Watford's opponents in their final four fixtures are not fighting for promotion or survival. In effect, they have nothing to play for. But despite only managing in the country for five months, Hornets head coach Slavisa Jokanovic knows English football well. He knows the unpredictability of the Championship. He knows the threat posed by Nottingham Forest.

The Reds have not won in their last four matches. Ninth in the table, they are 13 points from the play-offs and 22 from safety with only 12 left to play for. They will be a Championship club next season.

So with the Golden Boys chasing automatic promotion, and the reported £120million that goes with it, it is no surprise they are heavy favourtites for the fixture at the City Ground.

But Jokanovic will not be taking Forest lightly tomorrow night, likewise Birmingham City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Sheffield Wednesday - the Hornets' other remaining opponents.

He said: "I have watched many of Nottingham Forest's recent games and they are very strong, fast and organised. They will not offer us a lot of space and we will have to resolve this problem.

"This is England and there are a lot of surprising results. It is true that we have a more important target than Forest for the remainder of this season but I don't expect to find [a releaxed Forest team].

"Many things will depend on us. I would prefer if they arrived more relaxed but I don't think they will."

Watford's automatic promotion rivals all play tonight. Leaders Bournemouth travel to Reading who will have one eye, if not two, on their FA Cup semi-final with Arsenal on Saturday, Norwich travel to Leeds United and Middlesbrough welcome play-off-chasing Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Jokanovic will be following the results but he dismissed any suggestion the outcomes could have an impact on his plans or preparations for Watford's game at Forest.

"What would I do [differently]? The situation is clear; we have to play our game," Jokanovic said.

"We have arrived in a privileged position to be able to fight for promotion to the Premier League and we need to be positive and we must believe in the possibility, independent of the results tonight. Tomorrow we have to play for the points in front of us. Tomorrow's game is in our control and tonight we can only sit in front of the TV and wait for the results."

Watford are only outside of the automatic promotion places due to one goal, with Norwich's goal difference 37 compared to the Hornets' 36. Bournemouth are one point further ahead.

On Saturday Jokanovic stated he was not frustrated his team did not score more during the 2-0 win over Millwall. And the former Chelsea midfielder took a similar stance this afternoon.

Jokanovic was asked if his approach to the Forest match would change should Watford be 2-0 up at half-time; would he send his team out in search of more goals?

"This (2-0 at half-time) would be a very nice situation if it happened like that. But after this you would have to defend all together and attack when you have the chance. We wouldn't do anything strange or make any silly plans."

He continued: "We have to play with confidence and patience. It is a simple objective; you have to find a way to win the game and then it is about scoring more goals.

"If you are thinking about us winning by a huge result [tomorrow], Nottingham Forest are a good team and can cause us a lot of difficulty and we have to be ready to attack and defend together."

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