Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores is set to be sacked after Saturday's 2-1 loss to Southampton, with the club's hierarchy meeting to decide his future.
Sanchez Flores, in charge for the 2015-16 campaign, was only reappointed on 7 September, replacing Javi Gracia.
But he failed to achieve an upturn in results with the club winning just one of his 10 league games in charge.
They are bottom of the Premier League on eight points after 14 games and are six points from safety.