Dave Jones is hoping his Cardiff side have discovered the consistency they crave after recording their second win in five days with victory over Watford.

Jones' men made a flying start to the Coca-Cola Championship this season but four defeats in five league outings left them seemingly in freefall.

However, they appear to have rediscovered their free-scoring best after following Tuesday's 6-1 drubbing of Derby with a 4-0 demolition of the Hornets.

Jones is optimistic his side can maintain that form after the international break, which should help Ross McCormack - who made his return - and Kevin McNaughton to find their full fitness and form.

"The last couple of weeks we have been talking about consistency," Jones admitted. "We are still a bit hit and miss sometimes with certain things that we do.

"When you're on a run you have got to try and hit the consistent run and try and keep it going. It was important today to come away with something."

He continued: "It was a good team performance carrying on from Tuesday night.

"If you go into the international break having won two on the trot then you can't wait for the next game."

Peter Whittingham gave the visitors the lead from the penalty after Craig Cathcart had pulled back Jay Bothroyd in the area.

Watford were similarly generous for Cardiff's second goal, with goalkeeper Scott Loach horribly misjudging Adam Matthews' 45-yard free-kick.

Cardiff's dominance of the game was confirmed with two goals in three minutes midway through the second-half.

First Whittingham grabbed his second of the afternoon, heading home Gavin Rae's cross, and then Bothroyd got on to the scoresheet with a fierce shot into the top left corner.

Jones was delighted with Matthews' first senior goal but conceded the 17-year-old had been rather lucky.

"It's a fluke of a goal and well deserved for the kid but there was a strong wind," he said. "I'm pleased for the kid."

If Cardiff's form is on the up, Watford's is on the slide after Coventry ended their seven-game unbeaten run in the league on Tuesday.

The defeat means Watford have now conceded seven goals in their last two games, both at Vicarage Road, and boss Malky Mackay lamented the goals his side gifted to the opposition.

"To give the two cheap goals away in the first half, like we did, means you have a mountain to climb," said Mackay after admitting Matthews' strike was 'bizarre'.

But he was keen to support his players.

"I have been in the division long enough to realise that you are going to have tough times and times when you have to stick together," he said.

"It is in times of adversity that you make sure you have a good group. We are not in times of adversity but when you come off a defeat like that you make sure you stick together."