(Reuters) - WATFORD 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1Abdoulaye Doucoure came off the bench to bundle home the equaliser and then almost grab a winner as Watford secured a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at Vicarage Road in the Premier League on Saturday. The French midfielder was brought on at the start of the second half as Watford went all out to avoid a sixth home league defeat this season. The Frenchman had been surprisingly left on the bench, along with Watford talisman Troy Deeney as Watford sought to rest their key players. But, with a sixth home defeat threatening, Gracia brought them both on to salvage a match that seemed to be getting away from them. "We believed until the end and we strike one goal," he said, defending his decision to make six changes.

Source: The Star December 29, 2018 17:19 UTC