Arsene Wenger seemed blissfully unaware of the intense negativity surrounding him and his side before they ended a domestic run of three successive Premier League defeats and a League Cup final fiasco with this emphatic victory.

Everton missed their chance to climb to seventh in the Premier League after falling to a 1-0 defeat at Watford.

Watford striker Troy Deeney will avoid a formal punishment from the Football Association over his goal celebration in the 4-1 victory over Chelsea on Monday night.

Watford 4 Chelsea 1: Antonio Conte’s future as Chelsea boss was cast into further doubt as his 10 men were thrashed 4-1 by Watford last night.

Antonio Conte's future as Chelsea boss was cast into further doubt as his 10-men were thrashed 4-1 by Watford in the Premier League.

Chelsea are close to bringing in Ross Barkley to Stamford Bridge in a £15m deal, the Daily Mail reports.

Watford 1 Tottenham 1: When one thinks of managerial spats in the Premier League, it is usually Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, or Pep Guardiola, but now we have a new contest on the cards: in the blue corner, Big Sam Allardyce, the heavyweight from Dudley, against Marco Silva, the Portuguese middleweight.

Ashley Young struck twice against former club Watford as Manchester United won a thrilling contest at Vicarage Road to close to within five points of leaders Manchester City.

Daniel Storey is our Monday morning quarterback

Jack Wilshere has defended the character of his Arsenal teammates after it was called into question by Watford captain Troy Deeney.

Tottenham 4 Watford 0: Dele Alli turns 21 tomorrow, and although Mauricio Pochettino says he loves him like a son, it is typical of the Tottenham manager’s style that he will not give special treatment to the man he believes is the best young player in Europe.

We’ve all seen some controversial points calls in FPL this season (mostly involving Gareth McAuley), but none matched ‘Navasgate’ for pure comedic farce.

Troy Deeney scored his 100th league goal for Watford as the 10-man Hornets climbed to ninth in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over West Brom.

Watford defied their injury crisis to ease into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 victory over Burton at Vicarage Road.

The former England manager succeeded in coaxing an improved performance from some of his players.

Manchester City 2 Watford 0: Pablo Zabaleta’s first goal in over two years set Manchester City on their way to a nervous victory over Watford which confirmed the theory that Pep Guardiola’s revolution is still very much a work in progress.

Stefano Okaka scored his first goals for Watford as Everton's miserable run continued with a 3-2 defeat at Vicarage Road.

Burnley 2 Watford 0: Ireland international Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane scored their first Premier League goals as Burnley brushed aside a ragged Watford 2-0 at Turf Moor last night.

Watford 3 Manchester United 1: Well that didn’t last long. The optimism that followed Jose Mourinho to Old Trafford has quickly disappeared with a third successive defeat, the first time the manager has endured such a run since his Porto days in 2002.

Liverpool 2 Watford 0: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has rescinded his invitation for all fans to travel to Basel for the Europa League final after admitting it was “not too smart”.

Andros Townsend's stunning free-kick dragged Newcastle out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone as Rafael Benitez's rescue mission gathered pace with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.

West Ham 3 Watford 1: Andy Carroll and Mark Noble were on target as West Ham kept their chances of a top-four finish alive with a 3-1 win over Watford.

Watford 1 Everton 1: Heurelho Gomes lauded a “great result” for Watford after they ended their run of four successive Barclays Premier League defeats with a 1-1 draw against Everton at Vicarage Road.

Per Mertesacker insists Arsenal’s season is not over — but has called on the club’s goalscorers to rediscover their killer instinct.

Arsenal  1 Watford 2

Manchester United 1 Watford 0: Louis van Gaal perhaps had a point earlier this week when he warned Marcus Rashford the hard work is only just beginning.

Watford 1 Leeds United 0: Defeated Leeds manager Steve Evans has hailed cup counterpart Quique Sanchez Flores as a “fantastic addition” to the Barclays Premier League.

Reclusive elderly twin brothers from Cork, who were facing burial in a pauper’s grave after dying alone in London, could be brought home for a dignified funeral after a cousin came forward.

UPDATE: A cousin of the Kelly twins has been found and he hopes to bury them with their father in a Cork city cemetery.

Southampton have moved into the top six of the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 win at Swansea.

Tottenham 1 Watford 0: Erik Lamela believes Tottenham have momentum in the title race after this deserved win lifted them to second spot.

However the likelihood of Chelsea playing European football next term receded further.

Watford 2 Newcastle 1