Watford boss Walter Mazzarri will honour the late Graham Taylor this wekend.

The Italian is to devote Saturday's home match against Middlesbrough to the memorial of the former Hornets boss who passed away on Thursday.

Taylor, who died in his home of a suspected heart attack aged 72, is a Watford legend who remarkably took the Hertfordshire club from the fourth division to the first division in five years in the 1970s & 80s.

Mazzarri said: "I think all the players that are here know, as I know, who Graham Taylor was.

"Tomorrow I will make sure everyone knows and remind them this is another reason why we need to win against Middlesbrough - to be able to dedicate a great game to him and hopefully a win for such a great person and a symbol of the club."

Mazzarri added: "We have already many reasons why we need to win the game on Saturday.

"On top of this now we've got Graham Taylor which gives us an extra reason why we need to win the game against Middlesbrough.

"Together with the fans we know we have to go on the pitch and give everything we've got to obtain the maximum result."