Ade Boothroyd's Watford were third going into this game with Leeds in fourth position. Ex-Leeds players Matthew Spring and Clark Carlisle didn't play for the Hornets. Blake scored his eight and ninth goals of the season.
Saturday, 11 February 2006 The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Derby County were 5th from bottom of the Championship and manager-less and yet they took away two valuable points from our promotion challenge and allowed Watford to open up some points between us in third and fourth place. Hence the importance of the next game.
Saturday, 04 February 2006 The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
This turned out to be QPR manager Ian Holloway's last game in charge. He was approached by Leicester City to take over at the Theatre of Crisps and although given permission to speak to the Foxes by QPR they put him on gardening leave when he did!
