Watford manager Roy Hodgson blamed 'technical mistakes' for Sunday's loss to Arsenal.
The Hornets went down 3-2 at Vicarage Road and remain three points from safety.
"This is Watford at the bottom of the table against Arsenal," said Hodgson. "They haven't lost a game since God knows when, they've got about two games in hand and they're one point behind the top four in the country.
"We always knew that we were going to have to pull out a lot of stops to get something from the game. I don't think I can ask any more from the players and what they gave Watford Football Club and the fans today, I really don't. I think in other circumstances we could have got something from the game, quite simply because the two goals we conceded, unfortunately, the second and third goal, they weren't good goals to concede that's for sure.
"They came from quite clear technical mistakes, but technical mistakes are part of the game, we understand that and you don't criticise your players for making a technical mistake. Under other circumstances, we might not have made those mistakes and we might not have conceded those goals."
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