Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     WatfordWatford
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Stuart Longworth Stuart Longworth
Gavin LampardG. Lampard65
G
1captain
G
83Ali ChippoA. Chippo
Marc GrondinM. Grondin67
D
2
D
79Tony BakkerT. Bakker
Lomano HuntL. Hunt69
D
3
D
80Ruben RegoR. Rego
Patrick Le TissierP. Le Tissier67
D
4
D
86Salvatore StanicS. Stanic
Denis RocheD. Roche75
D
5
M
76Neil HughesN. Hughes
Alex LiddellA. Liddell69
M
captain6
M
85Graham JoachimG. Joachim
Niccolo FlintlockN. Flintlock73
M
7
M
86Titus ColeT. Cole
Peter SeamanP. Seaman66
M
8
M
82Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho
Ross TilerR. Tiler72
M
9
A
70Martin InceM. Ince
Marc DoddM. Dodd67
A
10
A
89Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora
Damien ColeD. Cole64
A
11
A
75Hugo José MariH. José Mari
 
Gavin GreigG. Greig60
G
12
D
69Tim GalliT. Galli
Paul HopkinP. Hopkin64
D
13
M
73Jerome CobosJ. Cobos
Ashley BoydA. Boyd58
A
14
A
72Alberto LimaA. Lima

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Watford. A crowd of 18,185 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion get the match underway!
3.59
Neil Hughes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Gavin Lampard has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.33
Patrick Le Tissier clumsily knocks into Martin Ince. Patrick Le Tissier is warned by the referee! Martin Ince runs off the knock.
16.09
Ruben Rego clumsily knocks into Marc Dodd. Ruben Rego is warned by the referee! Marc Dodd stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.38
Peter Seaman changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Peter Seaman knocks the ball forward, putting Damien Cole through on goal. Damien Cole takes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
26.14
Alex Liddell hits a low pass to Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Salvatore Stanic.
28.38
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.31
Martin Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho puts a great ball through. Romero P. Zamora runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players seem much more motivated whilst the Watford players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Watford kick off the second half!
48.27
Salvatore Stanic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim hits a low pass to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Ince but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.13
Watford are dictating the run of play here today.
59.47
Tony Bakker knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari passes the ball forward to Titus Cole. Titus Cole knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Lampard who gathers it comfortably.
60.19
Watford have made 3 substitutions with Tim Galli replacing Salvatore Stanic, Jerome Cobos replacing Titus Cole and Alberto Lima replacing Romero P. Zamora .
63.35
Peter Seaman kicks a strong pass forward to Damien Cole. Damien Cole finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
71.57
Peter Seaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damien Cole. Damien Cole shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
73.23
Tony Bakker makes a simple pass to Ruben Rego. Ruben Rego threads the ball through to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.08
Martin Ince hits a low pass to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari makes a great pass forward. Martin Ince runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
77.38
Brighton and Hove Albion appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
79.59
Graham Joachim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Martin Ince. Martin Ince makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Gavin Lampard manages to gather it effortlessly.
89.20
Alex Liddell hacks Pedro Moutinho from behind! The referee warns Alex Liddell to calm down! Pedro Moutinho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

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

Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
25%
50%
25%

Scorers
Romero P. Zamora 4

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

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Lampard (GK)
6
2.Marc Grondin (DEF)
6
3.Lomano Hunt (DEF)
6
4.Patrick Le Tissier (DEF)
6
5.Denis Roche (DEF)
6
6.Alex Liddell (MID)
6
7.Niccolo Flintlock (MID)
6
8.Peter Seaman (MID)
8
9.Ross Tiler (MID)
6
10.Marc Dodd (ATT)
6
11.Damien Cole (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Greig (GK)
0
13.Paul Hopkin (DEF)
0
14.Ashley Boyd (ATT)
0

1.Ali Chippo (GK)
6
2.Tony Bakker (DEF)
7
3.Ruben Rego (DEF)
6
4.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)
7
5.Neil Hughes (MID)
8
6.Graham Joachim (MID)
7
7.Titus Cole (MID)
7
8.Pedro Moutinho (MID)
6
9.Martin Ince (ATT)
8
10.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)
6
 
12.Tim Galli (DEF)
6
13.Jerome Cobos (MID)
6
14.Alberto Lima (ATT)
6