Nobes reckons we’re doing the business

Mark Noble is in “bring it on” mood as the Hornets head for the London Stadium.

Watford will be the first club to feel the sting of a rapidly recovering Irons side in which Dimi Payet is likely to make his first start of the season along with the expensive loan signing up front – Simone Zaza.

Nobes is delighted with the busines the club has been doing saying: “Adding Simone Zaza to the squad as well as our other signings was great business by the Club though sometimes you only know how good your signings are going to be by playing games and putting points on the board.

“Alvaro Arbeloa is a great signing for us as well and he trains like he would have done when he was 21, I’ve noticed that in the last couple of days.

“You don’t play for Real Madrid for that long if you don’t for one have quality or if you don’t have a good attitude. He’s going to be a great acquisition to the team.

“We have Dimi [Payet] coming back from France, Manu [Lanzini] is back to full fitness, and Feghouli is back in full training and this squad looks a lot stronger so we’re looking forward to the game on Saturday.”

Nobes grabbed a couple of penalties in a a 3-1 home win at the Boleyn and Nobes says: “It was good to score two against them at home last year but it will be a bit different this time around because back then they were resting some players for their FA Cup semi-final.

“This year it will be tougher, but we need to win our home games. We have more players coming back fit and we will be ready to go on Saturday to try and get three points.

“We’re in the same points position as we were last season having lost to Leicester and Bournemouth at home and beaten Arsenal away, so we’re at the same level.

“We’re still very positive and looking forward to the rest of the season.”