It is derby day this weekend as Luton Town travel 20 miles south to face Watford at Vicarage Road in the Sky Bet Championship (Sunday, 12pm UK).
Matt Bloomfield’s Hatters head to Hertfordshire hoping to take the positives from Wednesday night’s draw with Plymouth Argyle.
Tom Cleverley’s Hornets ended a six-game winless streak last Saturday with an important away win at Middlesbrough.
The opposition
Watford’s season has somewhat stagnated since they arrived at Kenilworth Road occupying the final play-off place back in October.
Just one of Watford’s last 11 games resulted in victory before their big away win at Middlesbrough last weekend, with the Hornets now three points below the top six.
Sunday’s hosts had been dominant at home until that pattern faded out in recent weeks with five consecutive defeats at Vicarage Road.
They will be welcoming back top scorer Vakoun Bayo after serving a three-match ban for a red card in the Norwich City defeat earlier this month.
How to follow live
There are multiple ways to watch, listen or follow all the action from Vicarage Road.
If you cannot join us and are following from overseas, you can watch the game live on LTFC+.
Not at Vicarage Road and not based abroad? You can still listen to the match live with Simon Pitts or follow game updates on our dedicated Match Centre, which will appear on the website and app home page in the build-up to kick-off.
Officials
The referee for our fixture against Watford will be Andrew Kitchen.
75 yellow cards and two red cards have been handed out by Kitchen across his 21 games this season.
Just three of Kitchen’s 21 games this season have not been Championship fixtures.
Kitchen last officiated a Luton fixture when we came from behind to beat Derby County at Kenilworth Road in December.
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Assistant Referees: Rob Smith & Darren Williams
Fourth Official: Ben Toner
Fans information
Watford's bag policy is no bag larger than A4 size will be allowed into Vicarage Road Stadium and all bags will be searched. All fans entering the stadium will be searched.
Watford Football Club operates a zero tolerance policy regarding pitch incursions, the use of pyros and anti-social behaviour in general. Any fan who is ejected will be handed to the police and they will take the appropriate action. Last season, 13 fans were all found guilty in the courts, and they all received four-year banning orders.
Any fan wishing to bring a banner into the stadium needs to contact Watford’s Operations department to obtain written approval at least two days before the game. Supporters can email [email protected] requesting permission to bring banners into the ground.
Please note there is no alcohol available in the Vicarage Road stand (this is for safety reasons and applies to all Watford FC home games).
Love Football. Protect The Game.
Luton Town Football Club has committed in its customer charter to providing safe match-day experiences for all supporters regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation, and this applies equally to home and away fixtures.
In the event that any Luton supporters do make discriminatory chants, the Club will work with the police and football authorities to help identify such individuals. Any such fans would then face the strictest club sanctions, including football banning orders that would prevent them attending any matches, in addition to any criminal charges.
Furthermore, we would like to warn against pitch incursions and the use of pyrotechnics or missiles – which could lead to potential prosecution.
The Club can also be held responsible for the behaviour of its supporters, which could lead to substantial fines being imposed.
As a diverse and inclusive football club, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our fellow EFL clubs in supporting the FA’s ‘Love Football. Protect the Game’ campaign and call on all fans to enjoy the game in a positive spirit.
If you are offended by any discriminatory abuse of any kind at any of our games, you can report it by clicking HERE, or by contacting your nearest steward immediately.
Alternatively, email [email protected] or report the incident via Kick it Out's free, confidential reporting app on the App Store and Google Play.
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