Source: TheGuardian
Jerome Sinclair helps Watford stop their rot against Burton Albion
With all the imports at Watford it is easy to forget that the club have several promising young English talents on their books. Two of them delivered a reminder here, as the 20-year-old Jerome Sinclair struck a splendid solo goal, after the Belgian defender Christian Kabasele opened the scoring thanks to excellent work by the 19-year-old Brandon Mason.Those contributions killed Burton Albion’s hopes of springing a FA Cup surprise and hinted at reviving Watford’s season. The Premier League side had been on a dismal streak of results before this match but, thanks in particular to their youngsters, they summoned just enough class to suppress valiant Championship opponents. Burton played well but ended with nothing except concern for their striker Luke Varney, who, just days after the 34-year-old joined the club, was taken to hospital after injuring his ribs in a second-half collision with the home team’s goalkeeper, Costel Pantilimon. Continue reading......read full article
