Swansea City traveled to Vicarage Road to play Championship football against Watford.
Swansea City’s winning streak now stands at three games after their 1-1 draw with Watford on Wednesday.
Ryan Andrews gave Swansea the lead with an own goal, and Ryan Porteous put the ball in the net from a corner kick after the interval. Swansea paid a heavy price for not taking their chances, as Ronald and Ben Cabango were denied opportunities to put Swansea well ahead at halftime.
Swansea and the Championship’s bottom three currently have a five-point advantage as a result of the outcome.
Following a difficult beginning to his career, victories over Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers in recent weeks have instilled confidence in Luke Williams and company.
A point at Vicarage Road might be considered a step forward in a way, and Sunday’s huge SA1 matchup against Bristol City is the next one to watch.
Swansea must bring the same intensity to future games as they did in their meetings against the Black Cats and Rovers, according to head coach Williams’ remarks prior to the game.
Williams made three changes to the team that defeated Rovers in South Wales: Kyle Naughton, Joe Allen, and Liam Cullen were benched in favor of Harry Darling, Jay Fulton, and Jerry Yates, who all returned to the starting lineup. Despite leaving the pitch injured the previous Saturday, Jamie Paterson was well enough to play right away.
Swansea got off to a strong start, and Przemyslaw Placheta was the first to pose a threat. He got down the left side early on, but Ronald couldn’t quite reach his cross on the opposite flank, and the Brazilian’s header back into danger was quickly cleared.
During the first few scenes, the guests were controlling the show, moving about in vibrant pink shirts. On Watford’s right side of the box, Ronald won a free kick. Although Paterson’s delivery was accurate, the Hornets were able to clear their lines.
Ten minutes remaining, a corner from Josh Tymon found Darling, whose strong header was stopped by Wesley Hoedt six yards away.
Yaser Asprilla had the opening opportunity of the game for the hosts as he surged toward Swansea’s goal, but his left-footed shot was diverted behind. The corner that resulted was worthless.
Swansea was controlling possession and their home team was attacking their opponents on the break, a scenario that was becoming familiar.
Swansea grabbed the lead in an odd fashion in the eighteenth minute when Matt Grimes lofted a pass forward, which Andrews, retreating, headed in with home stopper Daniel Bachmann all at sea.
For the tourists, it was the ultimate present, but not more than they deserved given their promising beginning. Yates then made a foolish challenge thirty yards from Rushworth’s goal, but Ken Sema’s free-kick was comfortably handled by the on-loan goalkeeper.
At the halfway point, Swansea should have led 2-0 when Ronald was presented with an excellent opportunity to increase the advantage by mistake in the Watford ranks. Bachmann executed the shot skillfully enough to get the ball behind for a corner.
The home crowd was growing agitated; Tymon was sent out for a forceful challenge on Andrews, and then Cabango successfully stopped Emmanuel Dennis. Then, during the home team’s greatest period of play, Ryan Porteous watched a header from a corner sneak over the bar.
Due to an injury, Sema was replaced by Giorgi Chakvetadze just before halftime. The visitors outperformed the home team in the second half, as Cabango’s header from a Paterson cross forced Bachmann to make a stop at close range.
Swansea dominated the first forty-five minutes and ought to have led three goals going into the second half.
Ismael Kone took Jake Livermore’s place at the half, and the hosts started the second half on a stronger note. Nevertheless, Swansea seemed more certain with the ball. After Placheta forced a corner, Bachmann ultimately collected Darling’s unassisted header.
were undone in minute 56 when Porteous leveled the scores with a header from a flicked-on corner, rewarding the hosts’ impatience.
Two minutes later, Vakoun Bayo had a clear chance to put Watford ahead, but his header sailed high. Having suffered a setback, Swansea was finding it difficult to establish a presence in the match.
After the hour, Cullen and Jamal Lowe took Yates and Paterson’s places, but Cabango produced two outstanding blocks to keep his team in the tie.
The game was becoming stretched as Darling and Fulton made room for Naughton and Allen to enter the battle. Similar to Ronald, Placheta was gifted on the wings, but he missed the mark after deftly sidestepping into the home penalty area.
As the game was coming to a close, Charlie Patino took Ronald’s position. Cullen had a chance to score when Tymon, who had played brilliantly the whole night, was brought down on the outside of the 18-yard box, but his shot went right into the wall.
Nathan Wood still had time to attempt a Dennis shot to keep the score tied, but Swansea will be disappointed with themselves when they return along the M4.
Daniel Bachmann, Jake Livermore, Ken Sema, Emmanuel Dennis, Ryan Andrews, Wesley Hoedt (captain), Ryan Porteous, Jamal Lewis, Yaser Asprilla, Vakoun Bayo, Tom Dele-Bashiru, and Jake Livermore are Watford’s players.
Ben Hamer, Francisco Sierralta, Tom Ince, Mileta Rajovic, Mattie Pollock, Gorgi Chakvetadze, Matheus Martins, Edo Kayembe, and Ismael Kone are the replacements.
Carl Rushworth, Jay Fulton, Ben Cabango, Josh Tymon, Jamie Paterson, Josh Tymon, Przemyslaw Placheta, Nathan Wood, Ronald, and Harry Darling are the Swansea City players.
Andy Fisher, Josh Key, Joe Allen, Charlie Patino, Jamal Lowe, Liam Cullen, Kyle Naughton, Ollie Cooper, and Azeem Abdulai are the replacements.