Watford vs. Chelsea
Venue: Vicarage Road
Kick off: 3pm
Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo, will aim at opening his goal account on Saturday afternoon as Watford host Chelsea at Vicarage Road in a London derby.
Ighalo failed to hit the back of the net in their barren draw against Southampton on the opening day, while the Blues kicked off their new era under Antonio Conte in a winning manner, courtesy of a late Diego Costa strike at Stamford Bridge.
While many backed Watford for relegation upon their promotion to the Premier League a little over a year ago, only to be proved completely wrong over the following months, not a lot was known about the Hornets heading into this latest campaign.
Quique Flores guided the club to 12th place in the top flight, but the Spaniard was to be shown the exit at the end of the season following a run that saw the Londoners win just four of their 24 games post-Christmas.
Meanwhile, John Mikel Obi remains with Nigeria at the Olympic Games, while Kurt Zouma is a long-term absentee at the back, but the big talking point will come further up the pitch where questions still remain over Fabregas’s future.
A second omission in succession will only intensify rumours of a move abroad, possibly to Real Madrid, with Oscar the man likely to be most at risk of dropping out.
Watford possible starting lineup: Gomes, Cathcart, Prodl, Britos, Amrabat, Guedioura, Behrami, Capoue, Holebas, Deeney, Ighalo.
Chelsea possible starting lineup: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic, Kante, Oscar, Matic, Willian, Hazard, Costa.