William Troost-Ekong’s Watford stuttered to a slim 1-0 defeat to Clarke Oduor’s Barnsley in Saturday’s Championship clash.
Unbeaten in their last four games, the Hornets went to Oakwell, saw and were caged thanks to a sixth minute effort from captain Alex Mowatt.
The first half was a tough watch for Vladimir Ivic's men as they were unable to find their passing range especially when playing from their own half.
As the game was still gathering momentum, the hosts pounced on a slack pass from Ben Wilmot to Etienne Capoue and Mowatt exploited that to rattle home from 20 yards which left goalkeeper Ben Foster with no chance.