Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis has overtaken his best goal scoring tally in a single league season after he scored his eighth Premier League goal in Watford’s 4-1 defeat to West Ham United on Tuesday evening.
Dennis gave the Hornets an early lead at Vicarage Road, regardless, that could not stop Claudio Ranieri’s men from losing their 12th game of the 2021-22 campaign.
The 24-year-old now boasts eight goals for the Hornets in the English top-flight this season, surpassing his best tally in a single campaign (seven).
Also, the former Club Brugge star’s effort was Watford’s earliest goal from the start of a Premier League match since November 2019 against Norwich City (01:16), and earliest at Vicarage Road in the competition since May 2018 vs Newcastle (01:58).
He has scored eight goals and recorded five assists in 16 league appearances for Watford this season.
