Aside from managing the usual knocks and niggles at this stage of a condensed Championship campaign, Watford’s medical and rehab team have just three players in their full-time care right now.
Tom Cleverley suffered a small set-back to his return from a knee ligament strain the day before last Friday’s Sheffield Wednesday match, but is now pushing to be fit for tomorrow’s Reading clash.
Meanwhile Troy Deeney has progressed to a running programme as he continues to work back from an early February Achilles tendon tear.
October’s ACL injury victim Tom Dele-Bashiru is now undertaking some specific knee strengthening exercises, working outside and getting on well.
