Good afternoon and welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of West Ham vs Watford.
A huge relegation scrap awaits tonight with the opportunity for the winner to take a huge stride towards Premier League safety.
Both teams sit three points above the drop zone ahead of kick-off with Aston Villa and Bournemouth occupying the bottom three alongside already relegated Norwich.
Can one of them take the chance to pull themselves clear?
Follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog!
- GOAL! Deeney pulls one back after half-time
- GOAL! Rice scores stunning third
- GOAL! Soucek doubles the lead
- GOAL! Antonio gives West Ham the lead
- West Ham starting XI: Antonio starts
- Watford starting XI: One change from Newcastle win
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Date, time and venue
West Ham vs Watford is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Friday, July 17, 2020.
There will be no fans in attendance at London Stadium due to government guidelines following the coronavirus outbreak.
How to watch
TV channel: West Ham vs Watford will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels and is available via Now TV with a day pass for £9.99, or a three-month pass on offer for £25.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app, with a mobile month pass available for £5.99.
Team news
Felipe Anderson could feature for West Ham for the first time since last month's 2-0 defeat by Tottenham after recovering from a hamstring injury, but the game is likely to come too soon for Robert Snodgrass, who is back in light training following a back problem.
Sebastien Haller is fit again, while captain Mark Noble could make his 500th Hammers appearance on Friday night.
As for Watford, captain and talisman Troy Deeney is eager to continue playing through a knee injury after his key brace of penalties against Newcastle, but Gerard Deulofeu, Daryl Janmaat (both knee) and Isaac Success (Achilles) all remain sidelined.
Prediction: West Ham 1-1 Watford
Both sides will approach this potentially pivotal fixture in high spirits following recent upturns in form, with West Ham's only blip coming in the form of a 1-0 home defeat by Burnley.
David Moyes' side possess the third worst home record in the division, while only Aston Villa and Norwich have collected fewer points on the road this season than Watford.
The stakes are high and it is easy to see a cagey and tense affair that ends in a low-scoring draw.
