Post match reaction from Vicarage Rd

Last updated : 26 December 2009 By Ian Evans

As previously reported Malky Mackay could not believe his side was not awarded a last gasp penalty. He then went onto comment on the rest of the game.

Mackay added: "I thought second half we played against a team who have spent £7million since the summer and brought in an England international left-back (Shorey) in the last couple of weeks and are flying at the moment.

"The first half I thought was balanced but I think the way we played second half, pushed and pressed and kept them in there at times and created the chances that we did merited the chance to be able to put away a penalty."

When the opposing manager was asked about the penalty incident, Billy Davies felt his side should also have been awarded one, although he admitted Watford had a strong case.

Davies said: "I felt Chris Gunter was a definite penalty, inside the 18-yard box when Cleverley pulled him down.

"I've watched the video and I thought it was a stonewaller but I thought that's (Watford's) a penalty as well.

"There's no doubt about it, you know what you're coming to here and it wasn't a classic, and it was never going to be a classic.

"You have to face a certain style of play on a certain type of pitch and you've got to go and do that minus what has been one of our best players this season in Wes Morgan, who in this type of game is obviously a big asset to us.

"He was a huge loss but I thought we probably deserved to win the game with the amount of chances during the match but it's a very good point away from home and it keeps the run going, 15 undefeated, another clean sheet and another very good test for this young side."