Watford 1 Barnsley 0: Robins left to rue missed chances

The Tykes made a dreadful start as John Eustace pounced after just two minutes to give the Hornets an early lead.

It proved to be the only goal of a mid-table clash at Vicarage Road.

Barnsley manager Mark Robins was left to rue his side’s slow start and the lack of a cutting edge.

He said: “What was it (Eustace’s goal)? 45 seconds, something like that. I thought we learned out lesson from the last game against QPR.

“Unfortunately we hadn’t, they’ve not picked up properly and they’ve (Watford) got a habit of starting quickly and they’ve done that again today and won the game inside the first 45 seconds.

“Objectively we’ve done enough to win the game. What we haven’t done is the all important thing and hit the back of the net with the ball.

“I think we’ve had upwards of 15 shots and 14, 15 corners and not managed to make one of those count.”