Summary

  • Paulo Pezzolano has been sacked by Watford FC after just five months as manager

  • BBC Radio Three Counties hosted a special programme on Wednesday evening

  • The Uruguayan is being replaced by former Hornets boss Javi Gracia

  • Watford lie 11th in the Championship table following a 2-1 win against Oxford Utd at Vicarage Road on Saturday

  • You can watch a recording of the programme from the BBC studios in Dunstable on this page

Watch a recording of the live broadcast here

Live Reporting

  1. BBC Three Counties Radio special 18:00-19:00

    Javi Gracia being interviewed at the side of the Vicarage Road pitch. The stadium is empty.Geoff Doyle/BBC

    Javi Gracia (pictured during his first reign at Watford) has returned to Vicarage Road two years after he was sacked by Leeds United in May 2023

    BBC Three Counties Radio hosted a special programme following Watford FC's sacking of manager Paulo Pezzolano after just five months in charge.

    He is being replaced by a familiar face in the form of Javi Gracia - who was the Hornets' boss from January 2018 to September 2019.

    Pezzolano was appointed at Vicarage Road in May - when he was the 12th coach since the departure of Gracia six years ago.

    Watford are 11th in the Championship, and the sacking comes off the back of a run of two wins and a draw that has put the club three points outside the play-off zone.

    To watch a recording of the live stream of the radio programme, presented by Luke Ashmead from our BBC studios in Dunstable, click on the button on this page.

    Guests on the programme included:

    • Derek Payne, former Watford midfielder
    • Geoff Doyle, BBC 3CR commentator
    • Mike Parkin, "Rookery End" podcaster
    • Tom Bodell, journalist and Watford supporter