Gerard Deulofeu and Troy Deeney star as Hornets thrash Bluebirds in Premier Leauge

Gerard Deulofeu fired Watford as much as seventh within the Premier League with an excellent hat-trick in opposition to Cardiff Metropolis of their 5-1 win.

Deulofeu, recalled to the Hornets’ beginning line-up after sitting out the FA Cup win at QPR, fired Watford right into a first-half lead earlier than scoring twice in as many minutes simply after the hour-mark.

Troy Deeney added additional gloss with two extra – his first league objectives because the begin of January coming both facet of a Sol Bamba comfort.

The sensational consequence lifts the Hornets above Wolves within the desk and on to 40 factors.

Early Watford stress noticed Janmaat sidefoot over the crossbar after working a one-two with Deeney and Roberto Pereyra’s deflected effort was comfortably held by Neil Etheridge within the Cardiff aim.

Ben Foster needed to be sharper on the different finish when Oumar Niasse reached Callum Paterson’s intelligent chip over the guests’ defence, the Watford goalkeeper first blocking after which scrambling the ball away to security.

Two minutes later the guests had been forward when Morrison, Bruno Manga and Joe Bennett all tried, and failed, to dispossess Deeney and Deulofeu took cost of the free ball to bury a low shot.

Deeney nearly doubled the lead from 20 yards, this time Etheridge getting a hand to the shot, and Warnock was incandescent on the touchline when Murphy was felled and nothing was given.

Cardiff modified formation at half-time with Bacuna and Bennett working as wing-backs, however Watford nonetheless seemed the extra polished facet as Bamba blocked Deeney’s goalbound effort.

The vitality of substitute Junior Hoilett gave Cardiff transient hope, however Watford quickly sprang a counter-attack and Deulofeu beat Manga to run half the size of the sphere.

Deulofeu rounded Etheridge with ease and two minutes later he burst on to Etienne Capoue’s threaded cross to chip the Cardiff goalkeeper.

The Spaniard was not completed there, although, and he skipped by way of after 73 minutes to supply Deeney with the best of tap-ins.

Bamba got here up with a comfort by bundling residence from a goalmouth scramble eight minutes from time, however Deeney pounced once more within the dying moments when Will Hughes set him up from shut vary.