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
45’ GOAAALLLL!!! ALESE!!!
Nobody seemed to know what was going on there.
Clarke’s effort was saved by Bachmann after a scramble at the back post, before Alese latched onto the loose ball and got a shot away.
It looked like Choudhury had blocked the effort on the line but the referee’s watch said it had crossed the line.
1-1!
42’ Clarke goes down
Clarke is appealing for a penalty after Alese won his header from Pritchard’s corner and Clarke felt contact when trying to control the ball.
Sunderland kept up the pressure before Evans saw a long-range shot saved.
40’ Patterson almost caught out
That could have been costly.
Patterson tried to take on Asprilla and appeared to get in a tangle before coming away with the ball and managing to clear.
At the other end Clarke cut in from the left before his effort was blocked.
Sunderland have a corner.
34’ Goal Watford (Davis)
Sunderland are cut open after an excellent pass by Asprilla to Kamara on the left.
The latter’s low cross is palmed out by Patterson and the ball fell at the feet of an unmarked Davis to convert from close range.
1-0.
33’ Pedro shot saved
Pedro drifted over to the left there and managed to find himself in a shooting position on the edge of the box after Davis held the ball up.
The forward’s effort was straight at Patterson.
29’ Pedro dropping deep
Watford forward Pedro is having to drop into his own half on the right to try and get on the ball.
Sunderland then managed to win the ball in the final third before Roberts collided with two Watford players and went down in the box.
Nothing was given before the Sunderland winger was booed by the home fans for going to ground.