Henderson sees Watford go top

JIMMY Floyd Hasselbaink scored his first goal for Cardiff but was eclipsed by the free-scoring Darius Henderson as Watford stormed to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship with a 2-1 win over Cardiff.

The former Chelsea marksman, a free signing in the summer, had seemingly silenced critics of his sizeable wages by canceling out Henderson’s first-half opener with a 61st-minute thunderbolt.

But Henderson, who came off the bench before scoring twice in the 3-2 win over Southampton on Sunday, justified Adrian Boothroyd’s decision to drop Marlon King by smashing the winner with just 12 minutes to go.