Watford were made to work for their first victory in six games as Ken Sema’s double eventually earned them a 3-2 win over West Brom and lifted them into the Championship play-offs.
An unpredictable encounter burst into life when Sema prodded home the opener midway through the opening half, only moments after Watford’s first touches inside the West Brom box.
West Brom turned the game on its head out of nowhere shortly into the second half, as Conor Townsend equalised from a corner won by their first shot on target of the night.
But their subsequent domination was punctured when Ismael Kone’s deflected shot fell kindly for Ismaila Sarr to slot home another 10 minutes later.
Wallace then took advantage of another moment of chaos, finishing off – from a marginally offside position – after a hospital pass from Daniel Bachmann had caught Hamza Choudhury out.
The third of three goals in 12 minutes – and what would prove to be the winner – was fittingly unpolished, as Sema’s powerful strike struck Erik Pieters to deceive Josh Griffiths and give Watford the lead for the third time.
They would, finally, see it out comfortably to lift themselves fifth in the Championship, now five points clear of a West Brom side four points outside the play-offs and without a win in three games.
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