Watford will have three players missing when they entertain Scunthorpe at Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon.

Richard Lee, Jay DeMerit and Ross Jenkins are all missing for the Hornets, but are the only absentees for manager Malky Mackay.

Mackay told the club's official website: "Richard has been out training with Alec Chamberlain recently as we will access him in the next few days to decide what we do at the weekend, but he is very close.

"All the internationals have come back unscathed and healthy, which is great news."

Scunthorpe will welcome back Gary Hooper for the trip.

Striker Hooper missed the 4-1 defeat at Blackpool a fortnight ago due to illness, but the Iron's joint-leading scorer is back in contention to face the Hornets.

Midfielder Josh Wright also missed out against the Tangerines due to illness, but the former Charlton man is in line for a return to the starting line-up.

Marcus Williams is also back in the reckoning after recovering from a leg injury and could replace George Friend at left-back.

Young goalkeeper Josh Lillis will start, as first-choice keeper Joe Murphy serves a one-match ban following his sending off against Ian Holloway's side.

The Iron will be looking to arrest a slide which has seen them drop to 19th in the Championship table after three consecutive defeats.