Troy Deeney's first Premier League goal of the season helped inspire Watford to a 2-0 win over Stoke City on Saturday.
The 27-year old was on hand two minutes before half time to sweep home following some terrific work from Odion Ighalo on the edge of the area.
But Deeney's opener saw the visitors grow in confidence and Quique Sanchez Flores' previously goal-shy side sealed a fine win on 69 minutes when Almen Abdi hammered home.
Meanwhile, a first win in four games boosts Watford and sees Flores' men leapfrog Saturday's opponents into 13th.
The hosts, who enjoyed the lion's share of possession for much of the first half, looked the more likely to make a breakthrough in the opening exchanges.
Marko Arnautovic should have broken the deadlock just before the half-hour, but could not keep his close-range header down from Xherdan Shaqiri's whipped cross.
Ighalo had previously scored five of Watford's six league goals this season and came close to making Stoke pay for that miss, crashing a header onto the bar, which also denied Deeney's rebound.
But the visitors were not to be denied for long as Deeney redeemed himself by coolly slotting home following Ighalo's clever backheel on the edge of the box.
It could have been worse for Stoke had Jack Butland not parried away substitute Juan Paredes' vicious 20-yard strike, but a disappointing attacking display meant the result was never in doubt on a difficult 100th game in charge for boss Mark Hughes.
