Watford went top of the Championship on Saturday and Craig Cathcart says the Hornets have shown no signs they will crack under the pressure in the race to reach the Premier League.

This season’s battle for automatic promotion to the top flight has been the closest in recent memory and with two matches remaining four teams still have the chance of ending the campaign in the top two.

Watford and Bournemouth currently occupy those spots but while the Hornets were defeating Birmingham City 1-0 on Saturday, the Cherries drew 2-2 with Sheffield Wednesday after the Owls scored a 95th minute penalty.

That result - coupled with third place Middlesbrough’s 1-0 victory over fourth place Norwich City on Friday - means the Golden Boys know two more victories will guarantee they will take on the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool next season.

"It’s in our hands now," said Cathcart, whose spectacular goal proved to be Slavisa Jokanovic’s side’s winner against Birmingham.

"We just have to concentrate on ourselves and not worry about any other results. We just need to perform and pick up victories.

"Nobody has shown cracks of pressure. We know we have the players that, if we perform, we can beat any side in this league. It is down to us.

"There will be twists and turns until the end of the season but hopefully there won’t be any in our games."

Cathcart, who played in the top flight with Blackpool during the 2010/2011 campaign, has been the Hornets’ unsung hero this season.

The 26-year-old has made 27 appearances for the Golden Boys in the Championship and has only been on the losing side on four occasions.

But he doesn’t take his place in the side for granted.

"You have to perform every game and even if you do the manager could still leave you out," he said. "That is because we are a quality squad.

"But at the end of the day everyone wants to get promoted and we want to get promoted as a collective."

On the touchline Jokanovic has largely remained calm as the Golden Boys look to seal a place in the top two. It is a far cry to the Hornets’ first head coach of the season, Beppe Sannino.

"Sannino was an intense character," Cathcart explained. "He was very passionate. It’s very different now because it’s calmer and there is a relaxed feeling. The players are certainly responding to that."

"He (Jokanovic) doesn’t seem to get worked up too much," the Northern Ireland international added. "To be honest, he has got the staff on the sidelines who get worked up for him."