Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Premier League clash between Watford and West Ham at Vicarage Road. It's a mid-table battle as 13th hosts 10th. The Hornets have lost just one of their last five and will be hoping to leapfrog a Hammers side who have won three of their last four league matches on their travels. Kick off 5.30pm GMT.

Watford win a corner that Obiang nods clear. The hosts looking confident and dangerous.

Antonio bursts down the left and drills in a dangerous low ball. Britos slices it horribly towards his own goal, but gets lucky.

Lanzini shoots from distance but it's well blocked by Janmaat.

All Watford early doors. West Ham still settling.

Spot on.

M'Baye Niang sizzles a ferocious 30 yard drive just over the bar.

That's four in five for Deeney. A fine start for Zarate against his ex club too.

GOAL! Deeney lashes a low effort into Darren Randolph's right corner. The keeper had no chance. Watford lead.

PENALTY TO WATFORD! Zarate bundled over by Cheikhou Kouyaté.

Are we in for goals galore? The last two Premier League meetings between the sides have seen 10 in total.

KICK OFF! West Ham get us underway.

BACK ON SONG: Manuel Lanzini has struck two goals and provided a couple of assists in his last five PL matches. Prior to that, he had gone seven where he failed to produce the goods on both counts.

RANDOM STAT: The Hornets have the oldest starting XI on average in the Premier League this season, aged 29 years and 301 days.

VIDEO: Watford keepers past and present.

CARROLL ABSENCE: Andy Carroll has notched five goals in his last six league starts - but he's failed a late fitness test today. Antonio will lead the line.

DEENEY DELIGHT: The Hornets skipper has netted three times in his last four league outings.

Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri on his team's recent good run: "I like my team part-time. I didn't like my team in the second half [at home] against Burnley, and against Arsenal, for 10-15 minutes, we suffered too much. Against Manchester United we started well, but then we lost concentration and this cost us the first goal." He added: "My team needs to behave and play with more continuity without having lapses of concentration during the game." 

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists it'll be a different story this time around. He told the media: "We are a different team now. A lot of things have changed. When we played them in September we had a lot of players injured and we had to push players in who were not totally fit because we had no other options. We are in much better shape now."

LAST TIME: Watford won 4-2 at West Ham back in September. The Hammers had been two up through an Antonio double, but Ighalo and Deeney levelled before half time. Capoue and Holebas struck in the second period without reply.

Watford make two changes from the team that lost at Manchester United. Daryl Janmaat and Valon Behrami come in for Craig Cathcart Sebastian Prodl respectively. West Ham are unchanged from the 2-2 draw with West Brom, which means no Andy Carroll.

CONFIRMED TEAMS - WATFORD: Gomes; Janmaat, Kaboul, Britos, Holebas; Cleverley, Behrami, Capoue; Zárate, Deeney, Niang... Subs: Arlauskis, Prödl, Cathcart, Zúñiga, Doucouré, Success, Okaka. /// WEST HAM: Randolph, Kouyate, Fonte, Reid, Cresswell, Noble, Obiang, Feghouli, Lanzini, Snodgrass, Antonio... Subs: Adrian, Byram, Masuaku, Collins, Fernandes, Ayew, Calleri.