Quique Sanchez Flores will continue Watford rotation policy

Crystal Palace 1 Watford 2: Quique Sanchez Flores will continue experimenting with Watford’s shape as his team move to the brink of retaining their Premier League status.

Saturday’s victory, when Troy Deeney scored in each half either side of Emmanuel Adebayor’s header, took Watford up to eighth place on 36 points, and ultimately to within four points of the total widely recognised as required to ensure survival.

They host Leeds in the FA Cup fifth round this week, when Sanchez Flores is again expected to rotate, and after making four changes to his starting XI and adopting a new 4-3-3 formation, the Spaniard said he wants to continue testing his team.