Sunderland 2-2 Watford: Dennis Cirkin goal saves point for Black Cats

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris told BBC Radio Newcastle:

“We started well and finished well, but I’m a bit disappointed.

“It wasn’t a surprise the challenge we faced, as this team (Watford) has many powerful players. It suited perfectly with our own weaknesses and we were dominated one-v-one.

“After their second goal, we played to our strengths and it was more positive as it’s not easy to change the dynamic of a game.

“Our second half was better with some subs and at the end, their goalkeeper was man-of-the-match, so we had chances to win.”

Watford head coach Tom Cleverley told BBC Three Counties Radio:

“For 80 minutes, we were absolutely outstanding. We showed character, we wanted to get on the ball. We suffered a setback, but we responded brilliantly.

“I thought the gameplan was executed perfectly for 80 minutes but then we had a really poor last 10 minutes.

“It was schoolboy stuff and we’re much better than that. We’ve managed to see games out much more efficiently than that.

“It’s disappointing as it feels like we’ve lost two points, as the performance was so strong up to then.”