Newcastle playing with a lot of fluency and one-touch passing, which the fans have not been accustomed to for... a few years. 

They have a corner. ...

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The dynamic duo form a front two ahead of host Jason Mohammad, online and on BBC Red Button now and on BBC Two from 16:30.

No joy for Watson and his team-mates on this occasions. Newcastle's January signing Jonjo Shelvey then makes a crunching tackle on Valon Behrami - clean though.

But it's now a corner to Watford. Ben Watson to curl one in?

The Magpies have begun strongly. Moussa Sissoko delivers the ball into the area from the right. It finds Gini Wijnaldum, whose poked effort is blocked by Craig Cathcart.

Rolando Aarons picks up the loose ball but his angled drive flies well wide.

We are under way at Vicarage Road.

We are seconds from kick-off. Excited? Ish?

John Motson
BBC Match of the Day commentator

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"This week I watched a recording of Newcastle's game against West Ham and it was as well as I have seen them perform this season.

"Jonjo Shelvey made a big difference, but it was also the best I have seen Aleksandar Mitrovic play - he was man-of-the-match for me.

"Watford may enjoy a psychological advantage here, having beaten Newcastle twice already - including an FA Cup victory when a weakened Hornets side eliminated a full-strength Magpies team.

"But they have been poor in their last two league games, at Southampton and Swansea, failing to create enough chances for dangerous front two Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo, and will be desperate to avoid a fifth straight league defeat."

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A quick reminder about our predictor game - your chance to see into the Premier League future.

Can you do better than Ice Cube? This week's guest on Lawro's predictions may know his way around the mean streets of Compton but he doesn't know his Arsenal from his elbow.

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If you're missing a bit of cup action this weekend, fear not - it's the first round of the FA People's Cup.

There are over 35,000 people taking part throughout England in 10 different categories and we've got live text commentary of today's action here.

Here are Luton Town B celebrating their win in the @BedsFA disability round on Friday.

Today's matches involve the adult females, female veterans and adult males.

John Hartson
Former Wales striker on BBC Radio 5 live

"Watford were very humble when they won four in a row and were getting so many plaudits so they deserve to be given some time when losing four in a row. I was disappointed in them in losing at Swansea last Monday.

"But they have points in the bank, they can have a bad run."

This is the sort of match that the Hornets should win, but the Magpies have found a little bit of form. It's likely they'll put in a better display than the one they showed in their 1-0 FA Cup defeat a couple of weeks back.

How do you think the match will unfold?

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Watford make one change with Juan Carlos Paredes in for Allan Nyom at right-back.

Watford XI: Gomes, Paredes, Britos, Cathcart, Ake, Capoue, Watson, Behrami, Deeney, Jurado, Ighalo.    

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Newcastle coach Steve McClaren makes three changes from the side that defeated West Ham.

Midfielder Henri Saivet makes his full debut, while winger Rolando Aarons makes his first league start of the season. Defender Jamaal Lascelles is also in the first XI.

Newcastle XI: Elliot, Janmaat, Coloccini, Lascelles, Mbemba, Sissoko, Saivet, Shelvey, Aarons, Wijnaldum, Mitrovic

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"We need to see the best of you again"

That's what Watford coach Quique Sanchez Flores has told his trusty striker Odion Ighalo.

You see, Odion's form has dipped a wee bit. He's scored 13 goals in 21 games, but hasn't found the net since 28 December... that's like a whole... a whole FOUR GAMES!!

Slightly more of a concern is their league form - one point and no wins in five league matches. They are on 29 points. How many times have we seen teams flourish in the first half of the season then slowwwww right down post NY?

Now for Newcastle, who could end up doing the opposite. After a truly shocking start to 2015-16, they've started this season with a loss, draw and win - not spectacular, but the overall displays will have heartened the mob of Mags.

The last time these two met was in the FA Cup two weeks ago, when, somewhat unsurprisingly, Newcastle lost at the Vic.

Team news coming up.

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