Source: Team_Talk
Doncaster first up for Malkay
The Hornets then face trips to Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest before Blackpool visit Vicarage Road on August 22.
September 26 sees former manager Brendan Rodgers, who quit Watford after just 192 days in charge, bring his new Reading side to Hertfordshire.
Mackay takes his men to Newcastle on December 5 and, and will host the relegated Magpies on February 27.
Their final game of the season is a trip Coventry on May 2.
