Watford have been left red-faced after getting long-serving captain Troy Deeney’s name wrong on the team sheet for their friendly against West Brom.
Deeney, who has been at Watford since 2010 and skipper since 2014, was named as Tom Deeney in an honest error for the pre-season game at Vicarage Road, which ended goalless.
The gaffe was possibly because team-mate Tom Cleverley was listed above him on the team sheet and fortunately Deeney’s name was spelt correctly on the back of his shirt.
David Beckham fell victim to an error by the kit man in the 1997 Charity Shield when Manchester United beat Chelsea in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.
The midfielder came off the bench wearing a shirt with ‘Beckam’ written on the back.
Fans were welcomed back to Vicarage Road for Saturday's friendly for the first time since December, with 3,612 people able to see their side at the Vic and not from home on the television.
Read more - Watford FC fans happy to be back at Vicarage Road after year away
Season-ticketholder Paul Tucker went to the game with his son Andy and three grandsons, including seven-year-old Nicholas.
Paul was one of the lucky fans who attended the tiny numbers of games towards the end of last year and he was clearly happy to be back.
He said: "I can’t wait, it’s just about being part of a crowd. I’ve been doing this since 1959 and it’s in your blood.
"I have no qualms about being in a crowd. I’m double jabbed. Because it’s outside, I feel much safer. Although If you looked around, you’d hardly know there was a pandemic."
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