AS Malky Mackay's team prepare to take on their west London rivals QPR tonight (Tuesday), the Scotsman reflects on some of the recent results for the Hornets, including Saturday's defeat to Leicester at The Walkers Stadium.

"It was a strange decision for the penalty against Jay DeMerit on Saturday" said the manager.

"I feel like we've been in this situation and I've spoken like this a few times this season and I don't want to go on about our hard luck and bad luck at all.

"But with 35 minutes of the game gone, we've had three or four chances and really looked the part.

"And then that happened and it's hard to see how it was a penalty. Even their players were bemused with the whole thing. We've looked at it on a DVD and we're even more confused.

"But, that's no excuse for the fact that we've then switched off and let in their second goal.

"It knocked the stuffing out of our guys when before we'd been through on goal and on target.

"Really disappointing that another one of those decisions that have gone against us.

"We've been nearly there on a few occasions like at Preston. Going to Leicester was always going to be difficult; there was no two ways about that.

"We've got to make sure we get wins on the road now" said the gaffer, as the first of two remaining away games comes tonight at Loftus Road.

Malky: "We've got to go into these next games very positively"

And Malky told www.watfordfc.com that he is under no illusion that just because the Hoops are now safe from relegation they won't be pushing for the win in the clash.

He said: "We've got to go to QPR and put in a good performance, even though they are safe there are players there that still want to prove themselves to their new manager.

"There's also a new manager there thinking about what he's going to do in the summer. The fact they are safe means Neil Warnock can now be a bit random in his selection, put some youngsters in who have never been involved and play around with the shape - so anything can happen."

With most clubs in the league having one home and one away game left of their campaigns, the former Watford and Norwich defender knows all too well how important keeping focused going into the last matches of the season is.

"It's amazing how the fixtures have worked out this season with Sheffield Wednesday and Crystal Palace meeting each other on the last day of the season" he said.

"And it was a big game at Hillsborough on Sunday, but we've got to stay focused on our game and concentrate on ourselves.

"You obviously look at the other results and the games that are coming up in your league, but it is best that we look at our performances and our points tally, rather than other teams.

"It's three games to be won as far as we're concerned and we've got to go into these next games very positively" finished the boss.

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