Stoke City produced a dominant display to beat Watford at Vicarage Road and extend their unbeaten Championship run to four matches.

The Potters arrived on a 12-match winless away league run, but had a richly deserved half-time lead when Jack McGlynn worked his way into the box and curled a right-footed shot into the top corner.

Watford could not stem the tide after the break as Lamine Cisse hit the bar and then teed up Eric Bocat who finished the move he started with a half-volley into the bottom corner.

Second-half substitute Amin Nabizada whipped a finish into the top corner in stoppage time to give the hosts hope, but it was too little too late.

A first league win on the road since 4 January lifts Mark Robins' side up to ninth in the early-season table, while a third defeat in their past four matches drops Watford to 17th.

Playing with renewed confidence after taking seven points from their previous three matches, Stoke dominated the first half, with Hornets goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia making saves in quick succession from Ben Johnson, Ethan Galbraith and Cisse.

French forward Cisse was out of luck again when his finish, following a well-worked corner routine, was ruled out by a debatable offside flag.

But any grievance was eased moments later when USA international McGlynn found the net on his first league start for the Potters.

The hosts' only comfort at the break was that they were still in the game, but hopes of a second-half response failed to materialise as Cisse set the tone by striking the crossbar soon after the break.

Justin Devenny dragged a shot wide from 12 yards before Bocat's second of the season. George Hirst should have further underlined Stoke's dominance when he headed over from six yards.

Watford left new signing Michail Antonio on the bench and failed to muster a shot until the 90th minute when Luca Kjerrumgaard forced Viktor Johansson into his first save, with Nabizada netting his third goal of the season from the resulting corner.

Watford head coach Alessio Dionisi told BBC Three Counties Radio:

"My players were tired from the start. It's normal when you play every three days for nine matches, two in the Carabao Cup and seven matches in the Championship, it's difficult.

"When you arrive without the players it's difficult because, for example, today on the bench there weren't midfielders and defenders."

[On new signing Michail Antonio]: "Michail is important in this moment for the team, for the mentality because he's a top man, but now he's not ready.

"I don't know how many weeks Michail will need, but he will work to be ready soon, I hope."

Stoke City boss Mark Robins told BBC Radio Stoke:

"I've got to say that it looked more like the teams that I've had in the past and I'm delighted with the way the players went about the job.

"To come here and show that bravery and level of quality was outstanding.

"It was a really good level of performance. If we can then kick on from that point, that's the aim.

"We've got to stay humble with the work but we know what we need to do to get performances and just to have that understanding that it doesn't need to be a one-off."