Stoke vs Watford LIVE: Latest score and updates from the Britannia Stadium
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Stoke's match with Watford
• Mark Hughes' team have won three in a row after Monday's impressive 1-0 win at Swansea City
• Watford are now without a win in three after they lost at home to Arsenal last week
• Stoke will welcome back captain Ryan Shawcross, Jon Walters and Mame Biram Diouf to the squad
• Shawcross is yet to play a game this season after back surgery, while Diouf was on compassionate leave after his mother was killed in the Hajj stampede
• Valon Behrami could return for Watford and will be assessed ahead of kick-off
• Jose Manuel Jurado, Joel Ekstrand and Tommie Hoban are all out
• TEAMS:
Stoke City: Butland, Johnson, Cameron, Wollscheid, Pieters, Adam, Whelan, Shaqiri, Bojan, Arnautovic, Joselu
Subs: Given, Ireland, Afellay, Wilson, Van Ginkel, Walters, Crouch
Watford: Gomes, Nyom, Cathcart, Britos, Ake, Capoue, Watson, Abdi, Deeney, Anya, Ighalo.
Subs: Arlauskis, Prodl, Paredes, Behrami, Guedioura, Ibarbo, Diamanti.
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