9:39am Monday 28th January 2008
By Kevin Affleck
AIDY BOOTHROYD is hoping to bring in two new players this week in a bid to help solve his team's dismal home form.
Watford have won just one home game in three months - and that was against a weakened Crystal Palace side in the FA Cup - and are without a home league win since Saturday, October, 20.
They have also shipped an alarming 25 goals at Vicarage Road this season.
Things hit rock bottom on Saturday when the Hornets were trounced 4-1 by a rampant Wolves side, and Boothroyd knows he needs to address the home form sooner rather than later otherwise Watford can forget about automatic promotion.
The manager feels a deep-lying midfielder, who can pull the strings from the centre of the park, could be the answer.
Asked if he was alarmed by Watford's home form, Boothroyd replied: "I'd be concerned if I didn't know what to do about it.
"Fortunately I do, it's just whether I can do anything about it. I need a couple of players that might be slightly different to what we have got."
The manager will be hoping to have a centre-half and a new midfielder in place by the time Wolves return to Vicarage Road on Saturday. He is sure to use the FA Cup defeat as a source of motivation as the Hornets seek revenge.
"I wanted to win both games," said Boothroyd. "I said to the players before the game that if we win this one and get a Premiership team then we could have use the experience we picked up from last year and prepare for next season, with a bit of luck.
"Perhaps in hindsight I wouldn't have made so many changes but one or two were forced upon me. It's very important to get the points in the league and I will have to use this to get us fired up for the game on Saturday."
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