Spanish coach Quique Flores made a bright start to his pre-season preparations, the Hornets easily seeing off the non-League opponents at Clarence Park with two goals in each half

Watford began their pre-season campaign with a 4-0 win over non-League outfit St Albans City in Quique Flores's first game in charge.

Nigerian Odion Ighalo netted a double for the newly promoted Premier League side, while Troy Deeney and Connor Smith were also on the scoresheet on Wednesday.

It marked a good start to Flores's time at the helm, the Spaniard having taken over ahead of the 2015-16 season after Slavisa Jokanovic's departure.

Watford has made multiple signings in the off-season, including spending a club-record fee on Etienne Capoue and recruiting former loan star Matej Vydra.

Ighalo struck twice in the space of four minutes during the first half, heading in just past the half-hour mark and netting a placed effort soon after.

Flores made several changes at half-time and it took until the 67th minute for Watford to go 3-0 up thanks to Deeney, who recently signed a new five-year deal.

Smith completed the scoring late on with a deflected shot from range in a solid outing for the Hornets.

Watford faces AFC Wimbledon on Saturday as they continue preparations for the upcoming season, which begins with a trip to Everton on August 8.