Brendan Rodgers has made just the one enforced change for this afternoon’s clash with Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road as Watford go in search of a third straight league win for the first time in a year.

Grzegorz Rasiak returns to the starting line-up at the expense of the suspended Tamas Priskin.

This is the fourth time the Eagles have visited the Hornets in the past 13 months and Neil Warnock makes three changes from the side that held promotion-chasing Birmingham City to a 0-0 draw in midweek, two of which are enforced.

Danny Butterfield replaces the suspended Nick Carle in the centre of midfield, while the fit-again Paul Ifill returns for the injured Victor Moses out wide.

The other alteration sees the experienced James Scowcroft came in for on-loan Arsenal youngster Rui Fonte, who drops to the bench.

Watford: Loach; Mariappa, DeMerit, M Williamson, Doyley; Cowie, Jenkins, Cork, McAnuff; Smith; Rasiak. Substitutes: Hoyte, L Williamson, Harley, Lee, Hoskins.

Crystal Palace: Speroni; Clyne, Lawrence, J Fonte, Hill; Oster, Danns, Butterfield, Ifill; Scowcroft, Lee. Substitutes: Scannell, Hills, Ertl, R Fonte, Comley.