We were excellent, especially in the first half. "Everything feels good in the world when you get a win and especially in the manner we got this one. Hornets boss Chris Wilder told BBC Three Countries Radio: Watford's third came after 74 minutes against the run of play as Mario Gaspar found Ismael Kone, whose low cross was bundled over the line by Assombalonga for his first Hornets goal. The visitors threatened to change that when Jordan Graham crossed from the left and found Auston Trusty free inside the box, but the American blasted high and wide from close range. The buzzing Hornets could have had a third before the interval when Jeremy Ngakia's rocket struck the outside of the post with Blues goalkeeper John Ruddy helpless.īirmingham brought on Scott Hogan and George Hall for Reda Khadra and Tahith Chong but the one-way traffic continued, with Ruddy having to save from Joao Pedro within two minutes of the restart. Ten minutes later they were two up, Ryan Porteous breaking up play before finding Louza and the midfielder then turned provider for Davis, who found the roof of the net with a tight-angled shot. Watford had not scored for three games and their run since the turn of the year had seen them slide down the table, resulting in another change of manager.īut their start to the match in new boss Wilder's first home game in charge could not have gone better,ĭavis found Ken Sema free on the left and he drilled in a low cross for Louza to turn home from the edge of the six-yard box after just five minutes. The win, only Watford's second in their past 10 games, moved them up to 10th in the Championship table, four points off the play-offs.īirmingham's defeat was their fifth in their past seven games and leaves them 18th, seven points above the relegation places.Īlthough they arrived on the back of a win against Rotherham, Blues' lack of forward power was obvious, with club captain Troy Deeney watching from the sidelines with an Achilles injury as his team-mates struggled against his former club.
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