Rob Edwards suffered a dismal return to Vicarage Road as Watford shocked high-flying Middlesbrough with a clinical 3-0 victory in the Championship.

Sacked by the Hornets after just 10 league games, of which he lost only two, Edwards returned to a frosty reception at Vicarage Road.

His side dominated for long spells, but Edwards finished being serenaded by the home supporters taunting him about the score after Imran Louza's opener was added to by Luca Kjerrumgaard's brace.

Leaders Coventry's first defeat of the season, at Wrexham on Friday, handed Middlesbrough a chance to draw level on points with the Sky Blues, but they paid for defensive lapses and their opponents' ruthlessness in front of goal.

Watford, on their sixth head coach since Edwards departed three years ago and walked into a job at arch-rivals Luton, kept their first clean sheet since April 8.

After a tentative start, the Hornets scored from their first meaningful attack in the 15th minute.

Pacy winger Kwadwo Baah ran 60 yards with the ball, beat Matt Targett down the outside and his cut-back was fired home by Watford captain Louza, whose pass had instigated the breakaway, for his fifth goal in seven...