Match Report


WatfordWatford     Stoke CityStoke City
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt Matt Snape Matt Snape
Tim WeaverT. Weaver74
G
1
G
72Patrick InceP. Ince
Abraham KonéA. Koné76
D
2
D
69Niccolo Le TissierN. Le Tissier
Marcel SchulzeM. Schulze70
D
3
D
73Kemal HigginbothamK. Higginbotham
Arek GadochaA. Gadocha68
D
4
D
75Carl MckayC. Mckay
Les MarrL. Marr70
D
captain5
M
66Aaron JackA. Jack
Jamie MidgleyJ. Midgley70
M
6captain
M
78Glynn BestG. Best
John WinterburnJ. Winterburn70
M
7
M
79Khaliloul MayeleK. Mayele
Andy GallacherA. Gallacher67
M
8
M
74Vasco LoureiroV. Loureiro
Garry StrachanG. Strachan72
A
9
A
74Djamel ZidaneD. Zidane
Mark PreteM. Prete68
A
10
A
67Emile PlowrightE. Plowright
Paulo TavaresP. Tavares65
A
11
A
76Carlton OwenC. Owen
 
Danny SimonsenD. Simonsen33
G
12
A
71John LoweJ. Lowe
Ioannis AnastasiouI. Anastasiou64
M
13
M
81Diego CinettiD. Cinetti
Demetrio SantoniD. Santoni39
A
14
M
68Danny UpsonD. Upson

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 19,236 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Watford are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rio Standing.


0.00
Watford start the match!
8.50
Vasco Loureiro sees a break and surges forward. Vasco Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.34
Jamie Midgley flicks a high pass forward. Mark Prete holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Prete plays a one-two with Garry Strachan and advances towards the goal... Mark Prete shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Watford!
15.30
Arek Gadocha decides to run forward with the ball. Arek Gadocha darts forward. Arek Gadocha plays a one-two with Mark Prete and rushes in on goal... Arek Gadocha makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
22.44
Niccolo Le Tissier threads the ball through to Aaron Jack. Aaron Jack deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.58
Khaliloul Mayele hits a low pass to Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright plays a one-two with Carlton Owen and rushes in on goal... Emile Plowright shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Tim Weaver gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
34.17
Andy Gallacher makes a beautiful solo run. Andy Gallacher plays a scrappy one-two with Garry Strachan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Andy Gallacher looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
36.36
Khaliloul Mayele controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Owen. Carlton Owen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.11
Andy Gallacher plays the ball forward to Mark Prete. Mark Prete plays a quick one-two with Paulo Tavares and rushes in on goal... Mark Prete shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Patrick Ince had no chance!! Goal for Watford!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stoke City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Stoke City kicking off!
49.25
Abraham Koné threads a neat ball through to John Winterburn. Seeing a gap ahead, John Winterburn laces a weighted ball forward to Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Patrick Ince. Excellent save.
54.06
Glynn Best knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Owen. Carlton Owen shoots from distance but Tim Weaver is on top of it.
57.44
John Winterburn catches Glynn Best on the ankles. The referee calls over John Winterburn and warns him to calm down! Glynn Best hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.22
Stoke City have made 2 substitutions with John Lowe replacing Emile Plowright and Danny Upson replacing Khaliloul Mayele .
69.24
Glynn Best makes a beautiful solo run. Glynn Best knocks in a cross ball towards Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
71.49
Arek Gadocha flicks a high ball forward to Jamie Midgley who takes it down. Jamie Midgley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan plays a one-two with Mark Prete and rushes in on goal... Garry Strachan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
72.19
Aaron Jack flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Zidane holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Djamel Zidane knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tim Weaver who gathers it comfortably.
73.11
Vasco Loureiro threads the ball through to Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane passes the ball forward but Carlton Owen is offside!
77.33
Watford have made 2 substitutions with Ioannis Anastasiou replacing Jamie Midgley and Demetrio Santoni replacing John Winterburn .
85.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Marcel Schulze laces a weighted ball forward to Andy Gallacher. Andy Gallacher makes a simple pass to Garry Strachan. Garry Strachan passes the ball forward to Mark Prete. Carl Mckay catches Mark Prete on the ankles. Penalty for Watford!!
85.06
The referee points to the spot..
86.58
Garry Strachan slowly runs up. Patrick Ince is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.23
Danny Upson threads a neat ball through to Carlton Owen. Carlton Owen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Glynn Best knocks the ball forward to John Lowe. John Lowe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Stoke City
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.7%
61.3%
Play Area
32.3%
46.8%
21%

Scorers
Mark Prete 9, 38
Arek Gadocha 15
Garry Strachan 87 (p)
Djamel Zidane 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Prete of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Tim Weaver (GK)
7
2.Abraham Koné (DEF)
6
3.Marcel Schulze (DEF)
6
4.Arek Gadocha (DEF)goal scored
8
5.Les Marr (DEF)
6
6.Jamie Midgley (MID)
6
7.John Winterburn (MID)
6
8.Andy Gallacher (MID)
7
9.Garry Strachan (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Mark Prete (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Paulo Tavares (ATT)
6
 
12.Danny Simonsen (GK)
0
13.Ioannis Anastasiou (MID)
6
14.Demetrio Santoni (ATT)
6

1.Patrick Ince (GK)
6
2.Niccolo Le Tissier (DEF)
6
3.Kemal Higginbotham (DEF)
6
4.Carl Mckay (DEF)
6
5.Aaron Jack (MID)
6
6.Glynn Best (MID)
7
7.Khaliloul Mayele (MID)
6
8.Vasco Loureiro (MID)
6
9.Djamel Zidane (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Emile Plowright (ATT)
7
11.Carlton Owen (ATT)
6
 
12.John Lowe (ATT)
6
13.Diego Cinetti (MID)
0
14.Danny Upson (MID)
6