Some readers selected players they thought were the best fit for the formation; others appeared to opt for their favourites in each area of the pitch. But the votes have now been counted and here is your Pozzo XI.

Earlier this we asked readers to help select Watford’s Pozzo XI to mark today’s fifth anniversary of the Italian family completing their takeover at Vicarage Road.

Although the Hornets have used a number of different formations in the past five years, a 4-4-2 shape was used for this purpose.

This is the outcome based the most popular selections for a goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers:

There was overwhelming support for Heurelho Gomes in goal and in front of him, the most popular selections in defence were Gabriele Angella, Marco Cassetti, Craig Cathcart and current Player of the Season Sebastian Prodl.

Midfield appeared to lead to the most deliberation in readers’ minds when it came to taking the formation into account, but the top four choices were for Almen Abdi, Ikechi Anya, Fernando Forestieri and Roberto Pereyra.

It was no surprise that Troy Deeney, who celebrates his 29th birthday today, was the widespread choice for one of the striker slots. And it is Matej Vydra who the majority of those who voted felt should be alongside the Hornets skipper.