Nigel Pearson says everyone at Watford must work together to get themselves out of relegation trouble.

The Hornets are bottom of the table with just one win for the season, which leaves them seven points from safety.

"When I joined last week and when Craig joined me, we knew that have at our disposal some good players," he said.

"When you consider where we are, the number of points that we have and the circumstances of this season of still being without a home win, there's got to be more to it and I think what we have to do, all of us as staff, is to work with the players to help them find the belief themselves.

"We can't give them that, we hopefully can help facilitate that and give them the framework to do that, but ultimately players have to go out on the field and play. They played with a lot of conviction today and, yes there are disappointed players in our dressing room, but I also sensed a togetherness which is going to be important.

"Whatever you do, whatever world you live in, whatever workplace you work in, I think the hardest thing is to feel isolated and we can't do that to each other because our own situation at the minute is going to determine how we work. We have to continue to build a collective identity."