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Former Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson could be set for a return to the Premier League.

Pearson has been interviewed for the vacant manager's job at Watford, according to The Times.

It is reported that the 56-year-old met with Hornets officials on Thursday about the possibility of replacing Quique Sanchez Flores, who was sacked last weekend.

At the time of writing, Pearson was odds-on favourite with the bookies to land the post.

Watford are rooted to the bottom of the table, seven points adrift of safety.

On Wednesday night, they were beaten 2-0 by Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

Pearson had two spells in charge of the Foxes, famously leading them to safety in 2015 after they had been bottom at Christmas.

He has also managed the likes of Southampton, Hull City and Derby County.

His latest job was at OH Leuven in Belgium - Leicester's sister club - but he was sacked from that role in February.