Watford 1-0 Sunderland: Ryan Andrews' goal gives Hornets victory

Ryan Andrews' goal gave Watford victory over Sunderland in the Hornets' first match since Tom Cleverley was installed as manager on a permanent basis.

A dull end-of-season affair between two mid-table sides was settled by a moment of quality midway through the second half.

Ismaël Koné played a perfect pass in behind the Sunderland defence and youngster Andrews coolly slotted past keeper Anthony Patterson.

The breakthrough came after Jack Clarke missed a great chance for Sunderland when he fired wide.

Watford's win was their second in their nine matches under Cleverley, who was placed in interim charge after Valerien Ismael was sacked in March. Five of those games were drawn.

Three of the Hornets' previous four matches ended in goalless draws and another clean sheet demonstrated that they are tough to beat under Cleverley.

Sunderland had plenty of possession after Andrews' goal but were unable to find an equaliser.

Abdoullah Ba had an effort saved by keeper Daniel Bachmann after being set up by Patrick Roberts.

And in the final stages, Bachmann denied Callum Styles following good work on the right by Luís Semedo.

The result saw Watford move up a place in the Championship table, to 14th, leapfrogging Sunderland.