Watford boss Chris Wilder believes Keinan Davis will be a "big player" over the final weeks of the season after ending his goalscoring drought.
On-loan Davis netted his first goal for 17 games in Tuesday's 3-0 victory over Birmingham City at Vicarage Road.
The result lifted the Hornets to 10th in the Championship - just four points outside the play-off places.
"I know a lot about Keinan, I tried to sign him at a previous club," Wilder told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"We saw the effect he had for [Nottingham] Forest last year [when they won promotion] so it's good he got a goal because he's been suffering a little bit.