Overview
- Kick-off is 8pm GMT on Friday at Vicarage Road, with live coverage on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
- Watford’s resurgence under returning manager Javi Gracia includes home wins over West Brom and Middlesbrough and a 1-1 draw at Ipswich.
- Bristol City arrive short-handed and on a downturn after a 5-1 loss at Stoke and a 1-0 home defeat to Blackburn.
- Markets and tipsters generally price Watford as slight favourites at about 23/20 or evens, though some previews note the draw as an alternative angle.
- Player subplots include Imran Louza’s recent scoring run for Watford and a caution watch on Zak Vyner given his recent booking record.