Jake Livermore: Watford midfielder says squad's attitude key to ending winless run

Jake Livermore has played for nine different clubs in his career including Tottenham, Derby, Leeds, Hull and West Brom

Watford's Jake Livermore has credited the squad's "great attitude" for helping to end their five-match Championship run without a win.

Saturday's victory over Sheffield Wednesday snapped a winless sequence that stretched back to 16 September.

The result took the Hornets further clear of the relegation zone as they climbed up to 19th.

"Sometimes we need to wear teams down and the wins may come late in the game," Livermore, 33, said.

"We've been unfortunate in a lot of games and we've been the better side. Teams raise their game when they come here and are difficult to break down, but hopefully we can now find different ways of doing that."

Livermore joined Watford in the summer after being released by West Bromwich Albion, in a move that saw him reunited at Vicarage Road with Valerien Ismael, who he played under at the Baggies.

The win over Wednesday was just the second Livermore has played in since arriving, but the former England midfielder says the spirit in the camp has never dipped, despite their run of three defeats and two draws before their game with the Owls - won by a late strike from substitute Yaser Asprilla.

"We've had a great attitude over the last couple of weeks - we're really sticking together and I think that showed, especially with the boys who came off the bench," he told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"There's some great talent there and they're all willing to learn - that's the best thing.

"There will be times when it's frustrating for the fans, for us, the players who are not playing, but that's football and the Championship.

"We need to be ready, to adapt and be together - like we showed."

With Watford now five points clear of the bottom three, Livermore hopes they can carry on their bid for a "perfect" week with Tuesday's trip to Swansea.

"We've got off to a perfect start but that's gone now," he said.

"We need to build on it and let's not kid ourselves, we need to improve, whether personally or collectively, but we're willing to do that."