Hughes and Gray combine to pass up the chance of going three up on the edge of the box, getting in each other's way after a fine run and cross from Richarlison.

Prodl replaces the hobbling Britos.

Richarlison lashes the ball wide from distance, but the Newcastle fans are getting very restless now.

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Zeegelaar, having an excellent game, threads it through to Gray, who looks to be in with a great chance racing in off the flank until pressure from Clark sees him skew his left-footed shot a long way wide of the near post.

Joselu's not had the best of days, and his handball ends an early attack for the hosts.

We're under way again, after Watford doing some quick warm-ups around the cones just before the whistle. That's keen.

The away side thoroughly deserve that lead, and Yedlin's own goal sums his side's day up perfectly - error-strewn and below par. Can Watford hang on to record their fourth away win of an impressive season so far?

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Good work from Shelvey and Diame robs the ball from Doucoure on the edge of the Newcastle area.

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It's gone from 'edgy' to 'quiet' at St James - apart from the away fans, who are housed in the nosebleed seats up in the corner.

40 mins: Ritchie manages to get down the right flank and puts the ball across the edge of the penalty box, but Shelvey hooks a shot on the turn a long way over the bar.

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37 mins: A howler from Murphy, trying to cross with his left but he succeeds only in hitting the ball against himself, and it goes out of play. Kind of sums Newcastle's afternoon up so far.

35 mins: Joselu gets ahead of a defender and rolls a shot across goal from a tight angle, but Gomes gets a hand to it and deflects it away from the target.

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33 mins: Newcastle are edgy and giving the ball away regularly. Joselu chases down a long ball but is easliy out-paced by Mariappa, who adds insult to injury by winning the throw in off the Newcastle player.

31 mins: Andre Gray spins around near the spot and forces Elliot into a good save with his right leg - but he was offside and it would not have stood. That came about after sloppy work from Gayle, which was met with a chorus of frustration from Newcastle's support.

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29 mins: Manquillo wastes some Newcastle possession, his low cross is easily cut out by a diving header from Hughes, provoking more chuntering from some of the home support.

28 mins: Watford have been very much the better side since that early spell from Newcastle, while the hosts have yet to really worry Heurelho Gomes.

26 mins: Hughes pulls Manquillo down, and gets a talking-to from the ref. The message is 'it's a booking next time, sunshine'.

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Zeegelaar is booked for a foul on Ritchie. Sounds of agitation coming from some of the home fans, who saw a late defeat to Bournemouth in the last game at St James'.

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