Watford have had an incredible start to the season on and off the pitch. Watford are now on their 4th manager already this season after it not working out for several reasons with the other three managers. Watford have so far played under Giuseppe Sannino, Oscar Garcia, Billy McKinlay and now Slavisa Jokanovic. However, the constant managerial changes haven't affected matters on the pitch as Watford are sitting pretty at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table. Watford are undefeated in six games, winning three of them. Most recently, they achieved an emphatic 3-0 away victory at Sheffield Wednesday, again showing why they are arguably the best attacking team in the division. In comparison, Forest's form has hit a brick wall. After a run of four consecutive draws, Forest fell to their first defeat of the season against Cardiff City. Forest have been playing very averagely recently and are facing a huge test at Watford. They have struggled to control games since losing Andy Reid through injury. However, Britt Assombalonga has got back on the score sheet after four games without a goal. Forest will know that they will have to massively improve their performance if they are going to take anything from Vicarage Road. It will be a real test of Forest's promotion credentials to see if they have the character to bounce back from a defeat.
Slavisa Jokanovic is Watford's fourth manager already this season, yet they still sit top of the Sky Bet Championship table.
Forest don't face any additional injury problems ahead of this fixture. However, midfielder Henri Lansbury will miss out through suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season against Cardiff City. Danny Fox should be back available after not being available for selection against Cardiff due to a hamstring injury. Jamie Paterson will be hoping to be back in the squad after missing out on the trip to Cardiff. Forest also still have the long-term absentees of Jack Hobbs, Andy Reid and Chris Cohen.
My prediction for this game is Watford 3-1 Nottingham Forest. I think Forest are going to suffer their second defeat within four days due to the fantastic form Watford are in at the moment. Forest's defence is going to have its hands full against the likes of Vydra who will look to exploit them as Cardiff did successfully on Saturday. However, Forest do have their own threat with the likes of Michail Antonio and Britt Assombalonga who took his goal tally to 9 against Cardiff. I think Watford will be too strong for Forest and continue their fine form. I hope I am wrong and that Forest can bounce back from their first defeat immediately with a victory.
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