The international break seems to have come and gone at an opportune time for Watford, as the club makes its return to Premier League play by traveling to Riverside Stadium on Sunday to battle Middlesbrough aiming to snap a poor run of form.After starting the campaign winless in their first three fixtures with a draw and two losses, the Hornets (2-2-3) began to turn things around with consecutive victories over West Ham United and Manchester United, which saw Etienne Capoue, Juan Zuniga and Troy Deeney all score to top the Red Devils in impressive fashion.But they were unable to carry their momentum, slumping to a 2-0 loss to Burnley before collecting a point in an exhilarating 2-2 draw with Bournemouth prior to the break. The Hornets fell behind on two occasions against Bournemouth, but found an equalizer through Deeney and Isaac Success, who netted in the 65th minute.Watford will need to concentrate harder in the defensive third if they are to take a point. The Hornets have not kept a clean sheet yet this campaign, something manager Walter Mazzarri knows is a key to victory for his squad.I told them that they needed to be concentrated immediately and to be focused for the next game, Mazzarri said. Its not easy when you have only two or three days before your next game after an international break, but I think that I have players who are very responsible so I am very happy for that.Mazzarri also discussed his teams fitness ahead of this clash.Today was the first day when I had the whole team together after the international break and I spoke with them, he said.The Hornets do have some history on their side as the club has scored at least one goal in 15 of their last 16 matches against Middlesbrough. Deeney should be properly motivated as the fringe England international is on the cusp of scoring his 100th career goal across all competitions, and has scored in each of Watfords last four fixtures against Boro.Middlesbrough (1-3-3) comes into this contest in desperate need of three points as they find themselves in 16th place. The clubs lone victory came in a 2-1 triumph over Sunderland on Aug. 21, but it has been a slog since then as they are winless in five with three losses and a pair of draws.Boro grabbed the lead in their last outing prior to the break against West Ham United through Cristhian Stuani, but Dimitri Payet fired home an equalizer six minutes later to force the clubs into a share of the spoils. Boro manager Aitor Karanka made three changes to the side that lost to Tottenham Hotspur the previous week, brining in Adam Forshaw, Viktor Fischer and Jordan Rhodes.The manager praised his clubs depth after salvaging a point at the Olympic Stadium.I decided to play Jordan at West Ham because I liked his attitude a lot against Spurs, Karanka said. The substitutes in that game went to the pitch with the right intensity, and especially in the last 35-40 minutes we competed with Tottenham. I have to choose the best players for every game. I want 11 players fighting on the pitch; they have to know that that is the way.These clubs last faced off in the Championship on April 6, 2015 with Watford taking a 2-0 win thanks to goals from Deeney and Odion Ighalo.Air Force 1 Black Uk . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? 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Ticats QB Jeremiah Masoli scored on a one-yard run 1:13 into the fourth quarter to put Hamilton up 33-12 in front of a Percival Molson Stadium crowd of 20,174. Porter threw a pair of touchdown passes as Montreal mounted a comeback bid. The former Ticats quarterback connected with Kenny Stafford on a 75-yard touchdown 3:04 into the fourth to draw the Alouettes within 33-19. Porter also threw a 20-yard touchdown to Tyron Carrier at 10:34. "We knew it just takes a couple of big plays like that and things can change, but I just wish we could have kept more going at the end there," said Porter, who spent the last five seasons with Hamilton. "We just ran out of time." Brett Lauther kicked a 14-yard field goal for the Tiger-Cats in the third quarter after Hamilton conceded a safety. As happy as he was about his teams effort, Austin saw plenty of areas of the Ticats game that he wants to improve. "Weve got to clean up a lot of things," said Austin, who coached Cornell for the last two seasons after spending two years as the offensive co-ordinator at the University of Mississippi, his alma mater. "Too many penalties, especially on special teams. Weve got to eliminate some of those mistakes, and we will. Well be better with our assignments next week." LeFevour completed 10-of-19 passes for 149 yards in the first half. "I thought we moved the ball pretty well," LeFevour said. "We moved the ball consistently. There were no real two-and-outs, not a lot of them, and just making plays and at least giving ourselves an opportunity to score." Masoli completed 5-of-10 attempts for 82 yarrds.dddddddddddd Brian Brohm also went 5 for 10, for 110 yards, including a 38-yard pass to Eric McCree on a drive that led to Lauthers field goal that made it 26-12. Chris Jennings scored a touchdown on a one-yard run as the Alouettes took a 7-0 lead 2:28 into the game, which marked Montreal head coach Dan Hawkins pro coaching debut. The veteran U.S. college coach replaced Marc Trestman, who left Montreal to become the Chicago Bears head coach. Hawkins, who spent the last two years as an ESPN college football analyst, coached Boise State to a 53-11 mark from 2001-05. He also coached Willamette and Colorado and has a 112-61-1 coaching record in the college ranks. "He was great," Porter said. "Hes got a great attitude and he kept a positive attitude. Even when we were down hes not getting on guys and as pros we really appreciate that." There was a long delay, 9:31 into the second, after Montreal receiver David Clowney was injured on a helmet-to-helmet hit while he was blocking. Players from both teams kneeled on the field and sidelines while Clowney was attended to by medical staff as he lay on the field. Clowney was placed on a spinal board and his neck was immobilized with a cervical collar before he was carried off the field. Hawkins could not describe Clowneys injury and had no update on his condition. Anthony Calvillo completed a 50-yard pass to Jamel Richardson on the Alouettes first play from scrimmage. The 40-year-old quarterback guided Montreal through its first offensive series, a five-play touchdown drive capped by Jennings one-yard plunge. Josh Neiswander came in for Calvillo on the Alouettes second offensive series. He completed 8-of-23 pass attempts for 99 yards in the first half, including a 23-yard catch by Wallace Wright. "Were trying to get a look at a lot of guys," Hawkins said. "I thought they competed well, which was great. I thought their spirit was great. You know, the first unit, they were awesome. They came out and started fast so I give them a lot of credit for their mentality of coming out of the gate and getting after it." Porter ran the Als offence for most of the second half. He completed 8-of-17 pass attempts for 178 yards, taking over after Tanner Marsh guided Montreal through its first two series of the third quarter. ' ' '
