A horrible own goal from Adrian Mariappa gave Brighton a share of the spoils in a keenly contested relegation scrap.
Watford, as against Everton last week, had taken a deserved lead and looked unlikely to let go of it. Graham Potter’s consistent tinkering eventually paid off, however, when substitute Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s cross was thumped into his own net by Watford’s right back with 10 minutes to go.
Written by Paul MacInnes at the Amex Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/08/brighton-watford-premier-league-match-report under the title “Mariappa’s calamitous own goal gifts Brighton draw with Watford”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
