FA Cup: Watford v Burton preview


Watford v Burton preview

Heurelho Gomes has been ruled out of Watford's FA Cup third-round tie with Burton on Saturday with the flu, and will be replaced in goal by Costel Pantilimon.


The Hornets have accrued just one point from their last five Premier League games, but boss Walter Mazzarri has told his players that he takes the FA Cup seriously and will be picking a strong team.

Burton, meanwhile, enter the FA Cup at this stage for the first time in their history and boss Nigel Clough is keen to remember how far the club have come.

"As a non-league club it was our aim just to get to the third round proper and get a League One or Two club so it's lovely to go in at the third round," he told Burton's official website. "The draw hasn't been particularly kind to us with a Premier League side away but we will do our best."

Other than Gomes, Watford have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Burton's visit to Vicarage Road.

Ben Watson has returned from compassionate leave and he'll be on the bench on Saturday, while Mazzarri has confirmed that Odion Ighalo is set to be in the team.

Luke Murphy could make his debut for Burton after signing on loan from Leeds until the end of the season. Fellow new signings Luke Varney and Marvin Sordell could also be in line to feature.

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