Fulham try to build an attack but it breaks down on the edge of the box. Nothing is quite going right for the visitors today.
90'
J. Holebas gets yellow.
C. Christie gets yellow.
Christie, too, is booked for his part in proceedings.
Holebas is booked for his behaviour, which seemed completely needless.
89'
Unpleasant scenes as Holebas fouls Sessegnon before getting in his face and engaging in a little shoving. The two sets of players converge and Deeney is seen speaking angrily too.
87'
K. McDonald enters the game and replaces T. Cairney.
Fulham captain Cairney is the final player to be replaced, with McDonald taking both his place in midfield and the armband.
83'
Femenia curls a lovely, deep cross in towards the back post but Chambers turns it behind well for a corner.
81'
A. Schürrle enters the game and replaces R. Babel.
Babel makes way for Schurrle as Parker makes his second change of the night.
78'
Domingos Quina enters the game and replaces É. Capoue.
Capoue now makes way for former West Ham youth prospect Quina in midfield.
75'
Kiko Femenía has scored a goal for Watford! Assist by A. Gray.
Gray has made a great impact since coming on and will have given his manager a real selection headache ahead of the FA Cup semi-final.
GOAL! It’s 4-1 to Watford now and Fulham have capitulated. Gray is the architect again as he holds it up well on the left before sweeping it across for Femenia, who lashes it across Rico and inside the far post to give the scoreline an embarrassing look for the visitors.
72'
J. Seri enters the game and replaces T. Ream.
Ream comes off for Seri as Parker tries to get his side back in the game by replacing a defender with a midfielder.
Minute
Description
69'
T. Deeney has scored a goal for Watford! Assist by A. Gray.
Deeney may have scored but Gray's work to create the goal was superb. He showed great pace and skill to beat his man and squeezed the ball across from the byline to give his strike-partner an easy finish.
GOAL!! Deeney makes it 3-1 to Watford and that surely spells the end of Fulham’s faint survival hopes! Gray skips away on the left and finds Deeney unmarked in the middle, who simply side-foots home to break Fulham hearts!
66'
C. Chambers gets yellow.
Chambers makes a frustrated tackle and picks up a yellow card.
65'
Fulham have played well in this one but find themselves behind again. If they can't find a second response, they will be heading back to the Championship for certain.
63'
W. Hughes has scored a goal for Watford!
Gray hits a fierce, deflected shot that goes behind for a corner. He's looking to make an impact.
GOAL! WHAT A HIT FROM HUGHES! The corner is headed out to the edge of the box and Hughes comes steaming in to hammer a volley in off the crossbar – despite a touch from Rico! It’s 2-1 to Watford!
60'
Watford looking threatening now as they rediscover the momentum with which they started the game. They’re playing quick exchanges in the final third and stretching the Fulham defence.
55'
Holebas wins a free-kick off Christie and his bombing runs in this half have served to cull the Fulham right wing-back's forward threat.
53'
Holebas is back on the pitch and looks no worse for wear as he twists and turns away from Sessegnon before whipping a cross into the box that is awkward for Rico to deal with, and he turns it behind for a corner.
51'
Femenia does well to read the situation as Cairney attempts a clever bit of skill, but manages to usher it out for a throw-in.
49'
Holebas slips as he tries to wriggle away from the challenge of Christie and looks to have pulled a muscle as he went down. He receives some treatment and may have to be replaced, but will continue for now.
47'
D. Janmaat gets yellow.
Janmaat’s first contribution after coming on is to clatter into Cairney from behind and pick up a yellow card.
46'
D. Janmaat enters the game and replaces R. Pereyra.
A. Gray enters the game and replaces Deulofeu.
Gracia looks for a reaction from his team as he makes a double-change at the break. Gray replaces Deulofeu as Deeney's strike-partner in the first substitution.
Interestingly, Pereyra is replaced by right-back Janmaat.
We're underway for the second half!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: WATFORD 1-1 FULHAM
45' +1
Watford have stemmed the flow somewhat but are still very much on the back foot as Chambers' raking long balls and Christie's regular charges from the right continue to cause them problems.
44'
A. Mariappa gets yellow.
Mariappa cleans Mitrovic out on the flank as the striker sprinted clear to lead a Fulham break. An obvious yellow card.
42'
Fulham are right on top now and Watford are simply hanging on as they cope with wave after wave of attacks.
40'
MISS! Mitrovic receives the ball in plenty of space in the box but takes a shot while off-balance and slices it well wide of the target! What a waste!
33'
R. Babel has scored a goal for Fulham! Assist by R. Sessegnon.
Sessegnon played a very clever ball that caught the Watford back-line off-guard and Babel capitalised to score a goal that could at least delay their relegation.
GOAL!! Babel equalises for Fulham!! Sessegnon plays a clever reverse ball into the box and the Dutchman take a good touch to round Foster and slot home from a tight angle! It's 1-1 and there's hope yet for Fulham!
31'
Chambers' forward pass sets Fulham on their way, and Christie has acres of space to pick out a cross from the inside-right channel, but he can only find the head of a Watford defender and it’s cleared.
29'
Deulofeu wriggles into space on the right after receiving the ball from Pereyra. He gets his head up and tries to cross for Doucoure at the back post, but Christie manages to head it away.
27'
Watford are in the ascendancy now. Fulham are still playing their neat football, but they don’t look threatening and the hosts have a cutting edge about them when they get forward.
25'
Fulham have to compose themselves and react now. This is a real test of character.
23'
A. Doucouré has scored a goal for Watford! Assist by W. Hughes.
Hughes fed Doucoure in the centre, but the Frenchman had plenty left to do before finding the back of the net. It did seem a little too easy to work the space, though.
GOAL!! Doucoure opens the scoring with an excellent strike, and Fulham could well be going down. He drifts towards the edge of the box, shifts onto his left and lashes a sweet strike into the back of the net! It’s 1-0 to Watford!
20'
Fulham enjoy a spell of comfortable possession as they stroke it around, looking for an opening as Watford retreat into their own half.
18'
Pereyra cuts back as he’s pressed against the touchline and goes down after a coming-together with Christie. The Watford midfielder feels he’s been fouled, but the referee shakes his head. It's not a decision that's gone down well with the home fans.
15'
Watford have perhaps edged the opening stages but Fulham look threatening when they go forward. Mariappa brings down Mitrovic and the visitors have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
12'
Deulofeu sweeps a cross into the area after getting in behind on the right but none of his team-mates gamble on it and Fulham see the ball to safety.
10'
It's been a bright, open start from both teams so far. It bears the hallmarks of an entertaining game.
6'
Bryan blocks a Femenia shot bravely and is down winded. He receives some treatment and looks okay to continue.
4'
Deulofeu tries to take on one too many and is dispossessed. It's then launched forward to Mitrovic, but he loses the ball before he can play in an advancing team-mate.
2'
Watford win the ball high up the field and Pereyra has it on the edge of the box. He picks the wrong option, though, and Deeney is furious to not have been played in. Fulham try to break, but Zambo Anguissa’s pass is straight out of play.
1'
We're off at Vicarage Road!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Watford and Fulham at Vicarage Road.
The line-ups have been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Watford XI (4-2-2-2): Ben Foster; Kiko Femenia, Adrian Mariappa, Craig Cathcart, Jose Holebas; Abdoulaye Doucoure, Etienne Capoue; Will Hughes, Roberto Pereyra; Gerard Deulofeu, Troy Deeney
Watford substitutes: Andre Gray, Christian Kabasele, Adam Masina, Daryl Janmaat, Ken Sema, Domingos Quina, Heurelho Gomes
Fulham XI (5-4-1): Sergio Rico; Cyrus Christie, Calum Chambers, Tim Ream, Maxime Le Marchand, Joe Bryan; Ryan Babel, Tom Cairney, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Ryan Sessegnon; Aleksandar Mitrovic
Fulham substitutes: Fabri, Denis Odoi, Kevin McDonald, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Neeskens Kebano, Jean Michael Seri, Andre Schurrle
And that atrocious run of form means that defeat for Parker's side tonight would seal their seemingly imminent relegation to the Championship with five games left to play.
Watford edged the opening stages but there could be no doubt that Fulham finished the half as the stronger side. They pressed high, forced errors and caused Foster plenty of problems. If they finish the game as they did the half, they look likely to take home a precious three points. Perhaps the Hornets have one eye on their FA Cup semi-final with Wolves.
Watford have an FA Cup semi-final with Wolves to look forward to next, before hosting Arsenal when they return to Premier League action. Fulham, meanwhile, will have to pick themselves up as they look to finish the season with some pride intact as they host Everton at Craven Cottage.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
Commentary
More…