Watford fell to a heavy home defeat on Saturday, losing 0-6 to Derby County in a result that reflected the visitors' total dominance across ninety minutes.
Derby were ahead inside five minutes, Luca Kjerrumgaard finishing to settle any early nerves. The hosts had no answer, and the game's shape was established almost immediately. Giorgi Chakvetadze added a second in the 23rd minute, with Matt Clarke making it three shortly after from what appeared a set piece, leaving Watford with a mountain to climb before the half-hour mark.
Chakvetadze struck again early in the second half, his second of the afternoon arriving on 52 minutes, and Callum Elder's dismissal on 55 minutes reduced Watford to ten men and ended any realistic prospect of recovery. Derby continued to move through them at will.
Substitutions reshaped the closing stages without changing the story. Bobby Clark came on at 62 minutes and Derry Murkin at the same point, Derby rotating with confidence. Kwadwo Baah added a fifth on 68 minutes, with Mamadou Doumbia introduced as Derby managed their resources. Oscar Fraulo made it six in the 78th minute, and while Mattie Pollock and Marc Bola came on for Watford in the final ten minutes, the afternoon was long over as a contest.
Doumbia, who came on as a substitute, received a late red card in the 90th minute, a minor blemish on an otherwise commanding Derby performance. Cruz Anthony Allen was also dismissed for Watford.
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