Improved performance and three points give Wilder and watfordfc something to build on.
It had to be better, it had to be a victory.
Birmingham rallied after half time and should have pulled one back, but Watford emerged from a tricky period to resume control and then kill the game off with little more than 15 minutes to go.It was by no means perfect, but Watford looked more assured than they have in a long time, moving the ball around with alacrity and showing for each other.
There were some unexpected stars - Bacuna stepped up to the plate and hit the ground running after barely playing of late, giving his best performance since joining. Only once this season have the Hornets won more than a single game. To keep the season alive, they have to complete back-to-back victories on Saturday.
Porteous broke up play and released Louza through the centre. The midfielder drove forward and then slid the ball to Davis on his left, who took on Long inside the box before smashing a shot from a tight angle into the roof of the net. Right on the stroke of half time a great dummy and burst of pace from Ngakia saw him cut in from the flank and then slide a pass into Davis. The striker jinked past a tackle but his touch was just too heavy and the ball was cleared as he was trying to get a shot away.
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