Tom Cleverley has been given a fitness boost ahead of Sheffield United's visit to Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon.
Back-to-back defeats have seen the Hornets drop out of the play-off places but Cleverley could name Angelo Ogbonna in his XI for the first time since the 3-0 defeat at Luton on 19 October, having been an unused sub over the festive period.
"He's a live player, and ready from the start tomorrow," Cleverley told his pre-match press conference.
Imran Louza is also back in contention after missing Wednesday's 3-1 defeat at QPR with a knee strain, while Tom Dele-Bashiru (also knee) is back in training after missing 14 matches also sustained in that defeat at Luton.