Watford will be forced into making changes for Thursday's FA Cup third-round tie at Fulham, says head coach Tom Cleverley.
The Hornets have played five Championship games in a fortnight, losing four of them, and Cleverley says some of his players need a break.
"We simply haven't got the luxury of going out and replacing a really important player, so some have to be wrapped up in cotton wool," he told his pre-match news conference., external
"If we had been playing Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, I think on Thursday you can go strong, but we've not.