Wolves have lost their past three games, and they never really got going against Crystal Palace last weekend.
Goals have been pretty scarce for Bruno Lage's side all season, but I think they will find a way through Watford.
Arsenal beat the Hornets 3-2 last weekend, but the scoreline could have been a lot bigger than that.
Lawro’s prediction: Wolves 2-1 Watford
Ki-Jana Hoever has been ruled out with the hamstring injury that prompted his first-half substitution against Crystal Palace.
With Nelson Semedo unavailable with a similar issue, Jonny Otto could make his first start for a year.
Watford remain without Ismaila Sarr but team-mate Joshua King will be assessed. Both missed the game against Arsenal on Sunday because of hamstring injuries.
William Troost-Ekong is available after overcoming a muscle strain.
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Wolves have lost their past three Premier League games, as many as they’d lost in their previous 13 in the competition (W7 D3 L3) – they last lost four consecutive top-flight games within the same season in 2011-12 (seven).
Since a run in which they conceded in 17 consecutive away Premier League matches between January 2020 and January 2022, Watford have kept three clean sheets in four away games under manager Roy Hodgson, conceding just once.
Wolves have conceded six goals in their past four Premier League games, having conceded just five times in their previous 12. Wolves were 2-0 down at half-time against Crystal Palace last time out, having conceded only twice in the first half of their previous 19 Premier League games combined.
Some 63% of Watford’s points this season have come away from home (12/19), the highest share in the top flight this campaign. The Hornets have lost just one of their past five on the road in the league (W1 D3), having lost 12 of 14 before this run.
Image source, Getty ImagesRoy Hodgson says he is longing for that "wonderful day" when Watford can pick up three points even when the "performance is lacking."
The Hornets have scored just four goals under their new manager but have seen an improvement in performances since Hodgson's arrival.
Despite having very few points to show for it, the former England manager praised his players.
"They have worked very hard to buy into some of the thoughts we have.
"We have got no complaints at all but the big problem is turning a decent performances into three points.
"On more than one occasion we have put in a more than decent performance but it's not led to points.
"Then you are back with the old dilemma - you know you need performances to get points, but you are still really hoping for that wonderful day when the performance is lacking but the points are there."
Watford manager Roy Hodgson has been speaking to the media before their trip to Wolves on Thursday.
Here are the key lines:
Hodgson felt Watford "did a lot of good things" against Arsenal, giving his side something to "take forward".
He acknowledged that performances have been better but it is now about "turning those performances into three points".
Boos were heard around the stadium when Imran Louza was substituted in the second half against Arsenal, but Hodgson was full of praise for the Watford fans: "I thought the crowd was good and they tried to will us over the line."
Despite their struggles at Vicarage Road, the Hornets boss said he believes there isn't a "gulf in performances" when they play at home.
However, he acknowledged there may be "more pressure to take risks to score goals, because keeping a clean sheet is never going to be enough".
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Watford lost their eighth home game in a row against Arsenal, but this was a much better performance than most of those other seven.
And yet the aftermath of another defeat is one of more fan disenchantment, this time with manager Roy Hodgson.
For the first half hour, Watford were bright and confident. They played some good football and won the physical battle against the Gunners.
The crowd appreciated it and the support was strong and it was welcoming to at last see smiles in the stand. Yes, Arsenal were really threatening going forward but at 1-1 there wasn’t much in it.
Tom Cleverley’s mistake for the second goal completely deflated the team. After all that hard work, Watford couldn’t re-find the same energetic rhythm but at least they were putting up a fight. So there were reasons to be happier.
Except midway through the second half, the supporters were upset by Hodgson’s substitution of Imran Louza and they made it quite clear he wasn’t who they thought should come off. Louza was given a standing ovation by each stand as he walked round around the perimeter of the pitch heading back to the dugout.
Not long after, when Cleverley gave the ball away, Hodgson exchanged words with a fan in the Sir Elton John Stand as to why he was still on the pitch.
Hodgson defended himself post-match (Louza was at fault for the third goal) but his comments certainly haven’t eased tensions. His dismissive attitude towards the fans has not gone down very well at all.
Everyone needs to be in this together if Watford are to survive. Disharmony at this stage of the season is dangerous.
Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle are "very close" to securing their Premier League survival, leaving six teams fighting for relegation, accoring to the Telegraph's Luke Edwards.
Below the Magpies in the table are Brentford, Leeds, Everton, Burnley, Watford and Norwich, with 10 points separating 15th to 20th.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily, Edwards said: "Newcastle have five wins out of six and are eight games unbeaten. They only won one game all season before Christmas so to win five out of the last six is remarkable.
"They are not quite out of it yet but are very close to getting themselves out of it now.
"Then I think it’s out of the six teams and Watford are one of them. Roy Hodgson will make them hard to beat and that’s what they needed. They’ve got the attacking players to crawl over the line though I personally don’t think they will do.
"Of any of the teams in the bottom three at the moment I would fancy Burnley to get out of it just because they are Burnley and it’s Sean Dyche.
"Brentford would be the one for me who are currently out of the relegation zone who I would be worried about."
Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal have won four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the second time under Mikel Arteta (also April/May 2021).
Watford have lost more Premier League games against Arsenal than they have versus any other side in the competition’s history (13).
The Gunners have scored in all 16 of their Premier League games against Watford – only against West Brom (26/26) do the Gunners have a better 100% scoring rate in the competition.
Moussa Sissoko has scored two goals in his last three Premier League appearances, as many as he’d netted in his previous 131 combined.
Bukayo Saka has been directly involved in more goals than any other under-21 player in the Premier League this season (13 - 8 goals, 5 assists).
Image source, Getty ImagesEmlyn Begley, BBC Sport
The Gunners continued their surge up the table with an entertaining, albeit ultimately tense win, keeping them unbeaten in the league since New Year's Day.
They played some really top-quality, slick football, even though they only had four efforts on target and were hanging on in the end after Moussa Sissoko struck.
It could have been so different though had Emmanuel Dennis timed his run better before slotting in Joao Pedro's pass just seconds into the game.
But Bukayo Saka was excellent again and involved in all three goals. He has scored or assisted 13 Premier League goals this season, with only Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz (17) involved in more in Europe's top five leagues among players under the age of 21.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta had a big hand in the third goal, too, grabbing the ball after it went out of play and quickly passing it to Saka, who took the throw-in that led to the goal.
Watford played their part in an engaging contest - Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale was the much busier goalkeeper - but have won just once under Roy Hodgson.
They become the fourth team to lose eight successive Premier League home matches, after Sunderland, Wolves and Norwich.
Watford boss Roy Hodgson told BBC Sport: "On the whole, I think we did about as well as I had hoped. We knew we were playing against a team in form with good players.
"We found ourselves 1-0 and 2-1 down so we were fighting a deficit but we still kept going. I think we did get the ball in and around their penalty area and we were decent value for our two goals but we paid a high price for the errors we made.
"I actually don't think we could do an awful lot more offensively and defensively. During the 90 minutes we really played our part and had we got a draw I don't think people would have complained too much."
Watford make three changes from their 0-0 draw with Manchester United.
Kiko Feminia and Joao Pedro are back and Cucho Hernandez comes into the team.
Ismaila Sarr, who has a hamstring injury, Jeremy Ngakia and Joshua King all miss out.
Watford: Foster, Kamara, Samir, Femenia, Cathcart, Cleverley, Louza, Sissoko, Pedro, Dennis, Hernandez. Subs: Bachmann, Etebo, Masina, Sema, Kabasele, Kalu, Sierralta, Kucka, Kayembe.
Arsenal are unchanged from their 2-1 win over Wolves.
Emile Smith Rowe is still out through illness while Takehiro Tomiyasu has not recovered from a calf injury in time to feature.
Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Soares, Xhaka, Partey, Martinell, Saka, Odegaard, Lacazette. Subs: Leno, Holding, Pepe, Tavares, Lokonga, Elneny, Nketiah, Swanson, Hutchinson.
Geoff Doyle, BBC Three Counties Radio
Watford are still fighting for their lives and the draw at Manchester United last weekend was another point on the board in the bid for survival.
Since Roy Hodgson became manager, the Hornets' away form is pretty good; one win, two draws and a defeat. In contrast, the home form has continued where it left off under Claudio Ranieri, with two rather miserable losses at Vicarage Road.
At home this season, Watford have won two out of 13 games. Seven points from a possible 39 is the worst tally in the league. It's been really tough on the Vicarage Road faithful and Hodgson has to try to sort this out before the season ends.
The Hornets have lost their past seven at Vicarage Road and the home fans need some proper cheering up. It seems a long time ago - November versus Manchester United - since the supporters were victoriously applauding their side off the pitch.
The problem Hodgson - and Watford - has is his system is better set up for an away game. Soak up pressure, allow the opposition to have more possession and exploit on the counter-attack. It's easier to do away from home. There's not as much pressure and there isn't as much of an onus to attack.
At home, supporters demand more, but you get the feeling Hodgson - to coin a phrase - is not for turning. The way Arsenal play it could work this weekend. But against teams outside the top six it's a system which is difficult to warm to.
Watford knew what they were getting when they hired Hodgson. Supporters will have to hope that his style will start getting them points at home as well as away if they are to stand any chance of surviving in the top flight.
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Lawro's prediction: 1-2
With three wins in a row, Arsenal are on a nice little run at the moment, and they are well placed in the race for fourth.
Compared to Manchester United and Tottenham, the Gunners have got the advantage of a settled squad that are all pulling in the same direction, while they have far more strength in depth than West Ham.
Mikel Arteta's side have found the knack for winning games when they don't play well or things go against them, which is down to the manager - he has made them a team again.
Watford got a great draw at Old Trafford last week but they rode their luck to leave with a point and the same will have to happen for them to get anything here.
Johnny's prediction: Watford are struggling but I don't think this is going to be a slam dunk for Arsenal, even if they are getting it together a bit now. I can see a surprise happening here. 1-0
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