Watford continued their push for automatic promotion from the Championship with a 3 - 1 win against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night at The City Ground. <br /><br />The Hornets&rsquo; first goal came from Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo after four minutes before Matthew Connolly added a second four minutes before the interval.<br /><br />Following the win , Watford sit third in the standings, but only one point separate them from&nbsp; AFC Bournemouth, who lead the way.<br /><br />Speaking after yesterday&rsquo;s game, Odion Ighalo has said that the last three fixtures against&nbsp; Birmingham City , Brighton and Sheffield Wednesday will be taken like a Cup final.<br /><br />&ldquo;Another 3 points in the bag,3 finals to our promise land..itmustendinPRAISE🙏🙏🙏 , &rdquo; Odion Ighalo said on Twitter.<br /><br />The 25 - year - old is the second highest goalscorer in the Championship with 20 goals along with strike partner Troy Deeney.<br />