Nigel Pearson is going to need everything his Watford players have if he is to achieve another
Premier League great escape, and if only a few replicate the type of display produced by Ben Foster here, Pearson will surely believe he has a fair chance of completing the job with which he has been tasked.
Watford remain six points adrift of safety despite a hard-earned draw which made it four points from the past two games for Pearson, but the psychological boost that comes with moving off the bottom of the table will offer optimism for a side who looked bereft of hope before the latest manager’s arrival.