Watford boss Tom Cleverley says goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann will have to "be patient" after returning to fitness following an ankle ligament injury.
The Austrian was first-choice for Watford, making 22 appearances this season before suffering the injury near the end of their 2-1 defeat by Sheffield United on 4 January.
It prompted the Hornets to sign Norway's Egil Selvik from Udinese at the end of the transfer window and he has made a good impression with four clean sheets in eight games so far.
"Selvik's been fantastic since he came to the club, hand in hand with our defensive record improving a lot with James Abankwah and the change to a back four," Cleverley told BBC Three Counties Radio.