Watford and Charlton play out a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road.

The Hornets started quickly and were just inches away from the lead after two minutes when Irankunda cut inside and curled one towards the top corner, only to be denied by the palms of Will Mannion, pushing it over the bar.

The Hornets dominated the ball in the opening 15 minutes, though Charlton nearly found quite an unorthodox way to take the lead. Tyreece Campbell slipped as he went to try to bend his effort into the far corner. It made its way to Sonny Carey, who struck it high and wide.

Luke Chambers went closer for Charlton just a couple of minutes later, the wing back's curling shot just wouldn't dip enough for the top left corner.

The Addicks were nearly caught out from a long throw on the edge of Watford's box, a poor giveaway allowed Irankunda to use his blistering speed against Amari'i Bell. To the relief of the visitors, Mannion was on hand to prevent the Australian once more.

Despite his heroics, Mannion almost had egg on his face in being caught out from an audacious attempt by Imran Louza at the edge of the area, which rattled the crossbar.

Nathan Jones' side missed a great chance for the opening goal, a smartly worked free kick was headed against the post by skipper Greg Docherty.

Watford thought they'd found the opening goal of the afternoon after Mamadou Doumbia turned the ball home from a free-kick, though it was ruled out for offside.

Watford started quickly and were just inches away from the lead after two minutes when Nestory Irankunda cut inside and curled one towards the top corner, only to be denied by the palms of Will Mannion, pushing it over the bar.

The Hornets dominated the ball in the opening 15 minutes, though Charlton nearly found quite an unorthodox way to take the lead. Tyreece Campbell slipped as he went to try to bend his effort into the far corner. It made its way to Sonny Carey, who struck it high and wide.

Luke Chambers went closer for Charlton just a couple of minutes later, the wing back's curling shot just wouldn't dip enough for the top left corner.

The Addicks were nearly caught out from a long throw on the edge of Watford's box, a poor giveaway allowed Irankunda to use his blistering speed against Amari'i Bell. To the relief of the visitors, Mannion was on hand to prevent the Australian once more.

Despite his heroics, Mannion almost had egg on his face in being caught out from an audacious attempt by Imran Louza at the edge of the area, which rattled the crossbar.

Nathan Jones' side missed a great chance for the opening goal, a smartly worked free kick was headed against the post by skipper Greg Docherty.

Watford thought they'd found the opening goal of the afternoon, Mamadou Doumbia turning the ball home from a free-kick, though it was ruled out for offside.

The Hornets started the second half as they did in the first, Giorgi Chakvetadze's driving run ending with a tame effort which was comfortably gathered by Mannion.

As the sold-out away end made themselves heard, Charlton found the lead in the 61st minute, a long throw fell into the box to Matty Godden, who fired into the bottom corner with his second touch, having come on just moments earlier.

It was a big goal for the Addicks as it edged them ever closer to securing survival in their first Championship season in six years.

Watford needed a moment, and Irankunda nearly pulled one out when he had a go from long range, only for it to swerve and smash the middle of the crossbar.

Just seconds later, the Addicks countered, and Joe-Rankin Costello was given a golden opportunity for a two-goal cushion, but he slipped while taking his shot, and it was comfortably saved by Egil Selvik.

Watford found their leveller with 15 minutes to play through Irakunda, who had come close on three previous occasions. This time, a ball was clipped through to him by Louza, and the winger had the speed to create some space and the composure to fire low into the bottom left-hand corner.

Mannion had to make a pair of saves in quick succession to deny Amin Nabazada and Giorgi Chakvatadeze.

Irankunda then had another go from distance, which required the Charlton keeper to get down to his left-hand side. The Australian caused a lot of issues for the Addicks today, with three of Mannion's eight saves coming from the winger alone.

The Charlton keeper certainly put on a performance, stopping yet another effort from outside the box, this time from Louza.

Mattie Pollock came close to giving Watford the lead in stoppage time when his header flew the wrong side of the post. The Hornets had had 31 shots on goal, but were unable to find that winning goal.

Ultimately, no side was able to find the winning touch, but Charlton will walk away happier knowing that they are closer to securing safety.