Gracia to become first Watford boss to sign a contract extension since 2011

Gracia signed an 18-month contract when he replaced Marco Silva in January and the extension would see him remain in charge at Vicarage Road until the end of the 2020/21 campaign.

Since then he has masterminded an impressive start to the Premier League campaign with his side sitting comfortably in eighth.

Gracia will become the first boss at Watford to sign a contract extension since Malky Mackay in 2011.

Watford visit Southampton in their final league game before the international break on Saturday.