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11.57am GMT
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11.36am GMT
Watford (4-3-3) Gomes; Zuniga, Prodl, Britos, Holebas; Guedioura, Behrami, Capou; Amrabat, Deeney, Okaka.
Substitutes: Pantilimon, Kabasele, Janmaat, Watson, Success, Sinclair, Ighalo.
Everton (4-2-3-1) Stekelenburg; Coleman, Williams, Funes Mori, Baines; McCarthy, Barry, Gueye; Deulofeu, Lukaku, Mirallas.
Substitutes: Joel, Jagielka, Holgate, Cleverley, Barkley, Lennon, Valencia.
9.21am GMT
Morning. Any meeting of Watford and Everton will always bring back memories of
the 1984 FA Cup final: Andy Gray’s infamous goal, Michael Barrymore’s comedy racism (no longer on YouTube, which meant it didn’t really happen). Both teams aren’t quite replicating their 1980s golden age, but they are in relatively rude health: Watford are enjoying a second consecutive season in the top flight for the first time since the days when The A-Team was primetime television, and Everton have been the best of the rest for much of the past 15 years.
They are in poor form at the moment, however, with only one win in their last 10, and Watford is not the easiest place to go on a mucky Saturday in December. They will be without Yannick Bolasie, who is out for the rest of the season, and Marouane Fellaini.
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