A disappointed Eddie Howe was quoted after the match as saying: "If we're guilty of anything it was still chasing the game at 3-1. We felt we could still try and get back into it but they were ruthless in exposing that and we were a little bit naive towards the end where we kept giving the ball back to Watford and you can't do that against a good team. I always knew it was going to be a huge step up for our squad and for everyone at the club. If you look at our history we've hardly played in the Championship and history is always a good gauge and this is a big step up".