Match Report
Everton, 16th with 39 points, sat 16 points above Watford (19th, 23). Recent form flatters Everton's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. In league terms the two rates read 0.89/2.03 for Watford and 1.13/1.74 for Everton (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
Defeat had followed defeat for Watford — six in succession. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Watford, 10/15 for Everton.
12 meetings are on record — 4 won by Watford, 5 by Everton, 3 drawn, at 3.17 goals per meeting.
Vicarage Road in Watford, capacity 22,200, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.