Watford's Harry the Hornet mascot has hit out at Crystal Palace amid claims of 'compromising' his safety.

Palace screened a video of him not wearing his mask on the big screen at Selhurst Park.

There is a long-running feud between Watford's mascot and the Eagles, dating back to 2016. Gareth Evans, who has played the role of Harry the Hornet since 2008, infamously dived in front of Palace winger Wilfried Zaha to mock's the star's reputation as a player who goes down easily.

Palace boss Roy Hodgson later called the stunt 'disgraceful'.

And after footage of the man behind the mask was shown during Palace's 1-0 victory over Watford on Saturday, Evans claims he fears for his safety, reports The Sun.

He tweeted: "Back home, no thanks to the best efforts of a professional football club compromising my safety - even mates whom are supporters of that club said this and are embarrassed."