João Pedro and Juraj Kucka will have their fitness assessed on Tuesday (February 22), ahead of Wednesday evening’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace under the Vicarage Road lights (February 23, KO 7.30pm).
The Hornets duo missed Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Aston Villa, from which Roy Hodgson’s squad emerged with no fresh injury concerns.
Midfielder Peter Etebo (quad) makes his eagerly-awaited return to match action in the Under-23s’ fixture at Ipswich Town this afternoon (February 21, KO 1pm), while Kwadwo Baah (foot) gains further minutes in the same game after completing an hour against Birmingham last week.
Elsewhere, Cameroonian defender Nicolas Nkoulou continues to work hard on his rehab at the London Colney training ground, with an eye on re-joining the team within the next couple of weeks.
