Watford are BACK in the Premier League! Hornets secure immediate return to the big time along with Norwich as Ismaila Sarr's early penalty proves enough to see off Millwall at Vicarage Road

Daily Mail | April 24, 2021

Watford have returned to the Premier League at the first time of asking as they beat Millwall to secure automatic promotion.

Ismaila Sarr's early penalty split the two teams at Vicarage Road and ensured the Hornets will return back to the big time along with Norwich City.

Watford's victory also meant that Norwich haven't yet been crowned champions despite their win over Queens Park Rangers.

Full report to follow

Watford celebrate Ismaila Sarr's 11th minute penalty against Millwall at Vicarage Road

Sarr held his nerve from 12 yards to hand the Hornets the lead on Saturday afternoon

Sarr had been brought down by Billy Mitchell to win the penalty just 10 minutes into the game

Watford's manager Xisco Munoz urges his side on from the sidelines on Saturday afternoon

Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann makes a flying save to keep out Mason Bennett's shot

Watford midfielder Will Hughes (left) challenges Millwall's Jed Wallace during the first-half

Tom Cleverley slides in the stop Millwall's Mason Bennett advancing at Vicarage Road

Match facts

Watford (4-3-3): Bachmann; Femenia (Cathcart 31), Troost-Ekong, Sierralta, Masina; Cleverly (Sanchez 84), Hughes, Gosling (Chalobah 60); Sarr, Pedro (Gray 60), Sema

Substitutes not used: Foster (GK); Zinckernagel, Lazaar, Kabasele, Hungbo

Manager: Xisco Munoz

Scorer: Sarr pen 11

Millwall (3-5-2): Bialkowski; Romeo, Evans, Cooper; McNamara (Muller 77), Kieftenbeld, Mitchell (Williams 71), Bennett (Burey 81), Malone (Mahoney 78); Wallace, Bradshaw (Zohore 71)

Substitutes not used: Fielding (GK); Pearce, Woods, Bodvarsson

Booked: Muller

Manager: Gary Rowett

Referee: Dean Whitestone

Ken Sema attempts to win the ball back from Mahlon Romeo in the Championship fixture

Players fro both sides go up for a Millwall free-kick during the second half of the contest