Watford v Middlesbrough: What TV channel is the match on, what time is it and what are the latest odds for the Premier League clash?

MIDDLESBROUGH visit Vicarage Road with both sides in desperate need of three points.

Walter Mazzarri's Hornets sit two places ahead of Aitor Karanka's Boro but have gained just a point in their last five matches.

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Both sides face a relegation battle if they fail to gain maximum points from Saturday's winnable fixture.

Keep up to date with all the Watford and Middlesbrough news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club page plus fixtures, results and live match commentary

Here is everything you need to know ahead of Watford vs Middlesbrough...

Where can I watch Watford v Middlesbrough?

Watford vs Middlesbrough will not be televised but you can keep up with all the action on our live blog, starting around 3pm.

When is the game?

Aitor Karanka's side travel to Vicarage Road to take on the Hornets at 3pm on Saturday.

What is the latest team news?

Stefano Okaka is likely to make a first appearance for the Hornets since scoring a brace against Everton, with Daryl Janmaat and Valon Behrami also expected to return.

But Nordin Amrabat is out until the end of January, Isaac Success is not expected to return until next week and Adlene Guedioura is at the African Cup of Nations.

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Gaston Ramirez and Victor Valdes are both set to return from brief layoffs for Middlesbrough, but Antonio Barragan joins Viktor Fischer as a long-term absence after picking up a hamstring injury.

Daniel Ayala will sit out the match through suspension after he failed with an appeal against the red card he received during Boro’s FA Cup match with Sheffield Wednesday.

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Likely line-ups

WATFORD: Gomes, Holebas, Prodl, Kaboul, Britos, Janmaat, Behrami, Doucoure, Capoue, Deeney, Okaka

MIDDLESBROUGH: Valdes, Friend, Gibson, Chambers, Fabio, de Roon, Forshaw, Traore, Leadbitter, Ramirez, Negredo

Premier League Form guide

MANCHESTER UNITED - WWWWW - 15 points

LIVERPOOL - DWWWW - 13 points

Who is going to win? Latest odds

MANCHESTER UNITED - 11/10

LIVERPOOL - 5/2

DRAW - 23/10

SunSport prediction

Both teams are falling down the table fast and neither will pick up that elusive Premier League win. 1-1 draw.

Watford vs Middlesbrough - Facts

• Watford haven't lost any of their last six league contests with Boro (W4 D2), last losing to them in October 2012.
• Middlesbrough have won only one of their last seven trips to Watford, losing on five occasions (D1).
• Troy Deeney has scored in six of his last eight league games against Middlesbrough (6 goals). The only side he's scored more league goals against for Watford is Leeds United (7).
• Watford have lost four of their last five Premier League matches (W0 D1 L4), scoring just two goals.
• No Premier League team has scored fewer goals (17) or fired in fewer shots on target (50) this season than Middlesbrough.
• Middlesbrough have won just one of their last 23 away games in the top-flight (2-1 v Sunderland in August 2016), losing 16 (D6).
• Watford have conceded a joint-high 10 headed goals in the PL this season (along with Stoke); two more than they shipped in the entire 2015-16 campaign.
• Only Spurs (14), Chelsea (15) and Man Utd (19) have conceded fewer goals in the Premier League this season than Middlesbrough (22).
• Alvaro Negredo has had a hand in five of Middlesbrough's last seven goals in the Premier League (four goals, one assist).
• Watford have conceded more Premier League goals from crosses this season than any other team (17).
• The Hornets handed appearances to only two English players in the Premier League in 2015-16 (Deeney and Watson), but have already used five different Englishmen in the competition this season (Deeney, Watson, Sinclair, Mason and Folivi).
• Middlesbrough will be looking to win two competitive matches in a row for the first time since April 2016, following their 3-0 FA Cup win against Sheffield Wednesday last Sunday.

What they say

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling, after 2-0 win over Hull: “Now we can switch our attention to that game [Liverpool].

"I think we’ll recover on Wednesday, then we have a good few days to work on the tactics on how to nullify their threats and to really impact our own play to keep this run going.

"We know how important this game is at the top end of that table."

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