Quique Sanchez Flores is at risk of the sack in his 10th game since returning

The Spaniard has won just one of his nine Premier League matches in charge

Watford are bottom of the table ahead of visit to second-bottom Southampton

Their sole win since Flores returned to replace Javi Gracia came against Norwich

Quique Sanchez Flores faces being sacked by Watford for a second time if his side lose at Southampton on Saturday.

The Spaniard has won just one of his nine Premier League matches in charge since his return to Vicarage Road in September, leaving Watford bottom of the table ahead of their visit to second-bottom Southampton.

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Watford's sole win since Sanchez Flores replaced Javi Gracia came earlier this month against a struggling Norwich team who at that point were on a dismal run of seven games without a win, and there is concern in the boardroom that the new manager has not done enough to improve displays.

The return of Quique Sanchez Flores has not been able to turn Watford's dismal form around

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Their defending under Sanchez Flores has been particularly poor, epitomised by last Saturday's 3-0 home defeat by Burnley.

Owner Gino Pozzo would prefer not to make a second managerial change of the season, but having already dismissed 10 managers in the last seven years at Watford, that is not his primary concern.

The Italian businessman will do whatever it takes to safeguard the club's Premier League future and, given Sanchez Flores' struggles, is believed to be scouring Europe already for alternatives.

Watford have won just one game since Sanchez Flores returned and he could soon be axed