sport news Stoke City 0-4 Watford: Slaven Bilic makes dream start as Hornets boss trends now Stoke City 0-4 Watford: Slaven Bilic makes dream start as Hornets boss as goals by Ismaila Sarr, Ken Sema, Keinan Davis and Vakoun Bayo earn easy win in the Potteries Watford breezed to victory at Stoke City in Slaven Bilic's first game as manager Bilic replaced Rob Edwards as Hornets' boss during the international fortnight Ismaila Sarr opened the scoring after 12 minutes from Hassane Kamara's cross Ken Sema bundled home Watford's second goal after Stoke failed to clear Keinan Davis added Watford's third before Vakoun Bayo came off bench to score By Matt Barlow for the Daily Mail Published: 13:57 BST, 2 October 2022 | Updated: 13:58 BST, 2 October 2022 Viewcomments Slaven Bilic's reign as Watford manager got off to the perfect start as they thrashed Stoke City on the road. The Croatian, formerly manager of West Ham and Everton, replaced the fired Rob Edwards during the international fortnight. The Hornets, on the cusp of the Championship play-offs when Edwards departed, took the lead early on through Ismaila Sarr. Ken Sema bundled home their second before late strikes from Keinan Davis and Vakoun Bayo completed the rout. Full report to follow. Watford's players celebrate Ismaila Sarr's opening goal against Stoke at the Bet365 Stadium Ken Sema diverts home Watford's second goal on 64 minutes to strengthen their grip Sema celebrates doubling Watford's lead midway through the second period at Stoke Slaven Bilic was taking charge of his first game as Watford boss after replacing Rob Edwards Watford's third goal came courtesy of Keinan Davis, who fired beyond the Stoke defenders Davis runs off to celebrate after settling the contest as the game entered the latter stages Watford midfielder Edo Kayembe tries to hold off Stoke's Will Smallbone in Sunday's game Keinan Davis gets his shirt pulled by Stoke's Ben Wilmot during a duel at the Bet365 Stadium Match facts Stoke City (3-1-4-2): Bursik; Wilmot, Flint, Fox; Laurent; Fosu, Sterling (Clarke 77), Baker, Smallbone; Delap, Gayle (Campbell 72) Substitutes not used: Bonham (GK); Jagielka, Sparrow, Taylor, Wright-Phillips Manager: Alex Neil Booked: Fosu, Delap Watford (4-2-3-1): Bachmann; Gaspar, Kabasele, Sierralta, Kamara; Choudhury, Kayembe; Sarr (Bayo 81), Asprilla (Louza 59), Sema (Hungbo 87); Davis (Gosling 87) Substitutes not used: Okoye (GK); Hause, Morris Manager: Slaven Bilic Scorers: Sarr 12; Sema 64; Davis 78; Bayo 84 Booked: Bachmann, Asprilla, Sierralta, Choudhury Referee: Josh Smith Advertisement Stoke's Liam Delap laps over Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann during Sunday's game Watford midfielder Hamza Choudhury tries to steal the ball from Stoke's Lewis Baker Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility