Watford have lost 12 of their last 14 away matches (Premier League). Newcastle have failed to win 18 of their last 19 matches (Premier League). Newcastle have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches against Watford in all competitions. Watford are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 matches against Newcastle in all competitions.
Newcastle announced the signing of Chris Wood from Burnley on Thursday morning and he will most likely make a full debut if he shakes off a groin issue picked up in the FA Cup last weekend. Federico Fernandez, Jamal Lewis and Isaac Hayden are also in the physio room, while Javier Manquillo is suspended. Karl Darlow and Ciaran Clark should have recovered from COVID-19 in time for the weekend. Imran Louza, Adam Masina and William Troost-Ekong are all away at AFCON, which leaves Claudio Ranieri with a conundrum in defence. Ismaïla Sarr is still with Senegal. Watford have confirmed Christian Kabasele, Ben Foster, Emmanuel Dennis and Kiko Femenia have returned to full training. Danny Rose has been frozen out under Claudio Ranieri so new signing Hassane Kamara looks set to start at left-back for his debut. Other new signings Edo Kayembe and Samir are also in contention for debuts for the Hornets.
Newcastle were shocked by Cambridge in the FA Cup last weekend, falling to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of the League One side. Back in Premier League action, they'll look to earn just their second win of the season against a relegation rival. Watford have lost six on the bounce to leave them two points above the drop zone. Like Newcastle, the Hornets were unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Cup on Saturday and need to quickly turn their fortunes around. This is a huge relegation six-pointer even at this stage of the season, yet Watford may be the happier of the two sides come full time. 2:2