Kevin Lisbie gave Colchester the lead right out of the chute (do you suppose the UK readers have enough rodeo background to get 'right out of the chute'?) in the second half as he drilled a shot past Richard Lee in minute 46.
Marlon King blew a chance to equalize in the 61st minute as Gerken saved a penalty kick by the Watford striker, but he redeemed himself with an overhead kick from 6 yards out to salvage a point for Watford.
Ellington came in for Stewart in the last few minutes to give Watford a little more offensive push, but the match ended with the draw.
I can't help but think that last season a quick score like Lisbie's would have cowed Watford and the score would have ended up 1-3 instead of 2-2. Yes, we are in a lower division but we are playing better football too.
Watford remains eight points in the lead over Charleton who, if their current 3-0 lead holds up, will sneak past idle WBA and Bristol City who fell 0-6 to Ipswich.
European qualifiers are next weekend so the next match for Watford is Saturday, November 24th at Barnsley. Kickoff is 9:00 am St. Louis time.
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