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Watford Premier League season 16/17 preview: Martin Keown's guide

As the Premier League season gets underway on Saturday, former Arsenal and England defender Martin Keown runs the rule over each of the 20 teams...

WHO'S IN CHARGE?

Walter Mazzarri

Arrives with a good pedigree, having finished second in Serie A and won the Coppa Italia with Napoli.

REASON TO BE CHEERFUL

Watford's survival depends on Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo, so keeping hold of those two is massive. The pair scored 28 of Watford's 40 League goals last season, and the club's form took a nosedive from January to the end of March when they scored just five goals between them.