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Midfielder Jonathan Hogg said his desire to establish himself as a first team player was behind his move from Aston Villa to Watford.

The 22-year-old has arrived at Vicarage Road for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.

"I'm at the stage of my career now where I need to be playing games," Hogg told .

"I wanted to bring my family with me, I wanted to settle down."

Hogg looked to have established himself at Villa, after making five Premier League appearances at the start of last season, but .

He is already one game into his Hornets career, playing the full 90 minutes of Sunday's 2-2 draw with Birmingham City.

"It was a lively start against Blues, Villa's rivals, so it had a bit more to it," he added.

"I thought we did really well, we were 2-1 behind and showed a lot of character to come back and draw two each.

"We've got a great bunch of lads here, I don't know them as well as I should do, but the more I play the more I'll get to know what they do.

"We'll definitely be looking up the table in the next couple of fixtures."