Manchester United will go top for at least a couple of hours if they beat Watford, but they could be weighed down by problems in attack. Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial and Marouane Fellaini are injured, while Louis van Gaal says that James Wilson is not ready to play 90 minutes, and United’s list of absentees will boost Watford’s hopes of pulling off a famous win. United’s defence will not relish the task of containing Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo. Jacob Steinberg
Kick-off Saturday 12.45pm
Venue Vicarage Road
Last season n/a
Live BT Sport 1
Referee R Madley
This season G11, Y41, R3, 4.0 cards per game
Odds H 4-1 A 10-11 D 5-2
Watford
Subs from Arlauskis, Holebas, Belkalem, Abdi, Behrami, Berghuis, Paredes, Guedioura, Ibarbo, Diamanti, Dyer, Oularé, Gilmartin
Doubtful Nyom (knee), Ighalo (late international return)
Injured Prödl (calf, 12 Dec), Hoban (groin, 20 Dec), Ekstrand (knee, Jan)
Suspended None
Form LWWLDL
Discipline Y20 R1
Leading scorer Ighalo 7
Manchester United
Subs from Romero, Johnstone, Pereira, McNair, Blind, Darmian, Borthwick-Jackson
Doubtful Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger (focus)
Injured Martial (ankle), Rooney (ill, both 25 Nov), Carrick (ankle), Fellaini (calf, both 28 Nov), McNair (liver, 5 Dec), Shaw (leg), Valencia (ankle, both Apr)
Suspended None
Form WDDWLW
Discipline Y20 R0
Leading scorer Mata 4
