Ikechi Anya and Samba Diakite are poised to return to contention for Watford's home clash against Middlesbrough. Wing-back Anya (calf) missed Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Birmingham throughout-loan midfielder Diakite has sat from the club's latter matches due to a similar injury.
Essaid Belkalem (ankle) and Mathias Ranegie (illness) have both returned to light training but the encounter against Boro could come too early.
Defender Joel Ekstrand (knee) is really a doubt previously being forced off against Blues while Lewis McGugan (thigh), Almen Abdi (foot) and Fitz Hall (Achilles) carry on and miss out.
Mustapha Carayol is battling to beat a slight muscle strain to look at his devote Middlesbrough's line-up. The injury forced the midfielder off against Blackburn last weekend but Boro boss Aitor Karanka later described the problem as "nothing serious".
Striker Lee Tomlin completes his three-match ban for just a red card as part of his final appearance for Peterborough and must keep loose time waiting for his Middlesbrough debut, which cannot come in time for a side which may have still did not score in their last four outings.
New loan signing Tomas Mejias Osorio is unlikely to dislodge Shay Given in goal, although he may get his opportunity if the Republic of Ireland international returns to Aston Villa at the conclusion of the month.