Watford manager Gianfranco Zola has claimed that winning the Championship playoff final would rank as one of the best achievements of his career.

The Hornets will meet Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium on Monday with the winner gaining promotion to the Premier League.

"I have been blessed to have enjoyed a fantastic career, with some very good moments, but to win this one would have it rated as one of the best because of everything you go through as a manager," Zola is quoted as saying by Sky Sports News.

"You take in every player's emotion, positive and not positive, so you live everything."

Watford reached the playoff final thanks to a dramatic victory in the second leg of their semi-final against Leicester City.