The 23-year-old Dennis spent part of last season on loan in Germany’s Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln, having first joined the Belgian top-flight side in the summer of 2017.
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The Nigeria captain sat on the bench for the game at Reading, played 70 minutes at Derby, was back on the bench against Blackburn Rovers before completing a full 90 minutes against Bournemouth.
The Nigerian was forced to look elsewhere as a youngster when he was told there was no future for him at Tottenham Hotspur, where he progressed as a youth player alongside the likes of Harry Kane and Ryan Fredericks.
Watford headed to the Emirates on the final day of a hugely difficult season needing to better Aston Villa’s result at West Ham, with a win for their relegation rivals at London Stadium, meaning they would also have to triumph – but by two goals more.
Pearson was hired on a short-term contract in December with Watford bottom of the league, and sparked a transformation in form with four wins in his first seven league matches.
The Hornets go into the match with only goal difference keeping them out of the relegation zone, whereas Leicester are flying high in third and look destined to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Ighalo, who joined Manchester United on loan from Shanghai Shenhua in January, spent three seasons at Vicarage Road, scoring 39 goals in 99 appearances
Liverpool manager, Juergen Klopp, says he waits now before celebrating goals on the touchline because of the Video Assistant Referee.
Pearson was confirmed on Friday as Watford’s third head coach of the season as he replaced Quique Sanchez Flores, with the club bottom of the Premier League
He is the fourth manager to be fired this Premier League season after Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham, Unai Emery at Arsenal and Javi Gracia at Watford
Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic were on target as Chelsea secured a fourth straight away win with a 2-1 success at struggling Watford.
Overseas-based professional players, Tom Dele-Bashiru and Orji Okonkwo, have joined the camp of the Nigeria U23 team, Olympic Eagles, preparing for next month’s U23 Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt.
The result leaves a traumatised Watford at the bottom of the table, while City can claim to have responded in perfect fashion to last weekend’s 3-2 defeat to Norwich City
Watford have signed England forward, Danny Welbeck, on a free transfer after his release from fellow London side Arsenal, the English Premier League club said on Wednesday.
The striker put in a tireless performance up front for Nigeria that looked set to go unrewarded, as he was mostly unable to escape the clutches of the physical Indomitable Lions
Watford FC of England is set to appeal against the red card shown to its left back, Jose Holebas, in their 1-4 Premier League defeat by West Ham United.
The result lifted the Gunners two places up to fourth on 66 points from 33 games, ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea on goal difference and two points in front of sixth-placed Manchester United
Reports claimed a number of high level English clubs are keeping tabs on the player – a cousin of Bayern Munich star David Alaba.
Watford Manager, Javi Gracia, has been named August’s Premier League manager of the month after guiding the club to a winning start this season.
The defending champions have endured a turbulent period on the pitch, losing 4-1 at Watford on Monday, five days after a 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth.