Tony Mowbray admits Watford's recent downturn in form has him baffled - with the Sunderland boss pointing to the Premier League quality within the Hornets' ranks. The Black Cats take on Watford at a sold-out Stadium of Light tomorrow in a game which could see Sunderland take a huge stride towards securing a play-off place.
But for Watford, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, this campaign will go down as a major failure with the club not only missing out on automatic promotion but also unable even to finish in the top six. They are on their third manager of the season, with summer appointment Rob Edwards sacked in September, his successor Slaven Bilic before being axed last month, and now Chris Wilder is in charge.
But Wilder has been powerless to address the club's slide and they arrive on Wearside having won just three of their last 17 games in a run that began in mid-January, with the former Middlesbrough boss branding his team 'physically and mentally weak' after they lost against at home to struggling Cardiff City last week. That said, Mowbray points to the talented individuals within their side and says Sunderland cannot afford to take them lightly tomorrow.
