Head coach Valerien Ismael had said he was looking at other areas after signing his new No.9, Mileta Rajovic, and with no left-footed central defensive cover for Wesley Hoedt that looked the most likely area.
“It’s not because one player made one mistake. I was content with the defence side as we have not been conceding many chances,” he said.“Wes has my trust, I know what he is capable of. “You need time to build them up so taking the risk to bring a player like that in to try and avoid making mistakes, I’m not sure that he won’t make mistakes.
Ismael revealed that the move which led to Watford’s second goal, which saw Matheus Martins break away down the right before cutting inside and curling a sublime finished inside the far post, was something that came straight out of their analysis of how the Sky Blues like to play at home.