Another unimpressive home performance from Middlesbrough leaves them sitting 17th in the Premier League after Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Watford and staring down the barrel of a difficult autumn fixture list.
The home side never had that cutting edge and were in no real danger of giving Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes anything to worry about.
Positives
The return to the starting lineup of Gaston Ramirez and Alvaro Negredo, both dropped for the 1-1 draw at West Ham, ignited a sense of purpose and rejuvenation. But it all started to unravel with the home team giving away needless free kicks and eventually falling to a second half goal.