Watford boss Javi Gracia says there's much more to Troy Deeney's game than goals.

The Watford captain scored his first goal of the season in their impressive 3-1 victory against Burnley on Sunday, as the Hornets made it back-to-back wins from their opening two Premier League matches.

"I don't need to see Troy scoring more goals to know how important he is for us," said Gracia, ahead of their match against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

"I always say in this team we don't only depend on the strikers to score goals. We need other players, as in Roberto Pereyra and Will Hughes to score goals as well.

"[But] we know Troy is very important to us, whether he scores or doesn't."