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Watford 2 Sunderland 2: Highlights after Jewison Bennette goal earns Cats a point at Vicarage Road

Sunderland came from behind twice to draw 2-2 against Watford at Vicarage Road.

By Joe Nicholson

Published 17th Sep 2022, 09:30 BST

Updated 17th Sep 2022, 17:31 BST

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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.

Watford 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

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022, 08:33 BSTUpdated 08:34 BST

Team news

We’ll start with the Sunderland team news.

Mowbray said in yesterday’s press conference that he was hopeful Ellis Simms could feature in today’s match.

The striker was forced off with a toe injury at Reading on Wednesday and will be assessed.

Defender Bailey Wright hasn’t travelled with the squad due to personal reasons, while captain Corry Evans was suffering with cramp at the end of the Reading match.

Dennis Cirkin, Ross Stewart, Daniel Ballard and Niall Huggins all remain out.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022, 08:26 BST

It’s Matchday!

Sunderland are back on the road today, with Tony Mowbray’s side set to face Watford at Vicarage Road.

The Black Cats stayed down South following Wednesday’s win at Reading and will now be looking to make it back-to-back away wins ahead of the international break.

We’ll have all the build-up, in-game analysis and post-match reaction from Hertfordshire.

Stick around and refresh the page for live updates throughout the day:

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