Yahoo Sports Watford vs West Ham: Premier League prediction, team line-ups and where to watch on TV and online
David Moyes begins his reign as West Ham manager against Watford on Sunday with a mandate to steer the club away from the relegation zone.
A 4-1 home loss to Liverpool led to Slaven Bilic's sacking and the former Everton and Manchester United manager was quickly hired despite a backlash from a section of the support.
Watford have not picked up a point since beating Arsenal, defeats to Chelsea, Stoke and Everton, as the club have dropped from fourth to ninth and Marco Silva will be wary of any new manager bounce from the Hammers.
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Start time
Watford host West Ham at Vicarage Road with kick-off scheduled for 4pm on Sunday, November 19.
TV and live online coverage
The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting from 3.30pm. Sky Sports subscribers will be able to stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
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Team news
Watford will assess Andre Carrillo’s fitness after he helped Peru qualify for the World Cup. Striker Carrillo was part of the side that beat New Zealand in a two-legged play-off to reach Russia 2018 and he has travelled thousands of miles in the past week.
The first leg of the play off was in Wellington last Saturday before he made a 6,500-mile trip to Lima for the second leg in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Carrillo then faced a 6,300-mile flight back to London. Watford will be without the suspended Troy Deeney for the clash at Vicarage Road.
Heurelho Gomes is back in contention after recovering from a head injury. Defender Christian Kabasele (back) has also been passed fit while midfielder Roberto Pereyra and Sebastian Prodl (both hamstring) face late fitness tests.
Younes Kaboul (hamstring) is again expected to miss out and Nathaniel Chalobah remains sidelined with a knee injury.
Provisional squad: Gomes, Femenia, Bachmann, Britos, Mariappa, Holebas, Janmaat, Capoue, Carrilo, Cleverley, Hughes, Kabasaele, Amrabat, Doucoure, Pereyra, Gray, Okaka, Karnezis, Richarlison, Sinclair, Wague, Watson, Zeegelaar.
Moyes will be without Javier Hernandez for his first game in charge.
The striker suffered a hamstring injury on international duty with Mexico, but winger Michail Antonio is battling to be fit after his hamstring problem.
Pablo Zabaleta returns from suspension but fellow defenders Sam Byram, Jose Fonte and James Collins are injured.
Provisional squad: Hart, Reid, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Fernandes, Noble, Obiang, Lanzini, Ayew, Adrian, Rice, Masuaku, Antonio, Arnautovic, Carroll, Sakho, Martinez.
Predicted line-ups
Watford starting XI: Gomes; Femenia, Kabasele, Britos, Holebas; Doucoure, Cleverley; Carrillo, Capoue, Richarlison; Pereyra
West Ham starting XI: Hart; Zabaleta, Fonte, Reid, Masuaku; Obiang, Kouyate; Antonio, Lanzini, Arnautovic; Ayew
