Watford vs Stoke City

Match preview

Watford return to Vicarage Road aiming to arrest a stuttering sequence of results that has yielded three draws and two defeats following an opening win. Tom Cleverley's side sit twelfth in the Championship table on eight points, yet their home form remains a distinct positive with two victories and a draw from three outings in front of their own supporters.

Stoke City make the journey south looking to address their own inconsistencies after back-to-back losses halted a mini-revival of two straight wins. Narcis Pelach's team occupy sixteenth position with seven points from six matches, and their travels have proved problematic so far with just a single point collected from three away fixtures.

Recent history between these two offers little clarity on what to expect, as they traded home wins last season with Stoke claiming a three-one victory in March after Watford had edged a tight contest one-nil in December.

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