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Watford won the reverse fixture against Everton 5-2 in OctoberWatford ended a club record run of 11 successive home defeats and Everton moved a point closer to Premier League safety after a dismal game at Vicarage Road.
This was an opportunity missed by Everton, with Demarai Gray wasting their best chance by shooting inches wide while Watford keeper Ben Foster saved well from Richarlison's deflected shot.
Everton, however, were aided in their battle to avoid the drop by Leeds United's heavy home loss to Chelsea and now have home games to come against Brentford and Crystal Palace. They are two points ahead of Leeds, who remain in the bottom three and have played a game more.
Watford had little to play for other than avoiding another loss as manager Roy Hodgson's reign comes to a close but this was a grim encounter that will not linger in the memory.
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Everton have supporters to thank
For Everton, the highlight of the night was another show of magnificent travelling support from fans who have taken ownership of the crisis facing the club in a remarkable mobilisation that has played a huge part in their recent recovery.
As at Leicester on Sunday, the away section provided a thunderous soundtrack throughout, even setting aside the desperately meagre fare on the pitch to back Everton from the first minute until the last.
Manager Frank Lampard was quick to show his appreciation at the end and he has formed a bond with Everton's fans that has not existed since Roberto Martinez's successful first season. It has certainly not been seen before under the reign of owner Farhad Moshiri.
Toffees fans, realising the serious danger of relegation, set aside their protests at years of bad decision-making at boardroom level inside Goodison Park to back the side and, if they do stay up, the club should be eternally grateful for their unswerving loyalty.
A missed chance this may have been, but Everton's fate is in their own hands - and survival looks a lot more likely than it did before taking seven points from three games.
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Watford
Squad number1Player nameFoster
Squad number2Player nameNgakia
Squad number27Player nameKabasele- Squad number22Player nameSamir
Squad number11Player nameMasina- Squad number19Player nameSissoko
- Squad number39Player nameKayembe
- Squad number16Player nameGosling
- Squad number28Player nameKalu
- Squad number10Player nameJoão Pedro
Squad number12Player nameSema
- Squad number4Player nameEtebo
Squad number15Player nameCathcart
Everton
- Squad number1Player namePickford
- Squad number17Player nameIwobi
- Squad number23Player nameColeman
- Squad number5Player nameKeane
- Squad number4Player nameHolgate
- Squad number19Player nameMykolenko
- Squad number24Player nameGordon
Squad number16Player nameDoucouré- Squad number8Player nameDelph
- Squad number11Player nameGray
- Squad number7Player nameRicharlison
- Squad number6Player nameAllan
- Squad number9Player nameCalvert-Lewin
Line-ups
Watford
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Foster
- 2Ngakia
- 27Kabasele
- 22SamirBooked at 60mins
- 11Masina
- 19Sissoko
- 39KayembeSubstituted forEteboat 89'minutes
- 16Gosling
- 28KaluSubstituted forCathcartat 86'minutes
- 10João Pedro
- 12Sema
Substitutes
- 4Etebo
- 5Troost-Ekong
- 15Cathcart
- 26Bachmann
- 31Sierralta
- 42Morris
- 49Çukur
- 50Blake
- 51Grieves
Everton
Formation 5-4-1
- 1Pickford
- 17Iwobi
- 23ColemanBooked at 65mins
- 5Keane
- 4HolgateBooked at 18mins
- 19Mykolenko
- 24Gordon
- 16Doucouré
- 8DelphSubstituted forAllanat 81'minutes
- 11GraySubstituted forCalvert-Lewinat 77'minutes
- 7Richarlison
Substitutes
- 2Kenny
- 6Allan
- 9Calvert-Lewin
- 15Begovic
- 21André Gomes
- 26Davies
- 32Branthwaite
- 33Rondón
- 36Alli
Referee:Mike Dean
Attendance:20,653
Live Text
Match ends, Watford 0, Everton 0.
Second Half ends, Watford 0, Everton 0.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Alexander Iwobi (Everton).
Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Watford. Peter Etebo replaces Edo Kayembe.
Attempt saved. Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison.
Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
Séamus Coleman (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Samuel Kalu.
Adam Masina (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alexander Iwobi (Everton).
Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Iwobi.
Substitution, Everton. Allan replaces Fabian Delph.
Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
Anthony Gordon (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Holgate.
Substitution, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Demarai Gray.
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