Nottm Forest v Watford preview

Team news for Saturday afternoon's Championship clash between Nottingham Forest and Watford at The City Ground.

Nottingham Forest are set to give debuts to three loans signings as they bid for a first home win in almost three months.

George Elokobi arrived from Wolves for the remainder of the season on Thursday and he looks likely to make his Reds bow along with fellow defenders Danny Higginbotham and Scott Wootton.

Higginbotham and Wootton, signed at the end of last month from Stoke and Manchester United respectively, were in line to make their first appearances for the club against east midlands rivals Derby on Sunday but that game was postponed because of the snow.

Full-backs Brendan Moloney (thigh) and Greg Cunningham (hamstring) are still not fit.

Forest are second from bottom of the npower Championship table and have lost nine of their last 11 league matches. Their last victory at the City Ground was a 3-2 triumph over Ipswich on November 19.

A minute's applause will take place before the game in memory of Forest owner Nigel Doughty who died last weekend.

Boss Sean Dyche has no new injury or suspension problems to contend with.

The Hornets boss watched his side see off Millwall 2-0 before then claiming a 2-1 victory over Barnsley last weekend, and he is likely to stick with an unchanged XI for the third successive match.

The Hornets have not managed three consecutive victories for over a year, last season's winter surge of seven wins on the trot under former boss Malky Mackay the last time the Hertfordshire club experienced such a run.

Midfielder Stephen McGinn has resumed light training as he continue his lengthy recovery from a knee injury but remains some way off, while fellow long-term absentee Martin Taylor (broken toe) also remains sidelined.