A wild-and-woolly second half saw three goals and the ejection of Aidy Boothroyd.
Not letting the events of the first weigh heavy on them as they took the field after the break, the Hornets found an equalizing goal from Tommy Smith in minute 57 as he drilled a right-footer into the low center of the net (unassisted).
Seven minutes later Watford took the lead when John-Joe O'Toole did what he does best, charging the net to find a short pass from Will Hoskins waiting for him. After drilling the ball into the lower right of the net, the referee found John-Joe's celebration a little too enthusiastic and showed him the yellow card.
Malky Mackay shepherded the squad in Aidy's absence and the Hornets held the lead until a John Eustace foul on Shane Long lead to a penalty goal by Steve Hunt t even things up in minute 87. To add insult to injury the first half goal was changed to an own goal by Eustace.
The match was marred by failure of the officials to keep control of the proceedings though a disallowed goal (foul) for the Royals helped to even out the injustices of the first half.
Watford's play was lackluster and they were lucky to earn a point from this match. Of bigger concern is the injury to Poom. Richard Lee is still unavailable and Scott Loach is not quite ready for the full responsibility of a team at this level. We need to look to the loan market.
The next match is Tuesday's League Cup tie against West Ham United at Vicarage Road. Kickoff is 1:45 pm St. Louis time.
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