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Everton goalkeeper Pickford proud of Watford draw

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford says they can be proud of the manner of the draw with Watford.

Lucas Digne struck in the final minute of stoppage time to rescue a draw for the Blues after they had their 1-0 lead overturned by the Hornets at Goodison.

Watford are a strong, physical side and probably beat us on the first and second battles," Pickford said.

“We had good spells, good chances and got the first goal but we know how good Watford are. They had a good start to the season and we had to be aware of that.

“They got two goals in five minutes and we had to reset and to be resilient. Unfortunately Gylfi missed a penalty but that's football and you'd back him to score the next one. But we never say die and we managed to claw one back and if you can't win then don't get beat.

“It shows our resilience as a squad and we're confident we will keep getting better and better.

“We maybe dropped two points but we've got a point and we move on to Saturday. It was a great free-kick by Lucas. He's stepped up in the 95th minute and put it straight into the top bin. We can take encouragement from that."

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