For the third occasion in four games, a defender making his full Watford debut scored.

This time it was Dutch international Wesley Hoedt who netted in what was his first full competitive 90 minutes since before the World Cup, earning a 1-1 draw with Blackburn.

He spoke exclusively to The Watford Observer last week, and explained how his time at Anderlecht was cut short due to the Belgian club running into financial difficulties.

However, he moved to Vicarage Road at the end of the January transfer window, played 45 minutes for the Under-21s on Tuesday, and then formed a new defensive partnership with fellow recent signing Ryan Porteous.

Porteous scored on his full debut at Reading last week to make it two out of two.

Then, just like Joao Ferreira against Rotherham, Hoedt grabbed the limelight at the other end of the pitch yesterday.

“It was a deflected ball from the goalkeeper and it came back to me,” the centre-back recalled.

“It was a good strike and it was nice to score on my home debut, but I would rather have had the three points.

“It was a bit of a weird game because we dominated the whole match, but we couldn’t find the opportunities to score and I think this is a part that we have to improve.

“Defensively, I think we gave nothing away at all. I think they had a shot on goal once and we dominated the whole game. You have to convert the possession we had into chances and then you’re going to win games.”

Hoedt has already played in England for Southampton, and now he faces a trip to Burnley on Tuesday, five years after being part of a Saints side that drew 1-1 at Turf Moor.

It will also mean Hoedt comes up against Vincent Kompany, who was his manager at Anderlecht.

“It was an amazing atmosphere in the stadium today, so that was very nice and I really enjoyed it,” he said.

“We have a few days now until Burnley, and we need a win, so it will be an important game.”