They didn't get the three points Bristol City deserved but it was the performance Nigel Pearson needed heading into the World Cup break.
Coming off the back of the defeat against Lincoln during the week and with City dropping to 20th in the Championship, a loss could have seen them fall into the bottom three with four weeks to dwell on it.
Pearson picked a side of players he could trust and they didn't let him down from the first whistle with the hosts playing on the front foot. There was always an expectancy that with the quality of Watford's side, the visitors would eventually have their spell in the contest.
