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Preview: Watford vs. Fulham

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Watford and Fulham.

Watford have the chance to continue their momentum in the Championship when they play host to Fulham at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night.

A superb run of form saw Watford win five of their six games in February, and an impressive month means that Slavisa Jokanovic's side are fourth, just three points off the top of the table.

Jokanovic's men came close to losing ground on their rivals in a tight race for promotion, but a fightback from two goals behind ended with the Hornets recording a dramatic 3-2 victory over Leeds United at Elland Road.

Troy Deeney's goal and a brace from Matej Vydra made the difference in Yorkshire, and the pressure is on the forwards to continue their fine form as Watford aim for automatic promotion.

Watford had Fulham to thank on the weekend as the Cottagers earned a shock 2-0 win over leaders Derby County to add another twist to the promotion battle, but the confidence gained from that wins means Kit Symons will be hopeful of causing another shock at Vicarage Road.

Fulham had gone seven league games without a win before beating Derby, and they are eight points ahead of 22nd-placed Millwall, but fears over relegation will be put to one side if they can win again.

The visitors are likely to be without Lasse Vigen Christensen after he picked up a knock against the Rams, while Watford could bring in Gabriele Angella to replace Joel Ekstrand, who was taken off in the first half of the win over Leeds.

Odion Ighalo is available for selection after Watford decided against risking him on the weekend due to a hamstring strain, but the Nigerian forward could be named as a substitute as Jokanovic considers rewarding Deeney and Vydra for their goals in Saturday's win.

Watford:

Recent form: WWWLWW

Possible starting lineup: Gomes, Paredes, Cathcart, Angella, Anya, Layun, Watson, Abdi, Tozser, Deeney, Vydra

Fulham:

Recent form: DLLDLW

Possible starting lineup: Bettinelli, Richards, Hutchinson, Bodurov, Stafylidis, Parker, Tunnicliffe, Fofana, Ruiz, McCormack, Woodrow

Sports Mole says: 2-0


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