Chris Wilder admitted Watford 'got sloppy' and 'ran out of steam' as the Hornets blew a two-goal lead against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Wilder's team arrived on Wearside having already seen their chances of making the play-offs evaporate on the back of a run of just one win in seven games.
But they looked to be on the verge of putting a massive dent in Sunderland's own play-off ambitions thanks to set-piece goals from Christian Kabasele in the first half and Ryan Porteous 20 minutes from time. However, Luke O'Nien immediately pulled one goal back for the Black Cats and Patrick Roberts scored a stunning injury-time strike to salvage a 2-2 draw and boost their chances of securing a top six finish on the final day.
"We just ran out of steam," said former Middlesbrough boss Wilder. "I've talked before about there's certain things from the players point of view about their conditioning.
