Hats off to Brian McDermott's side, coming as they did from a 0-2 deficit at the half to lead 3-2 into the last few minutes of regulation.
It was a tale of two halves with Watford securing an early lead from a ten-yard goal by Troy Deeney twelve minutes in. The Hornets doubled that lead at the end of the first half when Hector Bellerin lead a counter-attack from a Peacocks' free kick and fed the ball to Cristian Battocchio to finish.
But, as so often has happened in recent matches, the defense slipped up, letting Danny Pugh breath hope into the match for Leeds five minutes into the second half. Sensing weakness, Leeds pummeled the Hornets defense, requiring Jonathan Bond to make save after save. But the opportunities came faster for Leeds than the heroics did for Bond and Watford found themselves victims of a three goal comeback with five minutes left.
From this vantage, Troy Deeney rescued a point in the table with a rebound of a George Thorne shot in the 86th minute.
Watford continues with the third leg of their four-match 'road trip' next Saturday, December 14 at Sheffield Wednesday. Kickoff is 9:00 am St. Louis time.
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