Watford trio face fitness tests

Watford defenders Patrick Blondeau (flu) and Pierre Issa (ankle), plus midfielder Paul Robinson (back), face fitness tests before Sunday's match away to Coventry.

However, midfielder Allan Nielsen (ankle) is definitely out and defender Filippo Galli (calf) is unlikely to recover in time for the game.

Gianluca Vialli's side are 12th in the First Division and the Watford manager said: "We're better than the table suggests.

"The expectations are high here and there is still pressure to eradicate the memories of our start to this season."