The international break will provide no rest for many Watford players with 11 members of the Golden Boys squad called up to represent their countries.

Valon Behrami has been named in the Switzerland squad who will take on England at Wembley on Tuesday in a 2016 European Championship qualifier. Before that contest the Swiss will host Slovenia on Saturday.

Towering defender Sebastian Prödl has been called up to the Austria squad for their Euro 2016 qualifier against Moldova on Saturday. The centre-back’s country then travel north to take on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden on Tuesday.

Jose Holebas’ Greece will be in qualifying action tonight as they welcome Finland. The Greeks are back in action three days later, again at home, against Romania.

Hornets’ second-choice goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis has been named in the Lithuanian squad who travel to Estonia tomorrow before they face minnows San Marino on Tuesday.

As reported last week, Ikechi Anya and Craig Cathcart have been named in the Scotland and Northern Ireland squads respectively for their 2016 European qualifiers.

Right-back Allan Nyom, who has been in excellent form since his arrival at Vicarage Road from Udinese, will travel to Gambia as part of the Cameroon squad who will be attempting to make it two wins from two games in their 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.

Juan Carlos Paredes will travel halfway across the world to represent Ecuador in a friendly match against Honduras on Tuesday.

In Under-21 action, Tommie Hoban is likely to captain Ireland in their friendly against Qatar in Bury tonight.

The young Irish side then face Andorra in Euro 2017 qualifying action on Tuesday.

On loan Chelsea youngster Nathan Ake will be in action for Netherlands Under-21s in their qualifiers against Cyprus and Turkey tomorrow and Tuesday respectively.

And the Northern Ireland Under-21s have selected Josh Doherty for their qualifiers against Scotland tomorrow and Iceland on Tuesday.