VS 
Man City v Watford
Ch 23 - 4:00am - (Live)
Manchester City winger DaMarcus Beasley is pushing for a
recall.
Midfielder Ousmane Dabo also comes back into contention after 12
games out with a knee operation.
Watford should welcome back forwards Hameur Bouazza and Ashley
Young after they have recovered from an ankle injury and flu
respectively.
But they are without suspended defender Chris Powell, while
goalkeeper Ben Foster, defender Clarke Carlisle and forward Marlon
King are injured.
MANCHESTER CITY defend their unbeaten home
Premiership record, against a struggling Watford side, anxious to
halt a three-game losing run with a first away win.
Stuart Pearce's side turned on one of their best displays of the
season so far when defeating Aston Villa 1-3 at Villa Park on
Wednesday night. It was their first win on the road, and sets up
the possibility of back-to-back victories for the first time in 44
outings since October last year.
Joey BARTON is City's top scorer with four goals.
WATFORD have had less than their fair share of the
breaks from this campaign, and Aidy Boothroyd's players are
beginning to discover that survival at this level is going to be an
uphill struggle. They were second best in the six-pointer with
Sheffield United at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night, despite losing
to a Danny Webber goal that was clearly off side.
The Hornets go into this round of Premiership fixtures four points
below the survival line, with just one win from 14 starts, and
third bottom in the Premiership's "Last Six Current Form"
table.
Ashley YOUNG is Watford's top scorer with four goals.
Manchester City : Weaver, Hart, Isaksson,
Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Distin, Thatcher, Jordan, Trabelsi,
Barton, Reyna, Hamann, Beasley, Ireland, Samaras, Corradi, Vassell,
Dickov.
Watford : Lee, Chamberlain, Chambers, Mackay,
DeMerit, Powell, Doyley, Stewart, Shittu, Mariappa, Francis, Mahon,
Spring, Bangura, Smith, Henderson, McNamee, Young, Bouazza,
Priskin.
REFEREE
Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
at Man City only
League: Man City 3 wins, Watford 2, Draws 0
Prem: Man City 0 wins, Watford 0, Draws 0
