Team News: Four changes for Watford against Sunderland

Walter Mazzarri has made four changes to his Watford side as they host Sunderland this afternoon.

Captain Troy Deeney, having overcome illness, is benched alongside Sebastian Prodl - who has been suffering from a calf problem - and Daryl Janmaat. Valon Behrami, stricken with a thigh injury, is the final absentee from the side that lost to Crystal Palace by a Deeney own goal a fortnight ago.

Coming into the side are Jose Holebas, Stefano Okaka, Nordin Amrabat and Abdoulaye Doucoure.

David Moyes makes one change to the Black Cats side that played out a goalless draw with Burnley last time out, as fit-again Lamine Kone displaces Sebastian Larsson to the bench.

A notable presence among the substitutes is Lee Cattermole, who could feature for the first time since September having been kept out with a hip problem.

Watford: Gomes; Cathcart, Kaboul, Britos, Holebas; Doucoure, Cleverley, Capoue; Amrabat, Okaka, Niang Subs: Pantilimon, Prodl, Mariappa, Zuniga, Janmaat, Success, Deeney

Sunderland: Pickford, Jones, Oviedo, Kone, O'Shea, Denayer, Gibson, Rodwell, Borini, Januzaj, Defoe Subs: Mannone, Djilobodji, Larsson, Cattermole, Khazri, Ndong, Manquillo