Everton head into Watford encounter with unwanted Premier League record

Prior to that, they also lost the Premier League Asia Trophy final to Arsenal, 1-3, and had a goalless draw against Stoke City during the semifinal of the said friendly tourney. Their last game was a 0-2 friendly defeat in the hands of Sky Bet Championship club Leeds United FC, a team playing in England’s second-tier professional league, on August 1, via Goal.

“I think this dressing room and these players are ready to remove the idea that we are candidates for relegation”.

Martinez faces off against Flores in an all-Spanish affair on Saturday as Watford travel to Everton for their first match back in the Premier League in eight years.

The key for Flores will be how quickly his new players can gel as he looks to stamp his style on the club, and although the test is to stay in the Premier League for another season at least, the fans will be eager to see how the squad matches up against one of the league’s established sides.

While the Hornets are excited to be back in the mainstream, the Toffees are also keen on winning their first game in months.

Tony Hibbert (knee), Darron Gibson (abductor), Muhamed Besic, Steven Pienaar and Aiden McGeady (all hamstring) definitely miss out for Everton while Gerard Deulofeu and Romelu Lukaku are doubts, both having had hamstring issues.

“From the manager to the amount of players they have brought in, with really strong experience at the highest level, this is a new group clearly but straight away you are going to see a team that know what they are trying to do”.

Flores believes Watford’s multilingual dressing room will play to their advantage this season.

“Flores has become a very experienced manager and I don’t think he’ll find the British game anything of a surprise to him”. Meanwhile, the likes of Jose Holebas from Roma, Sebastian Prodl from Werder Bremen and Steven Berghuis from AZ Alkmaar have turned the Hornets into a melting pot of global talent.

Watford will be without suspended defender Miguel Britos.