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Troy Deeney to warn Paredes after play-acting incident with Diego Costa

Troy Deeney will sit down with Watford teammate Juan Carlos Paredes to discuss his role in a confrontation with Diego Costa during the Hornets' 0-0 draw against Chelsea on Wednesday.

The Ecuador international was involved in a first-half stoppage-time scuffle with Chelsea's tormentor-in-chief Costa in which both were guilty of overreacting to contact.

Watford captain Deeney was critical of the actions of the players and has vowed to speak to Paredes at training.

"My personal view was the referee had spoken to [Costa] previously and if he was going to speak to him again surely it was a yellow card," Deeney told BT Sport.

"It was just handbags between everyone. It's modern-day football. I remember playing Sunday league and that wouldn't have happened -- you'd have been laughed at.

"It's just one of those things. The age we are living in everyone pushes, everyone rolls around and sees if they can get the other person sent off.

"I don't particularly like it and I'll be having a word with Paredes on our side."

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink defended Costa's role in the incident, saying that the Blues striker was provoked by Paredes.

"[Diego] knows he was provoked. When things are going wrong they go wrong," Hiddink said. "But when they are provoked I protect my players and I think it's very fair."

Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores, who managed Costa at Atletico Madrid, spoke to the striker at the end of the game.

Asked what he had said, the Hornets boss said: "That I love him."

On the incident, he added: "Contact in the Premier League is very normal. This kind of player always is looking to find contact in every single challenge.

"Paredes resisted very well. He tried to play, he tried to defend very well.

"It's nothing new. I understand Costa because I coached Costa and every single play he wants to challenge them.

"Paredes was very hard, very strong also, but nothing happened. Nothing strange."