12.1.07 Watford vs LFC: Latest team
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Rafael Benitez will recall his big names
for Saturday's Premiership clash at bottom club Watford.
The Anfield boss has Luis Garcia out for the season with a knee
injury, Mark Gonzalez sidelined for three weeks with shin damage
and Steven Warnock unlikely to be involved with damaged ribs.
Mohamed Sissoko, Bolo Zenden and Harry Kewell are also out.
But Benitez, whose side have lost just one of their last 10 league
games, will recall Jose Reina, Steve Finnan, Daniel Agger, John
Arne Riise, Dirk Kuyt and Jermaine Pennant.
Watford captain Gavin Mahon returns for the clash.
Mahon missed last weekend's FA Cup third-round win over Stockport
after picking up a knock during the Christmas and new year matches,
but the midfielder has now shaken it off and is available for the
Barclays Premiership clash.
The Hornets will also have forward Tamas Priskin back after
suspension, and manager Adrian Boothroyd could give debuts to
midfielder Lee Williamson and forward Will Hoskins, signed from
Rotherham last week.
But defender Dan Shittu remains a doubt with an ankle injury, while
forward Hameur Bouazza (shoulder) is still sidelined and defenders
Clarke Carlisle (thigh) and James Chambers (gashed leg) and forward
Marlon King (knee) are long-term casualties.
Watford (from): Foster, Lee, Mariappa, Mackay, DeMerit, Stewart,
Shittu, Powell, Doyley, Smith, Francis, Bangura, McNamee, Mahon,
Williamson, Spring, Jarrett, Henderson, Ashikodi, Young, Priskin,
Hoskins.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Agger, Hyypia, Riise,
Aurelio, Pennant, Gerrard, Alonso, Bellamy, Crouch, Kuyt, Fowler,
Dudek, Guthrie, Paletta.
