Watford win to worsen Aston Villa crisis

Watford have beaten Aston Villa 3-2 at Villa Park to deepen the crisis for the Premier League's bottom side.

The hosts, the only top-flight side without a home win all season, looked the more nervous early on and Watford spurned the first chance of the game after only three minutes when former Villa academy player Troy Deeney fired a first-time strike over the bar from Odion Ighalo's lay-off.

Villa fell behind in disastrous circumstances after 17 minutes when, after Brad Guzan had denied Ighalo's initial effort, the defence failed to clear and Ighalo was on hand to turn the ball home for his eighth goal of the season.

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Remi Garde's side were without a league win in 16 weeks since the opening day of the season, . . .