Club captain Tom Cleverley expects to be ready for action straight after the international break, having had to approach rehab from a tendon complaint with some caution.
“With tendon stuff it’s sometimes hard to put exact timeframes on it,” said the midfielder.
“There was a small set-back in rehab, which can happen, but we’ve got to the bottom of the problem now.”
Added the Hornets’ skipper: “I had a small injection to help speed up the recovery process, and now I’m very positive about being ready for early October when we start back again after Saturday’s game.”