Watford 3-1 Blackburn: Joao Pedro and Tom Cleverley help Hornets up to third in Championship

Not a bit of it. After a series of binary scorelines, Vladimir Ivic's team moved up several gears in attack as Joao Pedro and Tom Cleverley strikes, plus Darragh Lenihan's own goal, fuelled hopes of an immediate Premier League return. Joao Pedro celebrates with Ismaila Sarr after scoring Watford's opening goal Rovers have a formidable front line of their own and Ben Brereton scored a cracker to reduce the arrears at 2-1. Midfielder Tom Cleverley extended Watford's lead with a header into an open Blackburn net MATCH FACTS Watford : Foster; Cathcart, Kabasele, Wilmot; Sema, Cleverley, Chalobah, Garner, Femenia ; Sarr, Joao Pedro Subs not used: Bachmann ; Troost-Ekong, Murray, Perica Manager: Vladimir Ivic Scorers: Joao Pedro 13; Cleverley 17; Lenihan own goal 49 Booked: Kabasele, Ngakia, Joao Pedro Blackburn : Kaminski; Nyambe, Ayala, Lenihan, Bell; Holtby, Evans, Johnson; Elliott, Armstrong, Brereton Subs not used: Pears ; Douglas, Rankin-Costello, Buckley Manager: Tony Mowbray Scorer: Brereton 28 Referee: Andy Woolmer Rovers were the first to threaten as Armstrong managed to get impressive power on his shot in tight confines, forcing Foster to beat the ball out rather than catch it. Vladimir Ivic's Watford are third in the Championship after beating Blackburn at Vicarage Road And the former England keeper just about had the reach to get fingertips to Armstrong's attempted dink after the Rovers forward raced clear.