please log in to view this image WATFORD v BLACKBURN please log in to view this image Venue: Vicarage Road Date: Saturday 7 February Kick-off: 15:00 GMT Team News: Watford have Almen Abdi and Fernando Forestieri back in training and they could be in the squad for this game. Juan Carlos Paredes and Gabriele Angella can both start after illness for the former and the red card that wasn't for the latter. Blackburn's top scorer Rudy Gestede is back after missing the Fulham game, and on-loan midfielder Jay Spearing may also feature. David Dunn though will not be available to play. Match Facts and Form: The earlier meeting this season ended as a 2-2 draw at Ewood Park in September. Watford have won two of the last three meetings at Vicarage Road, drawing the other. Blackburn's last win there was 1-0 in the old Division One in February 2001. Watford have won three of their last four home games, losing one. Their only defeat at Vicarage Road since November was 1-0 against Wolves on Boxing Day. Blackburn have not won any of their last seven away games in the Championship, losing three. Their last league win on the road was 3-1 at Nottingham Forest on 25 October 1 Bournemouth 28 31 54 2 Derby 28 27 54 3 Middlesbrough 28 25 53 4 Ipswich 28 19 51 5 Brentford 28 7 49 6 Watford 28 23 47 7 Wolves 28 -2 45 8 Norwich 28 16 44 9 Blackburn 28 0 39 With the top of the Championship still very tight Blackburn will feel this is a must win game for them if they are going to make a challenge for a top six place. Watford after last week's setback will be wanting all three points to cement their hopes of a play off place as a minimum. Wherever you are in the world enjoy the game
Lovely job, thanks! A win would do us very well. Let´s hope we can keep 11 on the pitch, are you listening ref?!
Thanks OFH. Interesting to see a few coming back to fitness - think FF and Abdi still have massive roles to play.
A nice simply win will do without having to be 2-0 down or having a man sent off early. Jokanovic has spoken about how Blackburn will be physical - we need to learn how to play against such teams.
its not a physical side that gives us problems its a side that works hard to close us down and not give us time on the ball i never think we will get a clean sheet but in going for 2 nil
Thanks OFH. Could be tricky this one, especially in the first half if they work hard. Think we'll just about come through OK though, 2-1.
Blackburn : Steele, Lowe, Hanley, Kilgallon, Olsson, Conway, Evans, Spearing, Marshall, Brown, Rhodes. Subs : Eastwood, Baptiste, Spurr, Taylor, Cairney, King and Gestede.
Watford: Gomes (GK); Cathcart, Angella, Hoban; Paredes, Layun, Watson, Munari, Anya; Ighalo, Deeney (c). Subs: Bond (GK), Doyley, Pudil, Tozser, Abdi, Forestieri, Vydra.
Thought I´d best check. Right, going to nip out for some brekkie and then see how we are getting on in a bit. Enjoy the game.
1st corner to Blackburn. Cathcart puts the ball out for a 2nd corner. Cleared. Watford break Layun shoots, our 1st corner, Angella heads straight at keeper.
