Watford manager Slaven Bilic admitted his side are falling behind in the play-off race following their 0-0 draw against Preston.Bilic was frustrated his players failed to create many clear-cut chances apart from a four-minute spell midway through the second half.Bilic said: “If we were at the start of the season or in a comfortable position in the table, I would be not happy, but I would s...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic praised Ken Sema for his two-goal contribution in Watford’s 3-2 victory over West Brom which propelled the Hornets back into the Championship play-off positions.Swede Sema scored twice, including a heavily-deflected winner that came off Albion defender Erik Pieters, with Ismaila Sarr supplying their other goal.Bilic said: “Ken is a very good player and a top player. He i...Full Story »

Watford head coach Slaven Bilic believed securing victory was only prevented by a lack of quality as they drew 1-1 with Blackburn.The Hertfordshire side overcame Bradley Dack’s first-half effort at Vicarage Road, with debutant Wesley Hoedt netting for the Hornets in the second half.Watford were generally on top in the contest and the result keeps them still in the Sky Bet Championship play...Full Story »

Watford head coach Slaven Bilic claimed his side’s 2-0 lead “should have been enough” to secure victory in their eventual 2-2 Championship draw with Reading.At 2-0 ahead early in the second half, through goals from Ismaila Sarr and debutant Ryan Porteous, Watford appeared in control.But Tom Ince reduced the gap for Reading from a penalty and Jeff Hendrick volleyed in a spectacu...Full Story »

Watford manager Slaven Bilic bemoaned his side’s lack of incisiveness in a 1-1 draw with Rotherham at Vicarage Road which damaged their automatic promotion hopes.Joao Ferreira’s 53rd-minute equaliser cancelled out Shane Ferguson’s close-range opener for Rotherham, but the Hornets are now 13 points adrift of second-placed Sheffield United and a further five behind leaders Burnle...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic hailed teenager Tobi Adeyemo for scoring the goal that helped Watford beat Blackpool 2-0 and move the Hornets up to third in the Sky Bet Championship table.Ismaila Sarr was the Hornets’ star performer and made sure of victory with an 87th-minute penalty.But it was 17-year-old Adeyemo who will be remembered most fondly by the Vicarage Road faithful for coming off the bench to o...Full Story »

Watford manager Slaven Bilic praised his injury-hit side after seeing them overcome more problems to record a hard-fought 1-0 win at Norwich which took them back up to fourth in the Championship table.The Hornets went into the match with 10 players missing and lost three more at Carrow Road, with Samuel Kalu, Keinan Davis and Christian Kabasele all being withdrawn from the action with hamstring ...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic read the riot act to his players after their 4-0 hammering at Swansea and warned he will not “carry any passengers” in his side.Watford went down to their second defeat in a week, having lost 2-0 at home to Millwall on Boxing Day, but it was the manner of the latest setback that troubled Bilic.“It was a bit embarrassing to be fair – I have a bad feeling in my...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic praised two-goal hero Joao Pedro after Watford eased to a 2-0 win at bottom side Huddersfield to climb to third in the Championship table.The problems for Mark Fotheringham’s Terriers are of a different kind as the defeat leaves them stuck at the bottom of the table, seven points from safety.Bilic admitted of Pedro, who scored goals at either end of the second half: “He&...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic was lost for words to express his dismay over the serious injury which could well end the season for Watford’s Dan Gosling.The midfielder went down in clear distress off the ball on 80 minutes and after signalling frantically to the bench was stretchered off.It marred an afternoon in which his team had to defend for their lives to take a point, Daniel Bachmann making an outsta...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic believes Watford should have made their dominance pay off earlier as they defeated Reading at Vicarage Road.A penalty and a late strike by Joao Pedro puts the Hertfordshire side into the play-off places in their final home game before the World Cup.The Croatian was pleased with the overall performance of his side, but felt the game should have been comfortably sewn up much sooner.He...Full Story »

Watford boss Slaven Bilic was delighted to see his side make it three wins in a row with a 2-1 comeback win at Cardiff that moved them up into the play-off places.Francisco Sierralta and Ismaila Sarr headed home the goals that saw Watford home after Cedric Kipre had headed in a ninth-minute corner for the Bluebirds.It was a fifth win in eight games under new boss Bilic.“I’m pleased w...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic reflected on a “great three points” as Watford won 1-0 at Sky Bet Championship strugglers Wigan thanks to Joao Pedro’s 87th-minute header.The Hornets had to withstand a determined early onslaught from Wigan, who hit a post through Will Keane inside 10 minutes.But as the game went on the visitors gradually took over, with only a great save from Wigan goalkeeper Jami...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic has urged Watford to maintain their standards after returning to winning ways with a 4-0 thrashing of near neighbours Luton.The Hornets shrugged off a poor 3-0 defeat at Millwall in midweek to delight their supporters and move to within three points of the Championship play-off places.First-half goals from Keinan Davis and William Troost-Ekong set the tone and the visitors’ do...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic criticised Watford’s lack of consistency after the 3-0 defeat at Millwall.Tom Bradshaw hit a 25-minute hat-trick in the first half to put the hosts in complete control, with the visitors stunted in attack throughout at the Den.It was the first time the Hornets had failed to score under the Croatian, and Bilic was concerned about his side’s inability to string results tog...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic slammed his new Watford side after they slumped to a second consecutive defeat with a 3-1 loss at Blackpool.The Hornets were undone by two late Jerry Yates goals as the home side picked up just their second win of the season.Imran Louza equalised for Watford in the first half after Gary Madine had put the hosts ahead, but the visitors wilted late on and Bilic took aim at his squad a...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic refused to blame the freak circumstances that extended his first home game as Watford manager by 20 minutes for the goal that gave Swansea a 2-1 victory.Ben Cabango headed home in the eighth minute of time added on after play had been stopped for almost 10 minutes near the end of normal time when the officials’ communication equipment failed.“It is a situation that doesn...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic’s first home game as Watford manager ended in defeat as Ben Cabango’s stoppage-time header earned Swansea a 2-1 victory in the Sky Bet Championship.The defender headed home Ryan Manning’s free-kick eight minutes into a total of 20 added on after the officials’ communication equipment failed, leading to the players having to leave the pitch.Ismaila Sarr fired ...Full Story »

Watford manager Slaven Bilic reports no fresh injury concerns ahead of his first home game in charge against Swansea.Forward Joao Pedro missed the 4-0 win at Stoke on Sunday with a calf injury and is not expected to be rushed into a return.Defender William Troost-Ekong picked up a hamstring problem while on international duty with Nigeria and Craig Cathcart, who was forced off late on against Su...Full Story »

New Watford boss Slaven Bilic hailed his side’s emphatic 4-0 win at Stoke as a “dream start” to his Hornets tenure and the blueprint for success going forward.Bilic is the Hornets’ ninth manager in three years last week after Rob Edwards’ sacking on the back of just one win in seven Championship games.Ismaila Sarr, Ken Sema, Keinan Davis and Vakoun Issouf Bayo all g...Full Story »