Swedish international Ken Sema will be out a little longer than originally anticipated and is not in contention for tomorrow’s game with West Brom at Vicarage Road.

There was no striker on the bench for Saturday’s win over Birmingham with both Vakoun Bayo and Rhys Healey not fit, but the pair will both come into consideration for tomorrow night.

“Ken will be out tomorrow unfortunately,” said head coach Valerien Ismael.

“We thought that the injury was only slight, but we had a scan done and it shows it was more than that and he will miss a couple of weeks.

“On the other hand Bayo will be back and is available for the game, which gives us more options. Healey is also back training.”

Loan signing Jamal Lewis made his first appearance following his loan from Newcastle, coming on at half time in Saturday’s victory.

“Lewis was really tired after the game and had some soreness. So it’s my job to manage him to make sure we can count on him,” said Ismael.

“We need to be patient still with some players. We don’t have all the players on the same fitness level and it’s my job with the staff to find the right balance.

“When is the right time to play or to come in or not. But that is the normal job of a manager, and my main concern is always to keep availability high.”

One thing very evident when both goals went in, and again at the final whistle on Saturday, was the unity of the players and staff, which then spread into the fans in the stand.

Supporters love a bit of ‘limbs’ for a goal or a victory, and they like it even more when they can see the players and staff are enjoying it every bit as much as they are – something which hasn’t always been the case over the last couple of seasons.

Ismael and his players celebrated with the fans on Saturday, and the Watford boss said he felt that was something very important.

“This is exactly something I said to the players: we need to show that,” he explained.

“Everything you saw on Saturday is something we have known since day one of pre-season when I came.

“We worked through pre-season with the people around the club and they saw exactly the same thing. The feeling was there straight away.

“What we didn’t do immediately was show that on the pitch with consistency. So I said to the players that now is the time for us to show that.

“We need to get the results for all our hard work. It’s not by chance that we are here where we are, it’s from a lot of hard work.

“When the whistle went, it was the relief of the players to be able to say this is why we do all the work. Now it has to stay that way.

“It’s about getting hungry. Winning must become a habit.

“As I have said many times, this is a process for the team and the players to develop that winning mentality within the squad.”