The Football League have today published their fixture list for the 2013-14 Championship season, which for Watford will begin with a trip to Birmingham.
Gianfranco Zola's side then host newly-promoted Bournemouth before visiting recently-relegated Reading.
Watford's 2013-14 fixtures in full:
Saturday, August 3
Birmingham (A)
Saturday, August 10
Bournemouth (H)
Saturday, August 17
Reading (A)
Saturday, August 24
Nottingham Forest (H)
Saturday, August 31
Blackpool (A)
Saturday, September 14
Charlton (H)
Tuesday, September 17
Doncaster (H)
Saturday, September 21
Barnsley (A)
Saturday, September 28
Wigan (H)
Tuesday, October 1
Blackburn (A)
Saturday, October 5
Huddersfield (A)
Saturday, October 19
Derby (H)
Saturday, October 26
Brighton (A)
Saturday, November 2
Leicester (H)
Saturday, November 9
Middlesbrough (A)
Saturday, November 23
Bolton (H)
Saturday, November 30
Yeovil (H)
Tuesday, December 3
Burnley (A)
Saturday, December 7
Leeds (A)
Saturday, December 14
Sheffield Wednesday (H)
Saturday, December 21
Ipswich (A)
Thursday, December 26
Millwall (H)
Sunday, December 29
QPR (H)
Wednesday, January 1
Yeovil (A)
Saturday, January 11
Reading (H)
Saturday, January 18
Bournemouth (A)
Saturday, January 25
Birmingham (H)
Tuesday, January 28
Nottingham Forest (A)
Saturday, February 1
Brighton (H)
Saturday, February 8
Leicester (A)
Saturday, February 15
Middlesbrough (H)
Saturday, February 22
Bolton (A)
Saturday, March 1
Blackpool (H)
Saturday, March 8
Charlton (A)
Tuesday, March 11
Doncaster (A)
Saturday, March 15
Barnsley (H)
Saturday, March 22
Wigan (A)
Tuesday, March 25
Blackburn (H)
Saturday, March 29
Sheffield Wednesday (A)
Saturday, April 5
Burnley (H)
Tuesday, April 8
Leeds (H)
Saturday, April 12
Millwall (A)
Saturday, April 19
Ipswich (H)
Saturday, April 21
QPR (A)
Saturday, April 26
Derby (A)
Saturday, May 3
Huddersfield (H)
