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Mazzarri eyes green light for Gomes

Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri hopes to have first-choice goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes available when his side host Premier League champions Leicester City on Saturday.

Gomes suffered a knee injury last time out at Liverpool, meaning understudy Costel Pantilimon was forced to endure the majority of a 6-1 thrashing.

"Gomes should be back. We will verify in the next couple of days but he should be back, so we are happy about this," Mazzarri told a pre-match news conference.

"Kabasele is still injured. We are not sure when he will be back, but for sure he won't be available for Saturday," Mazzarri added, with his eighth-place team aiming to extend a three-point advantage over Leicester in the Premier League's congested mid-table.

"Prodl will be back, and Okaka should be available. We still need to understand how his [Okaka’s] condition is at the moment, but he should be available at least from the bench."