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Blackburn 2-3 Watford: Hornets hold on to victory and climb to third place in the Championship thanks to goals from Joao Pedro, Ismaila Sarr and Ken Sema

Daily Mail | February 24, 2021

Related Topics: Ken Sema, Watford F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C., EFL Championship, Harvey Elliott, Brentford F.C., Ben Brereton, Tom Cleverley

Watford climbed to third in the Championship standings after goals from Joao Pedro, Ismaila Sarr and Ken Sema sealed a 3-2 victory.

Pedro and Sarr gave the Hornets a 2-0 lead, but Harvey Elliott scored just before half-time to give Blackburn a glimmer of hope going into the second-half.

Sema restored the lead after 61 minutes and though Ben Brereton got another goal back for Blackburn, Watford held on to go level on points with Brentford.

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Watford fought hard to take a 3-2 win on the road to climb to third place in the Championship
Tom Cleverley celebrates with Joao Pedro after providing an assist for the attacker
Ismaila Sarr celebrates after scoring his eighth goal of the season to put Watford 2-0 ahead
Harvey Elliott, on loan from Liverpool, scored to put Blackburn back into the contest
Ken Sema scored after 61 minutes to restore the two-goal advantage for the visitors
Ben Brereton got another goal back for Blackburn giving Watford a nervy ending to the game
Joao Pedro attempts an ambitious bicycle kick while under pressure against Blackburn
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