Jason Steele - 6

Good stop from Odion Ighalo but may be disappointed that Daniel Tozser beat him at the post he was covering.

 

Alex Baptiste - 6

Forced Heurelho Gomes into his best save of the first half before going off at half-time with a calf injury.

 

Grant Hanley - 7

Made more tackles than any other player but, along with his fellow defenders, will be disappointed by Watford’s first goal.

 

Shane Duffy - 8

Won his headers and made his clearances and was also a threat in the Hornets box in the second half.

 

Markus Olsson - 7

Caught out by Ikechi Anya early on but recovered well and produced a terrific cross for Rudy Gestede’s goal.

 

Lee Williamson - 7

Kept the ball well and was enjoying his best spell before being replaced by impressive substitute Ryan Tunnicliffe.

 

Tom Cairney - 8

Showed patience and vision in the lead up to Rovers’ equaliser and struck the bar with a superb free kick late on.

 

Corry Evans - 7

Won the ball and kept the ball and will feel he should have won a penalty when his cross appeared to hit a Watford hand.

 

Ben Marshall - 8

Winger slotted into right back seamlessly and it was from his pinpoint delivery which Tunnicliffe equalised.

 

Rudy Gestede - 9

Only disappointing aspect of his fearsome display was that he scored just once from 10 attempts on goal.

 

Jordan Rhodes - 6

Had six shots and went close to winning it a minute from the end of normal time but unable to impose himself.

 

MAN OF THE MATCH

Rudy Gestede
Watford, particularly in the second half, simply could not live with a striker who is much more than a battering ram