Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     WatfordWatford
Peter HeslopPeter Heslop Stuart Longworth Stuart Longworth
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra81
G
1captain
G
83Ali ChippoA. Chippo
Nicky MoffatN. Moffat76
D
2
D
79Tony BakkerT. Bakker
Richard DaviesR. Davies74
D
3
D
80Ruben RegoR. Rego
Tommy HoweyT. Howey75
D
4
D
85Salvatore StanicS. Stanic
Nick LoweN. Lowe71
M
captain5
M
76Neil HughesN. Hughes
Neil McallisterN. Mcallister72
M
6
M
85Graham JoachimG. Joachim
Samir TöpferS. Töpfer69
M
7
M
86Titus ColeT. Cole
Ruel LjungbergR. Ljungberg68
M
8
M
82Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho
Gilles MurrinG. Murrin69
A
9
A
84João Pedro JulinhoJ. Julinho
Jacob DrakeJ. Drake69
A
10
A
89Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora
Jody HackworthJ. Hackworth71
A
11
A
75Hugo José MariH. José Mari
 
Bojan IsakssonB. Isaksson84
D
12
D
65Anthony PeckhamA. Peckham
Robert DixonR. Dixon84
M
13
M
69Alistair TilerA. Tiler
Marcos BravoM. Bravo89
A
14
A
70Martin InceM. Ince

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Liverpool and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
Liverpool kick off the first half!
2.04
Titus Cole flicks a high pass forward. Hugo José Mari controls it well on his chest. Hugo José Mari shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
3.22
Nicky Moffat threads a neat ball through to Ruel Ljungberg. With great vision, Ruel Ljungberg plays the ball forward to Gilles Murrin. Seeing a gap ahead, Gilles Murrin plays the ball forward to Jacob Drake who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Jacob Drake provides some space. He shoots at goal. Ali Chippo gets down and covers it.
12.13
Ruben Rego passes the ball forward to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim makes a probing pass to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Fabricio Pereyra picks it out of the air!
14.45
Romero P. Zamora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
15.23
Richard Davies deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samir Töpfer. Samir Töpfer brings the ball forward. Samir Töpfer shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.11
Jacob Drake clumsily knocks into Ruben Rego. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ruben Rego runs off the knock.
22.39
Ruel Ljungberg makes a probing pass to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
26.39
Ruben Rego boots it upfield. Romero P. Zamora runs straight at the defence! Romero P. Zamora tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
27.51
Neil Mcallister kicks a strong pass forward to Jody Hackworth. Jody Hackworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Murrin but the linesman indicates offside!
28.16
Tony Bakker comes in with a high challenge, catching Tommy Howey with his studs. The referee motions to Tony Bakker to come over. It's a red card!! Tommy Howey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.38
João Pedro Julinho clumsily knocks into Tommy Howey. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tommy Howey stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.55
With some swift thinking, Neil Mcallister plays the ball forward to Ruel Ljungberg. Ruel Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.36
Nick Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Jody Hackworth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jody Hackworth tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Ali Chippo. Excellent save.
42.12
Graham Joachim hacks Ruel Ljungberg from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ruel Ljungberg runs off the knock.
44.37
Without breaking stride, Titus Cole plays the ball forward to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora lofts in a cross ball towards João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Watford are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half. The Watford players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Watford get the second half underway!
47.35
Samir Töpfer hits a low pass to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Gilles Murrin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
48.59
Ruben Rego chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes flicks a high pass forward to Romero P. Zamora who brings the ball under control. Romero P. Zamora lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Fabricio Pereyra had no chance!! Goal for Watford!
53.35
Ruben Rego makes a probing pass to Titus Cole. Titus Cole flicks a high pass forward. Graham Joachim collects the pass. Graham Joachim shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
55.35
Ruben Rego flicks a high pass forward. Titus Cole controls it well on his chest. Without breaking stride, Titus Cole plays the ball forward to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora whips in a cross ball towards Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.03
Neil Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin threads the ball through to Jacob Drake but he's offside!
60.01
Watford have made a substitution with Martin Ince replacing Romero P. Zamora .
63.27
Graham Joachim plays the ball forward to Martin Ince. Martin Ince shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
65.15
Richard Davies makes a strong solo run forward. With some swift thinking, Richard Davies plays the ball forward to Jody Hackworth. Jody Hackworth plays a scrappy one-two with Gilles Murrin and advances towards the goal... Jody Hackworth looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies wide!
69.53
Ruel Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Drake collects the pass. Jacob Drake whips in a cross ball towards Jody Hackworth. Jody Hackworth finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Hugo José Mari steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
73.03
Titus Cole comes in with a late challenge on Samir Töpfer. The referee warns Titus Cole to calm down! Samir Töpfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.46
Ruel Ljungberg threads a neat ball through to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jody Hackworth is offside!
83.48
Neil Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Drake holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jacob Drake whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
84.56
Ruben Rego knocks the ball forward to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim sees a break and surges forward. Graham Joachim knocks the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Julinho. Richard Davies clumsily knocks into João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
89.14
Richard Davies flicks a high pass forward. Nick Lowe collects the pass. Nick Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Jody Hackworth controls it well on his chest. Jody Hackworth edges inside the box! Jody Hackworth rockets a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
90.00
Samir Töpfer flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Murrin controls it well on his chest. Gilles Murrin runs straight at the defence! Gilles Murrin takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Watford
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
25.6%
45.1%
29.3%

Scorers
Gilles Murrin 91
Neil Hughes 49
Graham Joachim 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Romero P. Zamora of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
7
2.Nicky Moffat (DEF)
6
3.Richard Davies (DEF)
6
4.Tommy Howey (DEF)
6
5.Nick Lowe (MID)
6
6.Neil Mcallister (MID)
6
7.Samir Töpfer (MID)
6
8.Ruel Ljungberg (MID)
6
9.Gilles Murrin (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Jacob Drake (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Jody Hackworth (ATT)
6
 
12.Bojan Isaksson (DEF)
0
13.Robert Dixon (MID)
0
14.Marcos Bravo (ATT)
0

1.Ali Chippo (GK)
6
2.Tony Bakker (DEF)red card
3
3.Ruben Rego (DEF)
7
4.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)
6
5.Neil Hughes (MID)goal scored
7
6.Graham Joachim (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
7.Titus Cole (MID)
6
8.Pedro Moutinho (MID)
6
9.João Pedro Julinho (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)
8
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)
6
 
12.Anthony Peckham (DEF)
0
13.Alistair Tiler (MID)
0
14.Martin Ince (ATT)
6