Captain of Championship side Watford Troy Deeny has described Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo as a 'natural finisher'.

The Former Flying Eagles captain is in hot form and scored his 15th league goal in 2015 in Watford's 2-0 win over rivals  Middlesbrough.

And Troy Deeney who together with Odion Ighalo are the Championship’s most lethal strikeforce with 39 league goals this season hailed him calling him 'a natural finisher.'

"Before Saturday (when Ighalo scored from 20 yards in the win over Middlesbrough) we had been joking that all of his goals were inside the 18-yard box,” he said.

"He’s definitely a poacher and when he scores he normally scores doubles, one game he got four. He scores in bunches which is a sign of a real good striker."

The striker pair are hoping to take Watford to the top of the Championship table and get promoted to the Premier League.

They are currently just one point behind Championship leaders Bournemouth with five games left to play.