Watford are up for the challenge of fighting for their Premier League survival even without their captain Troy Deeney, says team-mate Tom Cleverley.
'We have to back ourselves as a squad,' said the Watford midfielder. 'The odds, from where I'm standing, is that the season is going to go ahead. We are going to prepare for that. Even if it means playing without some of our best players, we have to back ourselves.
'We've got a great squad here and we're confident. We were in good form when the season stopped. We have no problems about continuing and proving that we deserve to be in this league.