Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford vs Everton - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - February 24, 2018 Watford's Troy Deeney scores their first goal REUTERS/David Klein
WATFORD 1 EVERTON 0
Feb 24 (Reuters) - Everton's away misery continued as Troy Deeney's late goal earned Watford a 1-0 victory to ease the hosts away from relegation danger in the Premier League on Saturday.
Deeney produced one of the few moments of quality in a drab affair, turning to fire an unstoppable shot past Jordan Pickford from Stefano Okaka's pass with 11 minutes left on the clock.
Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford vs Everton - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - February 24, 2018 Watford's Troy Deeney celebrates REUTERS/David Klein
Everton's Oumar Niasse came closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half when his low ball in was deflected towards goal but keeper Orestis Karnezis made a sharp stop.
Other than that it was a frustrating evening for the likes of Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott as Everton were left searching for only their second away win of the season in the league.
Everton remain ninth with 34 points while Watford have 33 in 10th spot -- six points above the bottom three.
Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford vs Everton - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - February 24, 2018 Everton's Wayne Rooney reacts REUTERS/David Klein
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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