Watford manager Walter Mazzarri pointed to his side's convincing 2-0 win over West Brom on Tuesday as evidence he is not at risk of losing his job.
M'Baye Niang and Troy Deeney were both on target at Vicarage Road as the Hornets held on for victory, despite having defender Miguel Britos sent off with 25 minutes left.
The result puts Watford seven points behind the eighth-placed Baggies in the table but perhaps more importantly, extends their advantage above the relegation zone to 10 points.
Avoiding the drop, and comfortably, may still not be enough to save Mazzarri, however, with reports suggesting the Watford hierarchy are unhappy with both the Italian's style of play and lack of fluent English.