Alan Tate smashed a stoppage-time to equaliser to secure Swansea City a 1-1 draw at home to Watford.
Graham effort only enough to earn Watford a point
Alan Tate smashed a stoppage-time to equaliser to secure Swansea City a 1-1 draw at home to Watford.
The visitors appeared to be heading for all three points at the Liberty Stadium after summer signing Danny Graham fired home on 66 minutes.
However, the Swans salvaged a point in the dying moments when Tate thumped his shot into the top corner.
For Paulo Sousa's Swansea, it saved what was a frustrating afternoon as they failed to make the most of their first-half domination and the creation of several decent chances,
It will be a further disappointment for the Hornets, who having sold Tommy Smith to Portsmouth earlier this week, were forced to start without key defender Mike Williamson, also a transfer target of Pompey.
He did not travel to Wales for the game after declaring himself unfit after the Hornets rejected his transfer request.
The opening exchanges suggested it would be a very different afternoon for the Swans as Tate was presented with the game's opening opportunity after just 10 minutes.
However, he could not find the target with his header from just six yards out after connecting with Andrea Orlandi's outswinging corner.
Mark Gower then came close, hitting the bar for the Swans with a firm shot from the edge of the area six minutes later.
Dominant
The hosts continued to look the most likely in a dominant first-half display, with Tate and Craig Beattie both having decent efforts at goal, although Tom Cleverley and Graham ensured Swans keeper Dorus de Vries did not get too bored with testing efforts before the half-time whistle.
The second half brought more of the same as Jordi Lopez struck at goal first, although his right-footed effort was straight at Scott Loach in the Watford goal.
Graham then turned the game with the first goal.
The lively Cleverley broke free down the left and found the formidable frontman 18 yards from goal. Graham turned and struck the ball into the top right corner to give Watford a crucial lead.
However, going behind seemed to inspire Swansea to launch attack after attack in the remaining 25 minutes.
First Beattie, on his debut, saw his 18-yard effort acrobatically tipped around the post by Loach, before Marcos Painter's header was blocked strongly from the resulting corner.
Orlandi then drew another save from the in-form Loach with a thunderbolt of a shot from 25 yards out.
But Loach was finally beaten in the dying moments as Tate struck to ensure the spoils were shared.
