Capoue sends Watford to FA Cup quarter-final at QPR expense



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On both sides had opportunities In a period of equal opening, Watford is eighth in the Premier League and QPR 18th in the second-ranked championship following a five-game losing streak in the league.

"I enjoyed the goal,"Capoue told BT Sport." It was a team work. We worked throughout the game. We are so proud.

"Everyone is on the same page.The players give everything and they showed today what they can give on the ground. "

Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes celebrated his 38th birthday with several notable saves at Loftus Road, as QPR's Matt Smith and Nahki Wells moved closer to the West London club.

But Daryl Janmaat had a good chance for Watford, losing finalists the Final of the FA Cup 1984, Before the visitors took the lead, French midfielder Capoue, in the penalty box, flew into the far corner through a crowd of players following a corner.

Watford should have doubled his lead with less than 20 minutes.

Troy Deeney played Andre Gray and the striker bypbaded the goalkeeper before finishing in an empty goal, but the goal was not accepted for offside.

The reruns showed that he should have stayed, but in the absence of Video badistant referee, the score remained 1-0.

QPR, finalists defeated in the FA Cup final in 1982, almost equalized late in the game, but Toni Leistner missed an open goal as he slipped into the bottom position.

It was as good as that for QPR, headed by former England boss Steve McClaren,

"We are not farMcClaren told the BBC. "We are close, we just need the friction of the green. "

The next round of the fifth round will be Saturday, Sunday and Monday, when FA Cup holder Chelsea will face Manchester United in a repeat of last season's final.

As one of the big players in the Premier League is about to come out, the draw for Monday's sixth round could still favor Watford.

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