By Fulham FC

πŸ†š Watford
🏟 Craven Cottage
πŸ† Emirates FA Cup
πŸ—“ Thursday 9th January
⏰ 7:45pm (BST)
#️⃣ FULWAT

The opposition

Watford are within touching distance of the Sky Bet Championship play-off places, currently sitting just three points off sixth-placed West Brom. However, they've just lost three in a row and have just one victory from their last five games.

Tom Cleverley's Watford

The famously trigger-happy Hornets have appointed nine different managers in the past five years, but have found stability under current boss Tom Cleverley, who played under Marco Silva during the 2017/18 season.

Team news

🀍 Harrison Reed may return to the squad list, but the game will come too quickly for Sander Berge. Reiss Nelson and Kenny Tete remain sidelined.

🐝  First choice goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann is out for up to three months due to an ankle ligament injury picked up in Saturday's defeat to Sheffield United.

Tickets

Tickets are still available to purchase.

Kits

Both teams will be in their traditional colours, with Fulham sporting their home kit and Watford wearing their favoured yellow.

Coverage

FFCtv subscribers can listen to commentary from Gentleman Jim and Jamie Reid, while the game will also be broadcast in several territories outside the UK. Check your local TV listings for more information.

Weather

πŸ₯Ά Wrap up warm! It will be a cold evening at the Cottage with temperatures barely above freezing at kick-off. However, it is set to be a dry night in SW6.

Fulham Flutter

The Fulham Flutter allows fans from across the UK to go into the running to win some unique Fulham prizes. Fans can purchase a season ticket to be automatically entered into every home draw or buy tickets on a match-by-match basis, with the winner of our top prize announced on the big screen at half-time of the match.

Matchday programme

Josh King is the main interview in the official matchday programme.
 
King has evolved from a wide-eyed mascot walking out with Tom Cairney in 2018 to making his first-team debut six years later alongside the Fulham captain. With each appearance, King grows in confidence, and his ambition knows no bounds. It’s been quite the year for the midfielder who we spoke to on the day he turned 18.
 
Elsewhere in the publication, Matthew Briggs looks back on his eventful spell in SW6, which also included a loan stint at Watford.
 
Meanwhile, we recall an epic FA Cup clash with Watford in 1983, Ken Coton delves into his picture archive and Marco Silva, Tom Cairney and Robert Wilson supply their regular notes.
 
Packed with content, the 64-page programme will be on sale around the ground on Thursday priced Β£3.50, or you can pick up a copy online.
The programme cover for Fulham v Watford in the FA Cup