Overview
- Saturday’s match at Vicarage Road finished 1-1 when Watford’s 19-year-old Amin Nabizada curled a 19th-minute opener and Mattie Pollock put the ball into his own net after a challenge.
- The equaliser began when West Ham forward Taty Castellanos dispossessed Kevin Keben near the byline, forcing the defensive error that produced the own goal.
- West Ham have now taken two points from three Championship games and the travelling support booed and chanted against manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who publicly defended his players and asked for patience.
- Eighteen-year-old defender Airidas Golambeckis made his league debut and was described as composed as the manager continues to blood young players during a difficult start.
- The result leaves urgent questions over finishing and defensive cover for the promotion-favoured club while Watford’s coach Alessio Dionisi praised Nabizada and welcomed a positive start to his season.