Jay Rodriguez gave Burnley cause for cheer after a tough week on and off the pitch as his 50th Clarets goal earned a 1-0 win over Watford. But Rodriguez’s stooping header earned three big points for his hometown club and kept Watford hovering just above the relegation zone. Rodriguez was offside when he headed in Josh Brownhill’s cross in the 14th minute, and then shot straight at Foster when the ball fell for him on the edge of the box. Watford created openings of their own but could not test Pope as the final ball was too often missing between Troy Deeney and Danny Welbeck. Deeney got up to head powerfully at goal from a corner, but Dwight McNeil was on hand to block on the line before Hughes blazed wide on the follow-up.

Source: Irish Independent June 25, 2020 19:18 UTC