Captain Amin Nabizada scored twice but Watford Under-21s were beaten 5-2 by Colchester United on Friday.
Nabizada had the young Hornets level at half-time after his penalty equalised Kaion Lisbie's opener for the hosts.
The winger netted again to put Watford 2-1 up after the break, before Lisbie levelled up.
Adrian Akande scored the third brace of the match to have his side 4-2 up with six minutes to play, before Fela Abidekun scored a late fifth.
Watford still sit third in the southern section of the PL Professional Development League and are next in action at home to Brentford on Tuesday.
Watford: Browne (GK), Scriven, Eames, London, Georgiou, Keyes (Smith-Daley 76), Shevchenko, Tobi Akinyimika, Lawson, Nabizada (C) (Gorman 76), Assiedou (Smith 63)
Unused subs: Thrussell
Youngster Remiero Moulton has extended his loan spell at National League South side Worthing until the end of the season, meanwhile.
Moulton has impressed in the sixth tier, voted the club's player of the month for January.
He said: "I'm super pleased my loan has been extended, but we have got to keep going and pushing to win the league.
"I have really enjoyed my loan spell with a group of players and staff who are pushing me hard every day.
"The biggest challenge has been the way opposition teams set up to play. There's a lot of game management from teams in the league and it can become frustrating to deal with.
"Having two or three players on you at times can be challenging."
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