Two points from six games sees Southampton sit bottom of the Premier League form table but Watford are only one point and one place ahead of them. Marco Silva, who spoke to the Saints before taking the Watford job in May, has a little more credit in the bank but another defeat for Mauricio Pellegrino could see him gone by the time the sides meet again in the FA Cup in two weeks’ time. Paul Chronnell
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Vicarage Road
Last season Watford 3 Southampton 4
Referee Roger East
This season G10, Y30, R1, 3.20 cards per game
Odds H 7-5 A 2-1 D 9-4
Watford
Subs from Karnezis, Wagué, Britos, Watson, Okaka, Sinclair, Holebas, Prödl
Doubtful None
Injured Britos (foot), Cathcart (knee), Hughes (hamstring), Kaboul (foot, all 20 Jan), Success (knee, 31 Jan), Chalobah (knee, Feb), Femenía (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Form LLLWLL
Discipline Y39 R4
Leading scorer Doucouré 6
Southampton
Subs from Forster, Taylor, Targett, Stephens, Bednarek, Lemina, Boufal, Redmond, Gardos, Sims, Hesketh, McQueen
Doubtful Hoedt (concussion), Soares (thigh), Pied (match fitness)
Injured Austin (thigh, Mar)
Suspended None
Form LLDLDL
Discipline Y27 R0
Leading scorer Austin 6
