Match Pack: Watford v Everton

Roy Hodgson, Watford manager:

“I think you appeal to their [the players] pride and sense of professionalism [as motivation]. We’ve lost so many players that we find ourselves in the middle of an injury crisis. There’ll be an opportunity for some players to come in and make their case that perhaps I should have been picking them.

“I’ve got a strong opinion of him [Lampard] as a player, he played for me for England and was a wonderful player so I have the greatest admiration for him as a player.

“His managerial career started very well at Derby County, he did brilliantly. He did well at Chelsea but wasn’t given a particularly long spell to really show what he could do, and now at Everton, in this situation he finds himself in, he is showing all of the signs of having the qualities needed as a manager to pull the team out of the fire.”

Frank Lampard, Everton manager:

“The only message for us – although we enjoyed the weekend and it was a game that got us out of the relegation zone – is that it is very dangerous to relax.

“Every game in the Premier League is dangerous - especially away from home, we found that out for a while. It changed at Leicester, but the minute you think you’ve cracked it, you’ll struggle.

“There is a good feeling in the group from winning back-to back games and in terms of confidence we are ready to go again. To underestimate Watford would be our biggest danger.”