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Watford expect Premier League match with West Ham WILL go ahead despite Covid issues

  /  autty

Watford are confident Tuesday's game against West Ham will go ahead despite further Covid issues.

Claudio Ranieri's side have not played since December 10 and have seen their last three Premier League games against Burnley, Crystal Palace and Wolves postponed after an outbreak prevented them having enough players to field a team.

While the club's issues have eased slightly ahead of West Ham's visit, a number of players will be isolating and will miss the game after further positive tests.

But Watford expect to have sufficient numbers available to play at Vicarage Road on Tuesday afternoon.

The Hornets head into the match on the cusp of the relegation zone in the Premier League and will be keen to put some points on the board even with multiple games in hand over sides around them in the table.

Despite West Ham's recent drop off in form, Watford have been poor on home soil this term, with just one victory at Vicarage Road in the top flight since the opening day of the season.