Lee bids for Welsh revenge

Watford are at Swansea in the Carling Cup just two days after losing 3-1 to them in the league.

They have stayed in the Welsh city to help build team morale under caretaker manager Malky Mackay, and Lee hopes the bonding sessions pay off as Watford aim to book a place in the quarter-finals.

"Despite the scoreline at the weekend, we feel a draw would probably have been a fair result," he said. But we know we can't keep saying that.

"At the moment we're finding it tough to get a break, both personally and as a team. I'm sure things will change, we just have to stick together and keep believing.

"We have a great chance to get revenge on Tuesday and we'll approaching that game with the same attitude as we did on Sunday, and hopefully the outcome will be different. We're not where we want to be right now but there's no group of players in our division that'll work harder to put that right."

Aidy Boothroyd departed Vicarage Road last week as the board aim for a fresh start to help them away from Championship relegation danger.

Mackay says he has not been approached about the job, but has been told he can take the post permanently if he impresses - making tonight's encounter all the more vital.

He said: "We may be struggling in the league but this is a big game for us."

Midfielder John Eustace is available for this evening's tie as his ban for picking up five yellow cards does not kick in until the weekend.