Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd was pragmatic in the assessment of his side's comprehensive 6-1 defeat over the two legs of their play-off semi-final against Watford.

The Hornets topped the table from September to early December before an alarming slump in form - they finished the season with one win in 16 games - saw the club's hopes of an immediate top-flight return end in tatters.

Boothroyd will now hold an "inquest" and has vowed to make changes at Vicarage Road over the summer.

"I thought we played very, very well in the first half," said Boothroyd, after the 4-1 defeat at the KC Stadium on Wednesday.

"I thought we dominated the game and showed our intentions and scored a good goal and had chances to score more and then conceded a very, very poor goal with three minutes to go until half-time.

"In the second half, we were always chasing and when you are chasing you are liable to get caught on counter-attacks and that's what happened. As you would probably expect I'm quite low. We're a club that wins and we've gone out on the night to Hull, who I wish all the very best."