Soccer-Jansson scores late as Brentford grab victory at Watford


Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford v Brentford - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - April 16, 2022 Watford's Joshua King in action with Brentford's Pontus Jansson Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

WATFORD, England (Reuters) - Brentford defender Pontus Jansson scored in added time as they secured a 2-1 Premier League victory over Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday for their third straight win that piled the pressure on their relegation-threatened hosts.

Jansson powerfully headed in the 95th-minute winner from Christian Eriksen's free kick, shortly after Watford's Joshua King hit the post and Imran Louza fired the rebound wide from point-blank range, to spark wild celebrations among away fans.

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