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It took a last-gasp Lucas Digne free-kick for Everton to salvage a point against Watford at Goodison Park on Monday night.

In a hard-fought, pulsating encounter, a draw was probably a fair result. However, the Hornets will be frustrated to have allowed victory to slip from their grasp so late on.

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Marco Silva, meanwhile, will have been dismayed to see his side spurn so many opportunities to score themselves but he’ll be thankful for his left-back’s disaster-averting composure that allowed him to bury his free-kick. Had Gylfi Sigurdsson not failed to score with an earlier penalty though, the story of the game could have been very different.

On top of the missed spot-kick, Sigurdsson had a poor game generally. The 29-year-old has been in fine form so far this season - already with six goals and two assists to his name in the Premier League - but Monday night was a game to forget.

The 64-cap Iceland international was uncharacteristically poor in possession, as he registered a woeful pass completion rating of 74%. The playmaker could only contribute one key pass too, and managed just a single successful dribble.

The penalty was not the only chance that the former Swansea man failed to take either. The No. 10 in fact had six shots against Watford - more than any other player on the pitch - but could only hit the target twice.

Silva and the Everton fan base will likely forgive Sigurdsson for this poor showing. However, if the Toffees are serious about maintaining a push for European football, then they need their big names to step up to the plate in home games against mid-table opposition.