Nathaniel Chalobah salvaged a point in what should have been a clear victory for the Clarets at Turf Moor Saturday. The match marked the first clash of the squads since former Watford skipper Sean Dyche took over for Burnley.
Chalobah's strike from 20 yards out in the eleventh minute set the home squad back on its heels but briefly. An idiotic foul by Almen Abdi on Dean Marney in the 28th minute set up a Charlie Austin penalty kick that sent Manuel Almunia the wrong way and equalized the match.
The Hornets managed to hold off the reinvigorated Clarets for another hour-plus to eek out a point. The result drops them out of the play-off zone with three matches left in 2012 - two against top-half squads.
The next of these is Saturday at Vicarage Road against Nottingham Forrest. Kick off is 9:00 am St. Louis time.
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