Hornets boss Slavisa Jokanovic insists Watford still have their final in front of them when they host Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow despite securing promotion last weekend.

The Hornets go into the clash (12.15pm kick-off) knowing a win against the 14th-placed Owls will clinch the Championship after promotion was sealed a week ago thanks to results elsewhere.

Second-placed Bournemouth will only depose the Golden Boys at the summit if they are able to better Watford’s result in their own game at Charlton Athletic.

Following a 2-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion the Serbian claimed Watford were only in a semi-final in their Premier League bid. And although defeat for Middlesbrough and a draw for Norwich City elevated the Hornets into the top flight for the first time in eight years, Jokanovic has refused to waiver from that stance in the build-up to the title-decider.

“After the last game I said we had won our semi-final, now the final is in front of us,” he stated. “I celebrated with my players, my staff and with my friends. I celebrated for two days and then on Monday I started to prepare for the next game.

“We have the chance to have an important celebration after the game. We must make sure we are 100 per cent satisfied and make sure we take this chance.”

Jokanovic granted his players Sunday and Monday off and they made the most of their long weekend by joining Hornets supporters in the town centre after returning from Sussex on Saturday afternoon.

But it was business as usual on Tuesday as preparation for the visit of Wednesday began and Jokanovic has been quick to stress the importance of focusing on the job at hand.

He said: “It is not time for celebration. We must continue our work. If two months ago somebody offered us second we would have signed that deal. Now it is different though. We have an important game and I expect we will be 100 per cent satisfied by the time the game finishes.”

Jokanovic’s two daughters will travel from Madrid for the game, although his wife and son will be in Spain, and says the real celebrations will not begin until after the full-time whistle has blown.

“We are obligated to start the celebration shortly after two o’clock,” he said. “We must be concentrated, it is not yet time to celebrate. We would be very silly if we celebrate something in the morning. It is an important day for us and we have the chance to lift silverware. You may only have that chance once in one, five or ten years. Or never for some people. So we must focus on what is in front of us, and Sheffield Wednesday are in front of us.”

And even though Stuart Gray’s side arrive in WD18 with nothing to play for, the 46-year-old knows they will relish the role of party poopers: “In the Championship all the games are complicated and they will arrive with a spirit to stop us being completely happy,” he reasoned “They will want a Sheffield party in our stadium. So we must be ready to fight.”

For captain Troy Deeney, the game represents the opportunity to get his hands on silverware for the first time in his career.

“I have never won anything, they (his previous trophies) have all been individual ones,” revealed the Hornets’ top scorer. “That is why this is so special for most people. I don’t think there are many team trophies we have won.”

Looking ahead to the match, he added: “Win the game at home in front of your fans, there is no better scenario. I think Chelsea are going to have the same situation at the weekend. You could not ask for a better scenario.”