Watford vs West Ham team news: Hammers name unchanged line-up, while Juan Zuniga is fit to make the bench

WEST HAM have named an unchanged starting 11 from the side that drew 2-2 to West Brom, as Andy Carroll misses out completely.

As for the Hornets, Juan Zuniga is fit enough to make the bench, as Troy Deeney and M'Baye Niang lead the line for Watford.

So tight is the middle of the table, that 13th-placed Watford would leapfrog West Ham, who are currently 10th, with another victory this weekend.

Keep up to date with ALL the Watford news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club page plus fixtures, results and live match commentary

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When is Watford v West Ham?

The match at Vicarage Road kicks off at 5.30pm on Saturday February 25.

Where can I watch it?

It will be shown live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting at 5pm.

You can also keep up to date on the SunSports live blog, or on the radio with TalkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live.

Highlights will be available from 5.15pm on the Sun Football app and on Match of the Day on BBC One at 10.30pm.

Form

Watford: LWWDD

West Ham: DWLWW

SunSport prediction

2-2 draw

Match stats

• After a run of just one win in 22 league games against the Hammers, Watford have won two of their last three against them – including a 4-2 win at the London Stadium back in September.
• West Ham United have never lost back-to-back league games against Watford in their history.
• The Hornets have won three of their last four Premier League meetings with West Ham, though two of those wins have been away from home.
• Watford’s 2-0 victory in this exact fixture last season ended a run of 11 league games without a win against West Ham United at Vicarage Road.
• Andy Carroll has scored 49 Premier League goals in 177 appearances; with 29 of those goals coming for West Ham. He has scored five times in his last six league starts for the Hammers.
• Tom Cleverley has created 10 goalscoring chances in five apps for Watford in the Premier League; two more than in his previous 27 appearances for Everton (8).
• Manuel Lanzini has scored two goals and provided two assists in his last five Premier League games for West Ham, this after a run of seven games without a goal or an assist.
• Watford have seen players from 19 different countries represent them in the Premier League this season; a joint-high alongside Sunderland.
• Troy Deeney (103 goals) – who has scored three goals in his last four Premier League appearances – is just two goals away from becoming the joint-third highest goalscorer in Watford history alongside Cliff Holton (105 goals).
• Watford have named the oldest starting XI on average in the Premier League this season (29y 301d).