'I'm getting a little bit sick of disappointment'

Watford boss Tom Cleverley says his side are playing better than results suggest after a 1-0 defeat at Oxford United left them five points behind the Championship play-off spots.

Cleverley, who became the first Hornets boss since 2019 to reach a year in charge this week, told BBC Three Counties Radio: "I'm getting a little bit sick of disappointment, to be honest, when I don't feel my team are playing as poorly as the results maybe show.

"Why are we not winning the games we're in full control of? Millwall, Oxford, Stoke.

"It's a conundrum I need to solve on how we turn all this control and good play into wins because no-one wants to see a team that are playing great football but not winning matches, especially at this stage of the season.

"It wasn't a pitch where you can play the football we normally do but we saw out the first 20 minutes, lively wind affecting the play, then I thought we were in absolute control.

"If I can level any criticism at the lads today, we weren't clinical enough - 16 shots and none on target in the second half and that's why ultimately we've not won the game."