Watford have been boosted by the news Roberto Pereyra will not be sidelined for a prolonged period.
The Argentine playmaker limped off during last weekend's 4-2 defeat at Chelsea amid fears he had injured the knee he required surgery on last year.
However, the Hornets were relieved to hear Pereyra had sustained no damage to the knee.
He will miss Saturday's visit of Stoke due to a hamstring niggle but could return against Everton the following weekend.
"We had a problem with Roberto in the last match,'' Hornets boss Marco Silva said at his prematch news conference.