Henderson hero for ten-man Watford
Adrian Boothroyd’s side had John-Joe O’Toole sent off in the 40th minute but opened the scoring through Henderson five minutes later.
The Hornets took the lead after City goalkeeper Ben Alnwick spilled the ball straight to Leigh Bromby.
His shot seemed to be going wide but Henderson was on hand to direct the ball past Alnwick to maintain Watford’s three-point lead at the top.
Bristol City claimed a one-goal victory over Scunthorpe at Glanford Park to leapfrog West Brom into second place. Bradley Orr scored the decisive goal seven minutes from time with a 30-yard drive which flew into the bottom-left corner of the net.
The Baggies are now three points behind the leaders after they were held to a 0-0 draw at The Hawthorns by Sheffield United.
Stoke also climbed over Tony Mowbray’s side into third with a 3-2 win over Southampton at the Britannia Stadium while Ipswich clinched a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to record only their second away win of the season.
Andy Cole grabbed a hat-trick as Burnley earned a surprise 4-2 win over QPR at Loftus Road after Gavin Mahon (14) and Patrick Agyemang (30) had put Rangers ahead.
Fraizer Campbell (53) ensured Hull also remained in touch after he equalised Dion Dublin’s 19th-minute goal to give his side a point against Norwich.
Jamie Mackie (76 and 85) came from the bench to help Plymouth to a 3-0 home win over 10-man Barnsley.
Struggling Sheffield Wednesday earned a point after they battled to a 0-0 with promotion-chasing Charlton.
Wolves’ play-off ambitions were hit after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Blackpool while managerless Coventry also drew a blank with Cardiff at the Ricoh Arena.
Colchester midfielder Johnnie Jackson scored three minutes from time to help boost his side’s hopes of avoiding relegation as they claimed a 2-1 win over Preston at Layer Road.
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