Swansea City are set to be without skipper Garry Monk (back) for a fourth successive game.
David Cotterill, Joe Allen, Federico Bessone, Andrea Orlandi, Jordi Lopez, Ferrie Bodde and Albert Serran are also out, while Gorka Pintado is suspended.
MATCH PREVIEW
Swansea needed a last-gasp equaliser from Alan Tate to rescue a point when these sides drew 1-1 at the Liberty Stadium early in the season.
After a poor start to the campaign, there were signs of discontent among Swans fans during that game. But the transformation in the club's fortunes since they last faced the Hornets has been stark.
They suffered their first defeat of 2010 when they lost to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, but Paulo Sousa's team are fourth in the table and on course for at least a play-off place.
Watford are looking to bounce back from a 2-0 defeat against fellow strugglers Derby, which left Malky Mackay's side 16th and only two points above the relegation zone.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Watford have won their last three matches against Swansea.
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• Swansea have not won at Vicarage Road since a 2-0 triumph in the old Third Division in September 1978.
Watford
• Watford, who have lost their last two league games, have not suffered three league defeats on the trot since November 2008.
• They have scored seven goals in injury time this season - more than any other team in the Championship.
• Goalkeeper Scott Loach and defender Adrian Mariappa have played in every minute of every Watford league game this term.
• If selected, Danny Graham will be making his 200th club career appearance.
Swansea
• Swansea, beaten on Saturday, have not suffered back-to-back defeats since their opening two matches of the season.
• Paulo Sousa's side have scored fewer (30) and conceded fewer (23) goals than any team in the division.
• Of their 34 league games under Sousa, 27 have either been drawn or decided by a single goal.
• If on the field from the outset, Mark Gower will be making his 300th league club start, and Shefki Kuqi will be starting a league game in England for the 250th time.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Swansea 1-1 Watford (29 August 2009)
Swansea scorer: Tate 90.
Watford scorer: Graham 66.
Source: BBC Sport
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