Watford boss Gianfranco Zola has made three changes to his side for the home leg against Leicester City in the Championship playoff semi-final this afternoon.

Cristian Battocchio, Matthew Briggs and Troy Deeney come in for Jonathan Hogg, Daniel Pudil and Alexandre Geijo, as the Hornets look to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the opening leg.

Nigel Pearson, meanwhile, retains the same XI from Thursday's victory at the King Power Stadium.

Watford: Almunia; Doyley, Ekstrand, Cassetti; Anya, Abdi, Chalobah, Battocchio, Briggs; Deeney, Vydra

Leicester: Schmeichel; De Laet, Morgan, Keane, Schlupp; Knockaert, James, King, Dyer; Wood, Nugent