Finally, Watford threw a punch and it landed. Little wonder their travelling supporters celebrated wildly when Emmanuel Dennis nodded Ismaïla Sarr’s late cross past Emi Martínez; 440 minutes had passed since they last felt euphoria.
On an afternoon where one goal always felt like being enough, it earned a precious three points. Roy Hodgson’s side are still embroiled in a relegation scrap but there were flickers of hope for the first time in a while.
