The Gunners hold an eight-point lead at the top at the time of writing, while the Whites are one of nine teams in danger of demotion to the second tier.
Browsing: Javi Gracia
The Premier League club had been searching for a new permanent boss since sacking Jesse Marsch after less than a year in charge earlier this month.
Valencia’s 3-2 defeat to Barcelona on the weekend was the last straw for Gracia, as the side extended their winless streak to six matches.
He is the fourth manager to be fired this Premier League season after Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham, Unai Emery at Arsenal and Javi Gracia at Watford
And soon afterwards, Sanchez Flores’ return to Vicarage Road was confirmed, three years after leaving the club.
Up until the middle of this week, Watford’s preparations for the new campaign had been somewhat of a slow burner with only Craig Dawson being brought in to strengthen the first-team squad
The 138th FA Cup final takes place this evening as treble-chasing Manchester City face underdogs Watford at Wembley Stadium.
Watford head coach, Javi Gracia, has condemned the behaviour of Isaac Success following a stoppage-time altercation with a ball boy in Wednesday’s defeat against Tottenham.
Success will hope to continue the form when as they look to bounce back to winning ways after a three-game winless run.
The Nigerian international has made an impact for the Hornets this season and has been rewarded with a new deal which commits him to the club until 2023.
Watford manager Javi Gracia has signed a new four-and-a-half year deal with the Vicarage Road club.
The Reds have made their joint-best ever start to a Premier League campaign, but they come up against a Watford team that has also impressed so far in 2018-19.
The Hornets and Spurs have won three matches from three this month to join Liverpool and Chelsea on nine points at the top of the division, but something has to give this weekend
Javi Gracia’s side survived a number of scares in the opening stages of the first half, but eventually broke the deadlock through Roberto Pereyra eight minutes into the second half
The Hornets were beaten by an injury-time Tom Ince goal at Huddersfield last weekend, the second time in three games they have dropped points in the 90th minute, while they lost from a goal up against Burnley in the other
The defeat comes just five days after a 3-0 home humiliation to Bournemouth which saw the Blues boss face increased questions about his job security
Gracia replaced Marco Silva last weekend, becoming the 10th manager to work for the Pozzo family since they took over in 2012
The Spaniard has penned an 18-month deal with the Hornets, his first managerial role since leaving his post with Rubin Kazan last June