Jansson's last-minute winner sends Watford closer to PL relegation

Pontus Jansson's last-minute winner gave Brentford a 2-1 win at Watford that inflicted a 10th straight home league defeat for Roy Hodgson's side, who remain six points adrift of safety.

Emmanuel Dennis had brought Watford level 10 minutes into the second half following Christian Norgaard's 15th-minute opener.

The home side then nearly won it in the 92nd minute as Imran Louza put the rebound over, following Josh King's shot that had hit the post.

But in the final minute of stoppage-time, Jansson dramatically headed in Christian Eriksen's free-kick to snatch the win for the Bees - their third victory in a row in the top flight for the first time since September 1946 - as Thomas Frank's side move up to 11th in the table.

The late defeat for Watford leaves them second-bottom, with just six games remaining, while 18th-placed Burnley and 17th-placed Everton both have two games in hand on them.

The loss also sees Watford become only the third team to lose 10 consecutive top-flight home games in a row, after Birmingham City in February 1986 and Sunderland in August 2005.

A glorious afternoon of weather at Vicarage Road greeted the players as Watford hoped things would be brighter on the pitch, following a run of four defeats in their last five games.

But any optimism was subdued just 15 minutes in as Brentford midfielder Norgaard slotted home from Ethan Pinnock's long throw-in which was flicked on by Kristoffer Ajer at the front post.

But Watford drew level 10 minutes into the second half through Dennis, who needed VAR to award his goal.

The Nigeria striker lashed home past Brentford goalkeeper David Raya at the back post following Moussa Sissoko's cross that was nodded on by Ismaila Sarr, only for the linesman to rule it out