Interim Watford head coach Hayden Mullins is happy with the support he's received from the players this week.

The Hornets are continuing the search for a successor to Quique Sanchez Flores, who was the club's second manager to be sacked this season.

Under 23s coach Mullins has stepped in on a temporary basis, alongside Graham Stack, overseeing the first-team squad for the midweek defeat at Leicester.

Mullins said: "The support from the players is brilliant, but we are just trying to prepare for Crystal Palace. We need every player pulling in the same direction.

"Palace are a side in form, but we are going to try to start with a high tempo.

"We know we need to start fast. If we give the fans something to cheer about then they will be with us and we need them."