In early March, Watford fans might have marked this fixture as a crucial winnable game to save their season. That was until Christian Eriksen lifted Brentford to another level. Roy Hodgson’s side desperately need a win as they sit seven points from the last safe spot but the gap is only likely to grow this weekend. Brentford are the form team outside the top four and are fresh from successive wins against Chelsea and West Ham. Thomas Frank’s side looked like relegation contenders but now will have their sights set on an outstanding and more than achievable top-half finish. Graham Searles
Saturday 3pm
Venue Vicarage Road
Last season n/a
Referee Simon Hooper
This season G12 Y40 R0 3.33 cards/game
Odds H 2-1 A 13-8 D 23-10
WATFORD
Subs from Elliot, Bachmann, Nkoulou, Cathcart, Gosling, Rose, Sema, Sierralta, Masina, Troost-Ekong, Baah, Kalu, Cleverley, Kayembe, Ngakia, Etebo, Hernández, King
Doubtful Baah (ankle), Hernández (hamstring), Nkoulou (match fitness)
Injured None
Suspended None
Discipline Y54 R2
Form DLLWLL
Leading scorer Dennis 9
BRENTFORD
Subs from Fernández, Lössl, Cox, Roerslev, Sørensen, Stevens, Jensen, Fosu, Peart-Harris, Baptiste, Ghoddos, Pinnock, Canós
Doubtful Jansson (illness)
Injured Onyeka (ankle, 23 Apr), Dasilva (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y54 R2
Form LWWLWW
Leading scorer Toney 12
