Back to the Watford Newsfeed

Burnley 1-0 Watford: Scott Arfield strike seals snow-day win as Marvin Zeegelaar is sent off for reckless tackle on Steven Defour

Burnley sealed a narrow win over Watford at Turf Moor in a game that was marred by a string of controversial calls from the match officials.

Scott Arfield scored the only goal of the game in first-half injury time, but only after Watford had been reduced to 10 men with Marvin Zeegelaar seeing red for a reckless tackle on Steven Defour.

Referee Lee Probert and his match officials then ruled two Burnley goals out in the second half with marginal offside calls, leaving both sets of fans feeling short-changed, although all three decisions appeared correct upon reflection.