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
74’ Changes for both sides
Sunderland have made two more changes with Dajaku and Bennette coming on for Neil and Clarke.
Bayo is also on for Watford in place of Kamara.
72’ No goal!
The away fans thought their side had drawn level after Amad’s cross from the left was converted first time by Clarke.
The flag had been raised, though.
71’ Sunderland penalty appeal!
Roberts is convinced his side should have been awarded a penalty after the ball hit Choudhury on the arm.
Nothing given.
69’ A similar shape
Amad has now joined Pritchard up front, with Evans and Neil staying in midfield.
Mowbray will hope the Manchester United loanee can make more runs in behind.
62’ Goal Watford (O’Nien, own goal)
It had been coming.
Pedro’s in-swinging free-kick from the right was headed back across goal by Troost-Ekong before O’Nien headed the ball into his own net when challenging for the second ball.
2-1.
61’ Evans booked
Pedro is starting to have more of an influence on the game now.
This time Evans trips the Watford forward and is booked.
59’ Roberts booked
Roberts receives the first yellow card of the match after catching Pedro on Watford’s left.
Sema’s free-kick was then cleared but Sunderland are coming under increasing pressure here.
54’ Asprilla shot saved
Sunderland have struggled to get out of their own half since the restart.
A neat move from Watford saw Pedro combine with Davis before Asprilla’s low shot was comfortably saved by Patterson.
Moments later Davis took the ball around the Sunderland keeper but the angle was too tight for his effort which was blocked by Batth.