Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd insisted that his side will manage without the barnstorming presence of suspended forward Darius Henderson.Henderson picked up his 10th booking of the season at Plymouth and will now miss games against Hull and Coventry.

But Boothroyd believes that he has a squad to cope and said: "Darius has been magnificent for us and he has been a physical presence.

"There is a lot that goes unnoticed with Darius. He will have to miss out now but it's only a massive blow if we treat it as that.

"But that's why we have a squad. He can have a little breather for a couple of games and it might be a blessing in disguise."

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