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| Troy Deeney celebrates scoring his fourth goal in four Premier League games against Norwich |
HE MIGHT not be Jamie Vardy, even though he’s also come up through the school of hard knocks.
But rebel Troy Deeney, who was knocked back by Aston Villa when he was only 15 and rebuilt his career in the lower leagues, is now on a scoring spree of his own.
It took him 10 games to get his first top-flight goal, but a sweetly- struck 30th-minute penalty made him the first Hornet to score in four Premier League matches in a row.
Fellow striker Odion Ighalo has grabbed most of the glory in Watford’s impressive return to the top flight. He was on target again yesterday, and his alliance with Deeney is beginning to look the real deal after they hit 41 Championship goals between them last season.
But rebel Troy Deeney, who was knocked back by Aston Villa when he was only 15 and rebuilt his career in the lower leagues, is now on a scoring spree of his own.
It took him 10 games to get his first top-flight goal, but a sweetly- struck 30th-minute penalty made him the first Hornet to score in four Premier League matches in a row.
Fellow striker Odion Ighalo has grabbed most of the glory in Watford’s impressive return to the top flight. He was on target again yesterday, and his alliance with Deeney is beginning to look the real deal after they hit 41 Championship goals between them last season.
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| Deeney scoring from the penalty spot to give Watford the lead at Vicarage Road |
Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores said: “It’s amazing what they do for their team-mates.
“Ighalo is not just scoring goals but he is also supporting the offensive system with Deeney and is creating chances too.
“I have worked with these players the last four months and they have been immense.”
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| Odion Ighalo celebrates with his team-mates after putting Watford 2-0 up late on |
Man of the match Ighalo admitted: “I was a bit frustrated because I had a chance to score two or three
goals. But that is football, and we are now going to push higher up the table.”
goals. But that is football, and we are now going to push higher up the table.”
Norwich’s Alex Neil said: “Their strikers became more and more dangerous as we chased the goal.”
Deeney fired the spot-kick into the roof of the net after Norwich skipper Alex Tettey gave the ball away outside the box and, trying to redeem his error, clattered into the back of Ighalo.
Ighalo had to wait until stoppage time for his 25th goal of 2015. He had one goal wrongly ruled out for offside, but there was no denying him when he powered past Sebastien Bassong and he slotted home.
MAN OF THE MATCH: ODION IGHALO – scored, won the match-winning penalty and should have had another when Bassong pulled him back.
WATFORD: Gomes; Nyom, Cathcart, Britos, Ake; Durado (Abdi 76), Capoue, Watson, Anya (Paredes 73); Deeney, Ighalo (Guedioura 93).
NORWICH: Rudd; Wisdom, Bennett, Bassong, Olsson; Redmond (Mbokani 46), Tettey, Dorrans, Howson (Odjidja-Ofoe 78), Brady; Grabban (Jerome 66).
Ref: M Dean
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