Femi Azeez returned to Vicarage Road to punish the club that once let him go, inspiring Millwall to a 2-0 victory over promotion rivals Watford. The winger's second-half strike, followed by Josh Coburn's late clincher, ensured the Lions stayed in the Championship play-off positions while abruptly ending Watford's four-game winning run.
In a contest that grew increasingly tetchy and fragmented, Millwall carried the greater threat for long spells without turning it into goals until the closing stages. Azeez was the standout attacker throughout, tormenting defenders and finally finding the breakthrough before substitute Coburn added a composed second from Camiel Neghli's clever pass in the 81st minute.
Watford, who had gone seven league games unbeaten to climb into the play-off places, rarely resembled the confident side of recent weeks. Disrupted by injuries, an unusual incident involving a ball-boy and a flurry of free kicks from over-fussy referee Ruebyn Ricardo, they struggled to find rhythm and produced only a handful of clear chances across the 90 minutes.
Stop-Start First Half with Azeez the Brightest Spark