Watford returned to winning ways with a 2-1 Championship comeback victory over West Brom in the first home game of Javi Gracia's second spell as Hornets manager.

Isaac Price's fine strike after 34 minutes put Albion ahead but Imran Louza cancelled that out - four minutes later - to set the stage for Republic of Ireland international Rocco Vata, 20, to seal victory after the break.

The visitors would have gone third with a victory but could not conjure up an equaliser as they dropped down to 10th and Watford moved up to 12th.

Gracia, whose first stint ended in September 2019, waved to applauding home fans on being re-introduced before kick-off.

The away fans sang however that he would be "sacked in the morning", a cheeky reference to the Hornets' habit of dispensing with managers, including Paulo Pezzolano on October 8 after just 10 games in charge.

Gracia had let Watford to the 2019 FA Cup final but was sacked following a poor start to the next Premier League campaign.

Both sides struggled to create anything of note for the first half hour. The atmosphere was flat, the game badly in need of excitement and Price...