Watford boss Roy Hodgson t: "I didn’t see it coming at half-time. We were disappointed with the two goals we conceded in the first half. They were individual errors. I thought we’d done enough in the first half and showed enough threat.

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira : "It was a good win. I don't think it was our best performance but it was important to win and I'm happy with that result. "To win by more you need to create chances.

The City boss has given his thoughts "We started well from the first minute of the first half and second half. We didn't defend well, we were not aggressive enough. But the players up front, not just Gabriel for his incredible four goals, but all of them were brilliant.

Watford boss Roy Hodgson: "Someone up there doesn't like us. Our first half performance was nowhere near good enough, we conceded a very poor goal so that was very disappointing considering how much we built the game up with the players during the week.

Watford manager Roy Hodgson speaking to BBC Sport: "I thought we played well today from the first minute. We weren't doing that badly on Thursday [against Wolves]. We're not top of the table, we're near the bottom and when you're 3-0 down players have to show enormous character to get back from that.

Watford boss Roy Hodgson : “It’s always going to be hard-fought draw here. “We have a real top-class goalkeeper, certainly Premiership class and possibly above that. If you going to play up here, as we did today with the team we had to put out, you are going to need Ben Foster because there is no way we can be good enough to restrict them to not even one chance in the game.

Watford boss Roy Hodgson, speaking to Match of the Day: "We were punished harshly for having ability to block the crosses and shots from the edge of the box, for large parts it was fairly even, the problem was when the ball arrived they took their chances and scored goals.

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard : "The result is the same, that’s the reality. We carried the frustration on from last week. "That’s on me, we’ve only taken one point from our last three games.

Brighton manager Graham Potter, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "One of our better performances in terms of controlling the game away as much as you can in the Premier League. Apart from a 15-minute spell in the second half, I thought we were in a good place in the game.

Watford boss Claudio Ranieri to BBC Sport: "Before I answer I want to say sorry to our fans because we wanted to do something better. We asked the players to light with fire and we can't lose this match, but after the goal we disappeared.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe speaking to 5 live: "Hugely disappointing, we were so close to the win we needed. In the first half we were on the front foot, created chances, scored the goal and went into protection mode too early.

Watford manager Claudio Ranieri told BBC Match of the Day: "I am very proud, also our fans should be proud because the team played a fight until the end. "I never thought we would concede a goal with a header, with all my tall players, we closed all the space, they have to cross and my players can take the ball.