Crystal Palace have banked six points without conceding after a brutal run of defeats against Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City. Roy Hodgson will be confident his side can maintain their run against managerless Watford who are back in a rut. Seven points from safety could quickly snowball into being completely cut adrift if they do not hire the right man soon. Wilfried Zaha finding form escalates the danger of a fourth consecutive defeat. Graham Searles
Saturday 3pm
Venue Vicarage Road
Last season Watford 2 Crystal Palace 1
Referee Martin Atkinson
This season G13 Y35 R2 2.85 cards/game
Odds H 7-5 A 21-10 D 11-5
WATFORD
Subs from Gomes, Bachmann, Quina, Chalobah, Zeegelaar, Foulquier, Dahlberg, Kabasele, Success, Hughes, Janmaat
Doubtful Janmaat (knee), Kabasele (hamstring)
Injured Dawson (head, 14 Dec), Cleverley (heel), Holebas (ankle), Janmaat (knee), Welbeck (hamstring), Prödl (knee, all unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y30 R1
Form DLWLLL
Leading scorers Deulofeu, Gray 2
CRYSTAL PALACE
Subs from Henderson, Hennessey, Dann, Camarasa, Riedewald, McCarthy, Benteke, Dreher, Tavares, Lokilo, Wickham
Doubtful Cahill (knee), Dann (ankle)
Injured Van Aanholt (hamstring), Ward (knee, both unknown)
Suspended Sakho (first of three)
Discipline Y27 R1
Form DLLLWW
Leading scorer Ayew 4
