Nigel Pearson has been named the new Watford coach, the club announced on Friday, with the hiring comes a week after Quique Sanchez Flores was sacked.
Watford said in a statement on their website that Pearson was given an initial contract until the end of the season and that he will officially take over following the club's weekend match against Crystal Palace.
Sanchez Flores' second spell at Watford lasted just 10 games, ending with a 2-1 Premier League defeat to Southampton on Dec. 1.
Pearson was most recently in charge of Belgian side Oud-Heverlee Leuven where he was sacked after six months in charge.