Andre Grey scored twice in opposition to his former membership to salvage a degree for struggling Plymouth Argyle as they drew 2-2 with Watford on Friday.

Grey curled in an equaliser within the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time to seal an important level for Wayne Rooney’s facet of their bid for survival within the Championship.

The guests made a rapid begin at Residence Park when Ivorian striker Vakoun Bayo bundled in a cross from Yasser Larouci solely eight minutes in.

Plymouth did, nonetheless, equalise in opposition to the run of play within the twenty third minute when Lewis Gibson’s lengthy ball into the field was met with a spectacular volley from Grey.

Watford regained the lead earlier than the break when Imran Louza’s free-kick was knocked again by Mattie Pollock, with centre-back Ryan Porteous readily available to steer the ball dwelling.

However simply because it regarded like Watford would go dwelling with all three factors, Grey picked up the ball on the sting of the realm and fired dwelling a surprising effort past Daniel Bachmann.

Tom Cleverley’s Watford sit in fifth place and path leaders Sunderland by 5 factors, whereas Plymouth are seventeenth with 17 factors from 16 matches.

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Plymouth have confirmed this season they’re the masters of late targets, with Grey’s equaliser the fifth time the Pilgrims have scored in second-half stoppage time of their final six dwelling matches.

The 33-year-old striker can be proving to be a terrific acquisition for Rooney, having now scored three targets in solely his second begin for Plymouth after becoming a member of as a free-agent final month.

Watford, in the meantime, have now received simply one in every of their final seven league video games at Plymouth (D3 L2). Cleverley had scored the one purpose of the sport after they final received at Residence Park in September 2009.

The Watford boss can be left to rue his facet’s lack of ability to kill the sport because the guests comfortably received the anticipated targets (xG) battle, registering a complete of two.17 to their opponents’ measly 0.42.