There were encouraging signs for Bob Bradley in his first home Premier League fixture as Swansea City manager, but he was ultimately made to settle for a goalless draw against Watford.
The American, who replaced Francesco Guidolin at the Liberty Stadium at the beginning of this month, saw his side make Arsenal work hard for a 3-2 victory in his first game in charge last weekend.
A more disciplined defensive display restricted Watford during the first half, yet Swansea's more attacking outlook after the interval reaped no reward.
Gylfi Sigurdsson - who hit the post late on - and Mike van der Hoorn came closest to breaking the deadlock as Modou Barrow once again proved a menace down the wing, but Watford held out for a share of the spoils.
The result leaves Swansea, who kept their first home clean sheet of the season, languishing in the relegation zone without a win since the opening weekend of the season, while Watford are now unbeaten in three.
Bradley made five changes to the side that started at Arsenal, bringing Van der Hoorn, Stephen Kingsley and debutant Alfie Mawson into a new-look back four.
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