Belgian almost conjures a chance. 68 min: Watford have been solid but their margin for error is small. 48 min: JR in Illinois has a pertinent question. All rights reserved. Watford a little ragged but still possess some danger. A few early wayward passes did not merit much hope but they soon settled and caused problems down both flanks with their wing-backs. 62 min: Second Brighton sub: Alzate on for the somewhat negligible Gross. On 10th August 2019, Watford played Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League. Brighton: Ryan (7), Duffy (7), Dunk (8), Burn (7), March (7), Montoya (7), Gross (7), Propper (8), Stephens (7), Locadia (6), Murray (6)