Watford Football Club: remember them? Yes, yes, of course you do. Many perhaps recall a yo-yo side, more ups and down that the Eastenders Christmas specials. Not quite true, though. In fact, they quietly very much earned the tag of a Premier League staple in the late 2010s. Not particularly glamorous but solid enough.
From the start of the 2015/16 season, Watford spent six out of seven years in the top-flight, and so, when they dropped out in May 2022, most expected to see an immediate return. When they started the following campaign with a front three of Ismalia Sarr, Emmanuel Dennis and Joao Pedro, those expectations only grew.
