By Alex Easley
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| Isaac Success is set to feature for Watford on Sunday after scoring his first goal for the club last time out. |
Middlesbrough midfielder Grant
Leadbitter remains side-lined as Aitor Karanka’s team host Watford at the
Riverside Stadium on Sunday.
The 30-year-old is currently
working his way back to full match fitness following hernia surgery, but is not
quite ready to return to action yet.
Boro head coach Karanka said: "We've
had an international break but in our last game at West Ham we played with the
right organisation and attitude.
"We have to go to the pitch
on Sunday with the same attitude and hopefully we can win our first game at
home this season."
Meanwhile, Isaac Success, who
scored his first Watford goal in the 2-2 against Bournemouth before the
international break, is set to feature.
Hornets manager Walter Mazzarri
has also been boosted by news of defender Miguel Britos’ recovery from a groin
injury as his side look to get back to winning ways this weekend.
The Italian head coach spoke on
Troy Deeney’s England prospects: "Deeney has to show and to prove in the
next games that he can be called up to the national team.
"When I speak with Troy, I
always tell him that he just needs to show it with Watford in order to be called
up for the national team.
"He's got everything that a
good forward needs. He's got physical and technical ability. It's just a matter
of him proving it with Watford."
TEAM NEWS
Karanka has seen all his
international players return unscathed as he plots Premier League victory over
Watford.
He will run the rule over
the men who did duty with their countries during the break, paying particular
attention to Uruguay duo Gaston Ramirez and Cristhian Stuani following their
lengthy journeys, but he has reported no fresh injury concerns.
Younes Kaboul could continue in
central defence as Craig Cathcart remains out with a groin injury, while
midfielder Valon Behrami is a minor doubt with an undisclosed knock and Daryl
Janmaat is still out.
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| Daryl Janmaat remains out for Watford with a shoulder injury. |
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Middlesbrough are without a win
in their last five league games against Watford, drawing two and losing three.
The two sides have not met in the
Premier League since 2007 when Boro ran out 4-1 victors - the biggest winning
margin by either side in their 36 meetings.
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough have won only one
of their last 13 Premier League matches, drawing five and losing seven, and
keeping just two clean sheets.
Boro's tally of six points is
their second lowest after seven games of a Premier League season. They had five
points at the same stage in 2006-07.
They have lost an unrivalled
seven points from winning positions in the Premier League this season.
Watford
Watford have failed to keep a
clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League games, conceding 26 goals in the
process.
They have let in a league-high
six headed goals in the top-flight this season - 46% of their total goals
conceded.
Watford have never won - or
scored - in a Premier League away match played on a Sunday (D1, L3).
Troy Deeney is currently on 99
goals in all competitions for Watford. If he scores he will become only the
fifth player in the club's history to reach a century.
Deeney has scored six times
against Middlesbrough for Watford - only against Leeds United has he scored as
many for the Hornets.
K.O. 1:30PM (UK) 16/10/2016 VENUE RIVERSIDE STADIUM
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