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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Valley
  • Attendance: 26337
  • Referee: Taylor, P

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

87 mins

Nathan Ellington goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

78 mins

Charlton are replacing Andy Gray with Chris Iwelumo.

77 mins

Charlton are replacing Lloyd Sam with Jerome Thomas.

68 mins

Darren Ambrose is replaced by Lee Cook.

55 mins

Goal!! Danny Shittu scores for Watford.

54 mins

Goal!! Watford have scored with John-Joe O'Toole putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 0.

46 mins

Watford are replacing Alhassan Bangura with John-Joe O'Toole.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by P Taylor

36 mins

Own goal, Danny Shittu has put it in his own net.

15 mins

Goal!! Darren Ambrose scores for Charlton.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Watford, with the best away record in the Championship, came from two goals behind at half-time to take a deserved point in a share of the spoils with promotion rivals Charlton Athletic at The Valley.

Victory for Charlton was of vital importance in this match as they try and make up ground in a bid for automatic promotion and they got off to the perfect start with a goal after just 15 minutes when Zhi Zheng's cross was headed on by Andy Gray for Darren Ambrose to score from close range.

Charlton looked on course for the three points when they went further in front on 36 minutes. Greg Halford's fierce low cross being turned into his own net by the former Charlton player Danny Shittu.

Charlton had a lucky escape in injury time in the first half when Jobi McAnuff's long-range shot hit the foot of the post and was scrambled away.

Watford made an immediate change after the interval, bringing on John-Joe O'Toole and he immediately brought the visitors back into the match, scoring with an easy chance after Charlton had tried to play him offside.

Within two minutes, Watford had levelled when Shittu made amends for his earlier mistake by scoring at the right end for his team, powering home a close-range header from a corner.

Watford, who have won ten games away this season and would have gone back to the top of the table with a victory, looked the more likely to get the winning goal as Charlton got nervous and McAnuff and Nathan Ellington both went close for the visitors.

So the stalemate still leaves Charlton in a play-off position, but seven points behind Watford, who are now level on points at the top with Stoke City.

Charlton Athletic Team

Watford Team

Charlton Athletic

Watford

Corners

6 8

Fouls

17 13

Goal attempts

12 18

Shots off target

7 9

Offsides

5 0

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