After drawing 2-2 against Ipswich Town in their previous outing, F.A. Cup action returns to the Craven Cottage as Fulham welcome Championship side Watford for a third-round tie.
Read where to watch the match and how to get a live stream.
Is Fulham vs Watford on TV?
You can catch Fulham v Watford FC FA Cup match live on the BBC Red Button or through Bet365.
For online viewers not able to get to Craven Cottage, the match will also be available to stream via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website for UK viewers.
Expert Comment: The best way to watch a live stream of the Fulham v Watford game is through the BBC Sports Channel. The match will take place at Craven Cottage Park in West London, with kick-off scheduled for 19:45 GMT on Thursday, 9th January.
Fulham bring an eight-game unbeaten streak to this match, but they have drawn six in that run.
Raul Jimenez’s brace and goals from Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap settled the contest against Ipswich Town with a 2-2 scoreline.
Jimenez has scored three in Fulham’s last two matches and he will aim to continue his scoring run this weekend.
Marco Silva’s Watford side have a string of favourable Premier League fixtures following the F.A. Cup contest and they will hope to progress to the next round of the tournament before tackling those.
Fulham is having a reasonably good season according to their standards as they are currently in the top half of the table with 30 points and just four points short of a Europa League spot.
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Watford’s performances have fallen after starting the Championship season on a high.
The Hornets have lost each of their last three matches in the second division and head coach Tom Cleverly looks out of ideas to turn around their precarious situation.
Despite their recent rut in form, Watford will bring a statistical advantage to Craven Cottage as they have not each of their last three encounters in the stadium and have won three out of their previous four meetings with Fulham.
Results from their last five matches across all competitions
Fulham:
D D W D D
Watford:
L L L W L
Team News
Marco Silva is expected to rotate his side heavily as players like Jorge Cuenca and Ryan Sessegnon might get starts.
Emile Smith Rowe could be handed a start after making two appearances from the bench since becoming fit. Rodrigo Muniz is set to be fielded.
As for Watford, they will miss goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann, who is ruled out with an ankle ligament injury. Imran Louza has recovered from injury and played the whole match against Sheffield United.
Predicted XIs
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Diop, Cuenca, Sessegnon; Pereira, Lukic; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Muniz.
Watford (3-5-2): Bond; Porteous, Pollock, Sierralta; Andrews, Kayembe, Sissoko, Louza, Ngakia; Bayo, Baah.
