The only complaint from head coach Slaven Bilic after the 2-0 win at Huddersfield was that Watford didn’t have the three points in the bag sooner.

The Hornets had a string of good chances just before the end of the first half, and also another series of openings once Joao Pedro had fired them in front.

However, it was only five minutes from the end that Pedro headed the second to be certain of all three points.

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“In the first 25 minutes, where I have to give credit to the home side because they were on the front foot – they didn’t create but they were there – we weren’t able to keep the ball and get into the shape we usually do,” said Bilic.

“After that, it was a performance with everything, except perhaps we didn’t hit the target well enough in the final third.

“We should have put the game to bed way earlier, but at the end day we’ve won 2-0, our fourth clean sheet in a row, it’s all good.”

In his pre-match press conference Bilic had stressed that while the Hornets have a number of players who opponents fear seeing on the team sheet, he needed them to turn that into performances on the pitch.

Once such player, Pedro, stepped up to the plate with both goals.

“He’s that kind of player, that game-changer,” said Bilic.

“He is improving on a weekly basis and at times he is unbelievable. He is doing exactly what we know he can do, and what we want from him.

“It’s not all about him though. The game changers are the ones who can do just that, win you the game. But the whole team has to prepare the scoring situations for them, and that’s what they did today.

“Sometimes it’s scary, though, when you think that Pedro is only 21. He plays so maturely and consistently at a high level, and that is great for us.

“That is what was missing against Hull, where we created chances but didn’t convert them. But when you have Pedro and Sarr and Davis on the pitch together, then not all the responsibility falls onto one man.

“Pedro is very good in the air. He scored a header at Wigan, the goal today, but also you watch him when the long balls come, he is winning a lot of them against the centre backs. Also, very few midfielders have a chance against him in the air.”

There were almost 1,000 Watford fans who braved the biting cold and overcame the train strike to make the six-hour round trip, and that was not lost on the Watford boss.

“It might sound a bit of a cliché but they really help us.

“The home crowd was loud and you could feel them lift their players and influence the referee. But then every time we had a chance or we did something good, I heard our fans just as much.

“Towards the end of the game, it was only our fans I could hear. It means a lot to us to hear that.

“We don’t always stop to think about things like there are no trains for the fans, because you are so concentrated on the game. But for what they did today, I take my hat off to them and say a big thanks.”