Watford 2 Sunderland 2: Highlights after Jewison Bennette goal earns Cats a point at Vicarage Road
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The hosts took the lead in the 34th minute when striker Keinan Davis was presented with a tap-in after Hassane Kamara’s low cross.
Defender Aji Alese then drew Tony Mowbray’s side level on the stroke of half-time after his effort sneaked over the line.
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Hide AdWatford started strongly in the second half and retook the lead when Luke O’Nien headed the ball into his own net, yet Black Cats substitute Jewison Bennette scored a dramatic equaliser three minutes from time.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Watford 2 (Davis, 34) (O’Nien, own goal, 62) Sunderland 2 (Alese, 45) (Bennette, 87)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Gooch, O’Nien, Batth, Alese, Evans (Ba, 79) , Neil (Bennette, 74), Embleton (Amad, 63), Roberts, Pritchard (Matete, 79), Clarke (Dajaku, 74)
- Subs: Bass, Hume, Matete, Ba, Bennette, Dajaku, Amad
- Watford XI: Bachmann, Kamara (Bayo, 74) , Troost-Ekong, Hause, Cathcart (Kabasele, 83), Sema, Choudhury, Kayembe, Asprilla, Pedro, Davis (Gosling, 81)
- Subs: Okoye, Sierralta, Kabasele, Gosling, Kalu, Hungbo, Bayo
87’ GOOOOAAAALLLL!!! BENNETTE!!!
Scenes in the away end!
Roberts’ cross to the back post wasn’t cleared by the hosts and fell to Bennette inside the penalty area.
The teenager took a touch before finishing the chance and running over to the travelling supporters behind the goal.
2-2!
83’ Just wide from Dajaku
So close.
Dajaku ran through on goal but jabbed his low effort just wide of the far post.
Christian Kabasele then replaced Cathcart for Watford.