It ended all square at the Amex stadium
Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster made a string of saves to prevent Brighton from claiming their first league win of 2019.
In an uninspiring first half, the veteran keeper kept out the only attempt on target when he clawed Jurgen Locadia's header to safety.
Brighton produced an improved display in the second half but they had to wait until the 79th minute for Locadia to direct another header on target.
However, the Hornets' veteran goalkeeper pulled off another good save with a strong right hand to tip the ball behind for a corner.
Foster then somehow scrambled an overhead effort by Shane Duffy off his own line from the resulting corner to earn a point for the visitors.
The result sees Brighton remain in 13th while Watford move above Everton into eighth.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Brighton
1Ryan
22Montoya
4Duffy
5Dunk
3Bong
13Groß
24PröpperBooked at 33mins
8Bissouma
20March
17MurraySubstituted forAndoneat 72'minutes
9Locadia
Substitutes
7Kayal
10Andone
11Knockaert
14Balogun
16Jahanbakhsh
27Button
33Burn
Watford
26Foster
2Janmaat
6Mariappa
15Cathcart
25Holebas
8Cleverley
29Capoue
19Hughes
12SemaSubstituted forQuinaat 81'minutes
7DeulofeuSubstituted forGrayat 70'minutes
9Deeney
Substitutes
1Gomes
3Britos
11Masina
14Chalobah
17Peñaranda
18Gray
20Quina
Referee:
Simon Hooper
Attendance:
30,414
Match Stats
Home TeamBrightonAway TeamWatford
Possession
Home55%
Away45%
Shots
Home21
Away5
Shots on Target
Home4
Away0
Corners
Home7
Away0
Fouls
Home15
Away10
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Posted at
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Watford 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+3'
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Watford 0.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jürgen Locadia.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
Posted at 90'
Attempt missed. Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
Posted at 88'
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 88'
Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
Posted at 87'
Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
Posted at 86'
Attempt saved. Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Solly March.
Posted at 85'
Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
Posted at 84'
Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Montoya.
Posted at 83'
Attempt missed. Jürgen Locadia (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Bong.
Posted at 82'
Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 82'
Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
SubstitutionPosted at 81'
Substitution, Watford. Domingos Quina replaces Ken Sema.
Posted at 81'
Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 80'
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Foster.
Posted at 80'
Attempt saved. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Dunk with a headed pass.
Posted at 80'
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ben Foster.
Posted at 80'
Attempt saved. Jürgen Locadia (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
Posted at 79'
Attempt missed. Jürgen Locadia (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
Posted at 77'
Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 77'
Ben Foster (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 77'
Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 77'
Foul by Adrian Mariappa (Watford).
Posted at 76'
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Davy Pröpper tries a through ball, but Florin Andone is caught offside.
Posted at 73'
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tom Cleverley.
SubstitutionPosted at 72'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Florin Andone replaces Glenn Murray.
SubstitutionPosted at 70'
Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
Posted at 69'
Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a set piece situation.
Posted at 68'
Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 68'
Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
Posted at 67'
Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 67'
Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 63'
Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 62'
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
Posted at 62'
Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Montoya.
Posted at 61'
Hand ball by Will Hughes (Watford).
Posted at 59'
Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.
Posted at 58'
Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Source: bbc.com