The Hornets face The Gills in the second round of the EFL cup at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night, in a match that gives Walter Mazzari his first taste of English cup football. Gillingham beat Southend in round 1 to earn themselves a tie against a Premier League outfit. It is a certainty that the league one side won't come to make up the numbers and know if they can progress it could be on of the shocks of the round.
Watford:
It is almost inevitable that there will be wholesale changes to the Watford starting line up so that new players and fringe players earn there chance to force their way into the team for the upcoming league matches. Despite the changes it won't be a weak Watford side and there will be plenty of quality, most heading to the game tomorrow will be hoping to see Matej Vydra given a full game to show his quality and we may also see the introduction of Jerome Sinclair to the team. If these two are given a run out then it certainly adds a different look to the side as the pairs pace could cause The Gills backline problems. In other team news Ben Watson returns from suspension and could return to the midfield for the tie.
It will be interesting to see how many changes Mazzari makes for the game and i wouldn't be surprised to see a completely changed starting XI with the depth within the squad. The players shouldn't need much motivation with some players playing to prolong their Watford careers.
Gillingham:
Gillingham have made a solid start to their new league one campaign and have only lost one game from their opening four. However that loss came Saturday and in crushing fashion too as they went down 5-0 away to Scunthorpe, so they will be hoping to reward their travelling fans with an upset on Tuesday night. Despite the relatively strong start, The Gills haven't kept a clean sheet all season and could easily be venerable to the strong attacking options Watford have on offer.
One player to watch will be Jay-Emmanuel-Thomas who has scored 3 goals this season and will be a threat to The Hornets defence with his powerful attacking style.
The Gills crashed out of the cup at the second round stage last season suffering a 2-0 loss away to Championship Birmingham.
Last time we met:
The Hornets last faced The Gills in the league cup back in 2007 a game where the Golden Boys came away with a 3-0 home win. That game was played in front of just 7,000 fans and is a clear sign of perspective to how much we have grown in 9 years.
My score prediction- Watford 3-0 Gillingham- A relatively comfortable home win but it may take some time for the game to come to life.
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