Success missed six games and seven weeks of action with a combination of a dead leg and a hamstring injury and, given this is his second injury of the season, has very much been eased back into action and wrapped in cotton wool
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They have been inconsistent at times, but they are well placed in mid table and are set to avoid a relegation fight for the second season running
Ighalo feels that if the Italian is intending to bring in midfield reinforcements, then he should consider a move for Mikel who is currently out in the cold at Stamford Bridge
The 20-year-old Nigeria international, who joined the Hornets in a club-record £12.5 million deal from Spanish outfit, Granada, in the summer, has been out since picking up an injury in the win at Middlesbrough in mid-October
Three minutes later, Coutinho capped a mesmeric opening 30 minutes with a low drive into the net from 20 yards, with the goal also seeing Gomes replaced by Costel Pantilimon after he suffered a knee injury when diving for the ball
The away side managed to hold the Welsh club to a draw as the hosts squandered numerous chances.
Watford didn’t create too much, but Gomes in particular put in a good display.
“I know he’s looking forward to getting back into the starting XI and [showing] that he belongs to be there,” said the head coach. “He was ready to enter as a sub [at Middlesbrough]. We didn’t need him but he was ready to be play
Walter Mazzarri’s side will look to get back to winning ways after a 2-0 defeat away to Burnley on Monday night.
Goals from Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane secured victory for the Clarets at Turf Moor, to leave the Hertfordshire outfit placed in 11th within the standings following the loss.
The Red Devils have lost their last two league games to Manchester City and Watford, although Jose Mourinho’s side (seventh) do sit above Leicester (11th) in the table, with the Foxes only managing seven points from five fixtures this term
Ighalo inspired the Hornets to a 4-2 comeback win over West Ham last weekend. The Nigerian scored the first goal for his side in that encounter
Arsenal are now unbeaten in their last seven Premier League away games and continue their 100 per cent record against Watford in the Premier League to move onto four points from their three outings this season
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The 54-year-old became the frontrunner to take over at Vicarage Road after it was announced that Quique Flores would leave the club at the end of the season
It was confirmed on Friday that Spanish coach Flores would leave the Hornets at the end of the season, despite securing their safety in the top flight after promotion a year ago and reaching the FA Cup semi-finals
Ighalo, who had scored 16 goals this season, has gone 11 league games without finding the net
Top-scorer Ighalo, whose father passed away shortly after Watford’s semi-final defeat in the FA Cup, has struggled badly in recent months after bursting onto the Premier League scene in the first half of the year
Palace made the brighter start to proceedings and they were rewarded in the sixth minute when Damien Delaney’s near-post header found its way to Bolasie, who kept his eye on the ball and nodded home to send the Eagles ahead
While the pressure of relegation may be off, though, Pulis insisted in the wake of his side’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend that he would not allow his players to take their foot off the pedal in the closing months of the campaign
However, Flores and his team have suffered on the pitch of late having recorded one draw and four defeats in their last five top-flight games, which has put them 14th in the table, 10 points above the relegation zone
The Gunners do have a game in hand over the two teams above them in the table, but with gaps of 11 points to Leicester City and six to Tottenham Hotspur, it is still a big ask