Watford will introduce 31 new wheelchair spaces and 49 new easy access seats at Vicarage Road before the start of next season, as it races to meet new Premier League targets over disabled access.

The Hornets currently have 61 spots for fans requiring wheelchairs, and 124 seats considered either easy access or ambulant.

From next summer, every Premier League club is expected to have 153 of each, a figure Watford will not reach - but it will have increased its wheelchair and ambulant spaces by around 50 and 30 per cent respectively.

The club said it has been planning the works since its promotion to the top flight in 2015 and will make up the shortfall in extra spaces "via planned stadium development works due".

Scott Duxbury told the Hornets' official website he was confident this summer's additions would accomodate all of the club's current disabled fans.

He said: "We are committed to doing the best we can for all supporters visiting Vicarage Road. Maximising the positive impact derived from changes made within the constraints of our current infrastructure has been our key focus.

"By doing that, it means we’re now at a point where all known demand from disabled supporters has been met."

In addition to the increase in seating, a sensory room is to be opened to Vicarage Road this month, partly funded by the Premier League Charitable Foundation.

It will allow children with season tickets and from local schools to spend their matchdays in a more comfortable environment for them.