Under-fire Paulo takes boos cruise

WATFORD boss Paulo Pezzolano insists he can handle the pressure after Vivaldo Semedo's first goal for the club stifled the air of mutiny at Vicarage Road.

- BY BARRY COOPER

Home fans booed their team off at halftime and turned on their own manager before the Hornets' second-half fightback lifted the mood.

Skipper Imran Louza's first goal since February cancelled out Hull striker Oli McBurnie's fifth goal of the season.

The Tigers failed to capitalise on the appetite for revolt in the stands and striker Semedo's unmarked header from Louza's corner 12 minutes from time completed an unlikely turnaround.