'We shot ourselves in the foot' - Cleverley

Tom Cleverley's side were edged out by Burnley after going down to nine men

Tom Cleverley said his Watford side "shot themselves in the foot" after they ended with nine men in their defeat to automatic promotion-chasing Burnley.

After falling 2-1 behind, Watford had captain Moussa Sissoko and Edo Kayembe sent off within nine minutes of each other, and after both received two yellow cards in quick succession.

"Moussa is experienced enough to hold his hands up. He has done in the group there," Cleverley said.

"He knows better not to react to these things. He was disappointed with how the referee spoke to him [for his first booking for dissent].

"But [Zian] Flemming's provoked him and Moussa took the bait.

"Edo will will give you his everything and sometimes step over the mark. I've not got any complaints about the red cards, it's something we need to learn from. We shot ourselves in the foot today."

Watford will be without the suspended pair for Monday's trip to Portsmouth.

"It is an important game for us. We want to finish the season as well as possible," Cleverley added.

"We had a 12-month plan to get in the play-offs. That's now turned into a 24-month plan, and that feels much more achievable if we finish the last three games well."