6 Patterson – Brilliant save to deny Doumbia header before penalty.
6 Hume – Positive early on. Made first goal for O’Nien and created second chance for defender.
6 Mepham – Good early block. Watford only had 11 touches in Sunderland box.
6 O’Nien – Scored Sunderland’s opener and saw another header flash just wide.
6 Cirkin – Needless tackle to concede the penalty but bundled in 89th minute equaliser.
5 Samed – In the absence of Bellingham, the balance didn’t look right in midfield. No surprise to see Samed withdrawn before the hour mark.
5 Neil – Wasn’t at his best in tweaked midfield. Didn’t dominate as is so often the case.
6 Rigg – Two first half shots. Offered more than Sunderland’s other midfielders.
5 Roberts – Didn’t happen for the forward, who was replaced by Poveda early in the second half.
7 Le Fee – Sunderland’s best player. Created two first half chances for Rigg and set up both goals with corners.
5 Isidor – Frustrating afternoon for the striker, who missed glorious stoppage time chance to win it.
Substitutes:
6 Aleksic (for Samed, 59) – Fresh legs made a difference but missed big stoppage time chance.
6 Poveda (for Robertsm 59) – Successive appearances from the bench a positive after previous injury frustration.
Mayenda (for Rigg, 71) N/A
Ballard (for Mepham, 84) N/A
Subs not used: Moore, Middlemas, Hjelde, Ogunsuyi, Jones
WATFORD: Selvik 8, Andrews 7, Pollock 7, Abankwah 7, Larouci 6 (Ngakia, 61); Louza 7, Dele-Bashiru 7; Chakvetadze 6, Kayembe 7, Sissoko 6 (Sierralta, 85); Doumbia 7 (Ince, 81).
Subs not used: Bond, Keben, Morris, Adu-Poku, Ramirez-Espain, Nabizada
Man of the Match: Le Fee. Again Sunderland’s brightest attacking spark
