It is Watford’s points tally at the end of the season that will ultimately determine whether their current Premier League stay extends to a second campaign. But the comparative speed with which they have amassed ten points offers encouragement when judged against the club’s top-flight history.

Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth took the Hornets’ points tally into double figures after eight matches. Although a host of factors have changed since the club’s last two Premier League stints, Quique Sanchez Flores’ men have reached ten points almost twice as quickly as both those seasons.

It took Aidy Boothroyd’s squad 15 matches to get ten points on the board in 2006/07, while Graham Taylor’s side of 1999/2000 needed 14 games to reach double figures.

This is Watford's ninth season at the highest level of the English game and the fourth quickest they have broken through the ten-point barrier.

Taylor’s newly-promoted side of 1982/83 achieved ten points in five games en route to achieving the club’s highest-ever end-of-season league position of second in the old Division One, while it took six matches in both 1985/86 and 1986/87.

The Hornets have been relegated on three of the four occasions it took 14 or more top-flight fixtures to clock up ten points – 2006/07, 1999/2000 and 1987/88. The exception was 1984/85 when Taylor’s squad recovered to finish 11th with a final total of 55 points in what was then a 42-game season.

Watford also started slowly in 1983/84, taking 12 fixtures to reach ten points, but again ended that campaign in 11th with 57 points.

Note: In some instances Watford's points total was more than ten after the number of games stated. However, they had not achieved ten points prior to the relevant fixture being played.