For Troy Deeney this was the night that his fondness for speaking his mind well and truly came back to kick him in the cojones. Always good for a soundbite, it was after this fixture in October 2017 that the Watford captain accused Arsenal’s players of lacking a certain male body part and outlined how he liked to “whack the first one” whenever the sides met.
Well, 18 months on, Deeney did indeed give an Arsenal player a whack and he was sent off for his troubles.
Written by Sachin Nakrani at Vicarage Road
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/15/watford-arsenal-premier-league-match-report under the title “Ben Foster howler and Troy Deeney red card send Arsenal into top four”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
