Indeed, on Instagram Joao Pedro wrote in Portuguese (translation via Instagram): "I want to thank God and everyone involved in my recovery so happy to be back."

"Unfortunately not the result we were hoping for, but we move on!! 💪🏾."

Watford now face a tricky remainder of the month, with some potentially pivotal fixtures coming up.

It's Blackburn Rovers up next Saturday for example, before the Hornets then face Burnley, West Brom, and Sheffield United.

The Verdict

Yesterday was a shocking result from Watford's perspective.

To be two goals to the good, they had to see the game through and the fact they didn't only continues to highlight their inconsistency under Slaven Bilic.

One positive on the day at the very least was the return of Joao Pedro himself, who this side have sorely missed since he has been out.

Indeed, with some really tricky matches coming up for the remainder of this month, Slaven Bilic will be very glad indeed to have the Brazilian back available for selection.