Sheffield United might be inclined to quip that Watford were the future once, as Chris Wilder’s overperformers prepare to face Quique Sánchez Flores’s underperformers, a side who were so buoyantly overachieving this time last year. The Blades ran Liverpool mightily close last week and might be looking forward to the space a leaky Watford might offer them at Vicarage Road. This is certainly a fixture they will be looking to win, and will be boosted by the return up front of Billy Sharp from his three-game ban, though Wilder may opt for the same XI that impressed against Liverpool. Will Hughes, Roberto Pereyra and Andre Gray could be in contention to start for Watford, who could do with the bite of the still-injured Troy Deeney. Tom Davies
Saturday 3pm
Venue Vicarage Road
Last season n/a
Referee Andre Marriner
This season G4 Y9 R0 2.25 cards/game
Odds H 11-10 A 12-5 D 12-5
WATFORD
Subs from Gomes, Prödl, Masina, Mariappa, Quina, Chalobah, Dahlberg, Kabasele, Cleverley, Femenía, Dele-Bashiru, Foulquier, Sarr, Welbeck
Doubtful None
Injured Deeney (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y13 R0
Form LLDDLL
Leading scorers Cleverley, Gray, Hughes, Pereyra 1
SHEFFIELD UNITED
Subs from Moore, Verrips, Jagielka, Besic, Osborn, Freeman, Stearman, Mousset, Sharp
Doubtful None
Injured McGoldrick (groin, 19 Oct)
Suspended None
Discipline Y11 R1
Form WLDLWL
Leading scorers Lundstram, McBurnie, Mousset, Robinson, Sharp 1
