Emmanuel Dennis scored on his Premier League debut after joining Watford from Club Bruge in the summerWatford marked their Premier League return with a thrilling opening-day victory over Aston Villa at Vicarage Road.The Hornets, who sealed automatic promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt, saw off a late Villa comeback to hold on to all three points.Xisco Munoz’s side took the lead on 10 minutes through forward Emmanuel Dennis on his debut.Ismaila Sarr doubled the hosts’ lead three minutes before half-time, beating goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez with a cruel deflection off Villa captain Tyrone Mings.There was another debut goal for Watford substitute Cucho Hernandez, who added a third from the edge of the box seconds after coming on to the pitch.Against the run of play, Aston Villa found the back of their net three minutes later with a brilliant half-volley from John McGinn.Danny Ings then scored his first Villa goal from the penalty spot in injury time after Bertrand Traore was tripped by Adam Masina, but it was too little too late for Dean Smith’s side.Hornets sting Villa on returnWatford manager Xisco Munoz praises atmosphere at Vicarage Road in win over Aston VillaIn 2019-20, it took Watford 12 games to register their first Premier League victory, but the Hornets started as they mean to go on with an early goal from Dennis. Tom Cleverley capitalised on sloppy defending from Matt Targett with a quick ball from to send Ismaila Sarr running down the right wing. The Senegalese picked… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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