Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott Tubbritt | Scott Tubbritt | Maurice Joseph Cole | Maurice Joseph Cole | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Weaver | T. Weaver |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | René Chappuis | R. Chappuis | |||||||||
| Abraham Koné | A. Koné |  | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Alan Mann | A. Mann | |||||||||
| Marcel Schulze | M. Schulze |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 74 | | Anthony Edghill | A. Edghill | |||||||||
| Arek Gadocha | A. Gadocha |  | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 | | Craig Proctor | C. Proctor | |||||||||
| Les Marr | L. Marr | | 70 | D |  | | 5 | | M | 70 |  | Mike Kuiper | M. Kuiper | ||||||||
| Jamie Midgley | J. Midgley | | 70 | M | | 6 | | | M | 80 | | Steven Keegan | S. Keegan | ||||||||
| John Winterburn | J. Winterburn | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Ruel Bellamy | R. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Andy Gallacher | A. Gallacher |  | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 | | John Wright | J. Wright | |||||||||
| Garry Strachan | G. Strachan | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Alex Henderson | A. Henderson | |||||||||
| Mark Prete | M. Prete |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Victor Ketting | V. Ketting | |||||||||
| Paulo Tavares | P. Tavares |  | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Neil Westwood | N. Westwood | |||||||||
| Danny Simonsen | D. Simonsen | | 33 | G | | 12 | | M | 70 | | Ralph Mcgreal | R. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Ioannis Anastasiou | I. Anastasiou |  | 64 | M | | 13 | | A | 69 | | Duncan Edworthy | D. Edworthy | |||||||||
| Demetrio Santoni | D. Santoni | | 39 | A | | 14 | | A | 72 | | Thierry Brand | T. Brand | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 19,552 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Watford are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Stone.
The pitch is in good condition.
Watford are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Stone.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Liverpool kick off!
8.04
0-0Ruel Bellamy knocks the ball forward to Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Ketting but the referee indicates it's offside!
9.07
0-0Andy Gallacher takes it forward alone. Andy Gallacher shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but René Chappuis comfortably smothers it!
16.54
0-0Ruel Bellamy hits a low pass to Victor Ketting. Victor Ketting knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tim Weaver who gathers it comfortably.
20.47
Jamie Midgley passes the ball forward to Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alan Mann.
21.01
Marcel Schulze flicks a high pass forward to Andy Gallacher who brings the ball under control. Andy Gallacher runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Andy Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.09
Arek Gadocha darts forward. Arek Gadocha chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan finds some space and shoots from distance. René Chappuis gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
33.29
0-1Steven Keegan chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson advances inside the box! Alex Henderson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.24
Craig Proctor hits a low pass to Mike Kuiper. Mike Kuiper flicks a high ball forward to Victor Ketting who gracefully takes it down. Victor Ketting finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
39.06
0-1Steven Keegan clumsily knocks into John Winterburn. Steven Keegan is shown the yellow card! John Winterburn carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Watford kick off!
48.22
Andy Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Tavares. With a superhuman jump, Paulo Tavares connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
51.00
Mike Kuiper chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Westwood. Neil Westwood cuts inside the box! Some superb footwork from Neil Westwood provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
59.14
1-2Steven Keegan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Victor Ketting. Victor Ketting beats his man to it with a header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.30
John Wright hits a low pass to Neil Westwood. Neil Westwood sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Tim Weaver.
67.04
Les Marr threads a neat ball through to Jamie Midgley. Jamie Midgley knocks the ball forward to Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan skips past Anthony Edghill! Some silky footwork from Garry Strachan provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! René Chappuis has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
79.47
Alan Mann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Bellamy. Ruel Bellamy makes a probing pass to Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Tim Weaver reads it well. Great keeping!
87.34
Arek Gadocha hits a low pass to Jamie Midgley. Jamie Midgley decides to run forward with the ball. Jamie Midgley plays a one-two with Paulo Tavares and advances towards the goal... Jamie Midgley shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but René Chappuis comfortably smothers it!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.4%
40.6%
Play Area
28.1%
48.4%
23.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Garry Strachan of Watford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Tim Weaver (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Abraham Koné (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcel Schulze (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Arek Gadocha (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Les Marr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jamie Midgley (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | John Winterburn (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Andy Gallacher (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Garry Strachan (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Mark Prete (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paulo Tavares (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Danny Simonsen (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ioannis Anastasiou (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Demetrio Santoni (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | René Chappuis (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Alan Mann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anthony Edghill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Craig Proctor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Mike Kuiper (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Steven Keegan (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Ruel Bellamy (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | John Wright (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alex Henderson (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Victor Ketting (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Neil Westwood (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Ralph Mcgreal (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Duncan Edworthy (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Thierry Brand (ATT) | 0 | |