Forest show a bit of promise coming forward but James Garner's attempted diagonal ball into the box doesn't pick out its intended target.

Goal kick.

Anthony Knockaert in the book early on as he shrugs Ismaila Sarr off the ball as Watford try to break from that corner.

Very little argument to be had against Jon Moss' decision there.

Very, very ambitious appeals from Forest for a penalty as the ball bounces up on Will Hughes' body from a stray ball by Anthony Knockaert.

Nothing given and then Forest don't really make the most out of a Knockaert free-kick from distance. It does win them a corner to begin with, but Ryan Yates' cross fails to find a red shirt.

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Andre Gray looking to pick up where he left off from his two goals on Wendesday.

Tests Brice Samba with an early header on target after a cross from the right by Kiko Femenia.

Nicely gathered by Samba with the effort straight at him.

At the other end, Anthony Knockaert lines up a shot from outside the penalty box which swings harmlessly wide to the left of goal.

Mr Moss' aforementioned record store is in Headingley, by the way, if you're ever passing by!

Meanwhile, decent start from Watford who win an early corner and Ken Sema's cross has Forest needing to head clear.

And we're off!

Premier League referee Jon Moss, he the owner of the brilliantly-named record store The Vinyl Whistle, gets us under way after both sets of players take a knee....

Almost time for the off at Vicarage Road.

Players emerging from the tunnel....

BBC local radio

BBC local radio is the place to go for full match commentary of this lunchtime fixture.

While we're unable to stream coverage on the BBC Sport website and app due to rights restrictions, we can of course points you in the direction of BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC Radio Nottingham if you live in those two broadcast areas, who have got this game covered.

As mentioned, there's one match that won't be taking place as planned this afternoon in the Championship as a result of a Covid-19 outbreak at Rotherham United.

Read more about how it affects both Brentford and Luton Town.

Read all about how a stalemate in Mick McCarthy's 1,000th game in management started the weekend's Championship action between Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City on Friday evening.

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Inconsistency has plagued Nottingham Forest in recent weeks as they sit 16th, eight points above the bottom three and 15 points off the play-off places.

Denied an East Midlands derby win against Derby last Friday and then frustrated at home in defeat by Luton on Tuesday, Chris Hughton's side have shown glimpses of what they can produce at times.

Forest have won four away league games so far in 2021 which is already one more than they managed in the whole of 2020.

Can they make it five this lunchtime?

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Watford have won five of their past six Championship games to put themselves well and truly in the mix as automatic promotion contenders.

Andre Gray netted twice in the latest of those wins on Wednesday evening against Wycombe.

A draw will be enough to take them up to second this lunchtime, but Xisco Munoz will want his side to come away with all three points with Brentford not in action today and fourth-placed Swansea, just a point behind, in action against Middlesbrough later.

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Watford boss Xisco Munoz makes just the one change from Wednesday's home win against Wycombe.

Tom Cleverley makes way for the returning Joao Pedro after suspension. New signing Carlos Sanchez in among the substitutes.

Chris Hughton makes three changes to the Forest starting line-up from their defeat by Luton on Tuesday.

Gaeten Bong comes in for Yuri Ribeiro at left-back and in midfield Luke Freeman replaces Joe Lolley and Ryan Yates comes in for Cafu.

Glenn Murray lines-up against a side he began the season with on loan.

Watford XI: Bachmann; Femenia, Masina, Troost-Ekong, Sierralta, Hughes (capt), Zinckernagel, Sema, Sarr, Gray, Pedro.

Subs: Elliot, Ngakia, Navarro, Wilmot, Cathcart, Sanchez, Hungbo, Success, Perica.

Nottingham Forest XI: Samba; Christie, Bong, Worrall (capt), Figueiredo, Yates, Garner, Freeman, Knockaert, Krovinovic, Murray.

Subs: Smith, Mbe Soh, Colback, Ameobi, Jenkinson, Cafu, Lolley, Blackett, Taylor.

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The stage is set, the pitches and the players are ready.

It's time to "go again" for another busy afternoon of EFL action across the three divisions.

We're pretty much into the pointy end of the season now it's fair to say, but with plenty of twists and turns still to come no doubt.

And that's no more apparent than in the Championship where we'll start proceedings at Vicarage Road this lunchtime as promotion contenders Watford go in search of a win to climb into the automatic promotion places.

Nottingham Forest are the visitors and it all gets under way in the next 15 minutes.