Watford halted a run of three successive Championship defeats as they recovered to draw at Cardiff City.
Mark McGuinness put the hosts in front with an emphatic close-range finish in the first half.
A blunder from Cardiff goalkeeper Jak Alnwick allowed Vakoun Bayo to equalise after the break.
Further clumsy Bluebirds defending gave Watford chances to earn just a third league win of the season but their finishing was wayward.
The point lifts Valerien Ismael's side one place up to 20th in the Championship table, while Cardiff also move up one position to eighth, one point adrift of the play-off spots heading into October's international break.