Watford are on the brink of sacking manager Paulo Pezzolano, talkSPORT understands.

Javi Gracia , who was Hornets boss between January 2018 and September 2019, is set to return as his replacement.

Second tier promotion specialist Pezzolano was appointed in the summer but has won only three of his nine Championship games in charge.

The Hornets sit 11th in the Championship having picked up seven points from their last three games.

Pezzolano is now set to leave Vicarage Road after little more than four months - with Watford 's ruthless ownership set to bring back a popular figure as their 13th manager since 2020.

Gracia famously guided Watford to the FA Cup final in 2019 and an 11th-place finish in his only full Premier League season in charge.

He picked up 25 wins from his 66

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