Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Longworth | Stuart Longworth | Peter Heslop | Peter Heslop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ali Chippo | A. Chippo |  | 83 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 81 |  | Fabricio Pereyra | F. Pereyra | ||||||||
| Elena Delgado | E. Delgado |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Tommy Howey | T. Howey | |||||||||
| Tony Bakker | T. Bakker |  | 79 | D | | 3 | | | D | 85 |  | Duncan Glass | D. Glass | ||||||||
| Salvatore Stanic | S. Stanic |  | 86 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 | | Nicky Moffat | N. Moffat | |||||||||
| Neil Hughes | N. Hughes | | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 75 |  | Mikkel Conteh | M. Conteh | |||||||||
| Graham Joachim | G. Joachim | | 86 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Neil Mcallister | N. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Titus Cole | T. Cole | | 86 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 | | Peter Barrett | P. Barrett | |||||||||
| Pedro Moutinho | P. Moutinho |  | 83 | M | | 8 | | M | 81 | | Paul Mike | P. Mike | |||||||||
| João Pedro Julinho | J. Julinho |  | 85 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Gilles Murrin | G. Murrin | |||||||||
| Romero P. Zamora | R. Zamora | | 89 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Jody Hackworth | J. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Hugo José Mari | H. José Mari | | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Jacob Drake | J. Drake | |||||||||
| Tim Galli | T. Galli | | 69 | D | | 12 | | D | 74 | | Neil Wetherall | N. Wetherall | |||||||||
| Jerome Cobos | J. Cobos |  | 73 | M | | 13 | | M | 70 |  | Samir Töpfer | S. Töpfer | |||||||||
| Martin Ince | M. Ince | | 71 | A | | 14 | | A | 89 | | Marcos Bravo | M. Bravo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Liverpool. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Watford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Watford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
2.47
0-0Neil Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Jody Hackworth. Jody Hackworth finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Ali Chippo!
6.59
0-0Pedro Moutinho comes in with a late challenge on Neil Mcallister. The referee calls over Pedro Moutinho and shows him a yellow card! Neil Mcallister stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.39
0-0Tony Bakker threads the ball through to Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho advances with the ball. Pedro Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tommy Howey.
10.39
Elena Delgado sees Titus Cole in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Showing composure, Titus Cole laces a through ball forward to Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho plays a one-two with João Pedro Julinho and advances towards the goal... Pedro Moutinho tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
14.07
Hugo José Mari knocks the ball forward to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.20
0-1Tommy Howey flicks a high pass forward. Neil Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Mcallister decides to run forward with the ball. Neil Mcallister threads the ball through into the box. Gilles Murrin tries a spectacular strike. Gilles Murrin scores for Liverpool!!
22.13
João Pedro Julinho hits a low pass to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
30.25
Tommy Howey brings the ball forward. Tommy Howey hits a low pass to Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake runs straight at the defence! Jacob Drake makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
34.48
Tony Bakker threads the ball through to Elena Delgado. Elena Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora plays a quick one-two with João Pedro Julinho and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Romero P. Zamora provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
42.28
Tony Bakker flicks a high pass forward to Neil Hughes who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Neil Hughes plays the ball forward to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.01
1-2Titus Cole makes a probing pass to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari makes a great pass forward. Pedro Moutinho sprints clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside! That was very close!
45.00
The referee whistles 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
Watford kick off and get the second half underway!
48.47
Duncan Glass flicks a high pass forward to Jacob Drake who brings the ball under control. Jacob Drake threads the ball through to Jody Hackworth but he's offside!
49.27
1-2Gilles Murrin catches Elena Delgado on the ankles. Gilles Murrin is warned by the referee! Elena Delgado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.22
1-2Liverpool have made 2 substitutions with Neil Wetherall replacing Nicky Moffat and Samir Töpfer replacing Neil Mcallister .
63.35
Duncan Glass makes a strong solo run forward. Duncan Glass flicks a high pass forward to Gilles Murrin who brings the ball under control. Gilles Murrin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.12
Duncan Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Jody Hackworth. Jody Hackworth plays a scrappy one-two with Jacob Drake and advances towards the goal... Jody Hackworth makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Ali Chippo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
73.35
1-3Tony Bakker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.43
Showing composure, Duncan Glass picks a pass forward to Jody Hackworth. Jody Hackworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
77.21
Hugo José Mari knocks the ball to his team mate, Titus Cole. Titus Cole shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
81.03
84.07
Titus Cole takes it forward alone. Titus Cole skips past Neil Wetherall! Titus Cole strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but Fabricio Pereyra manages to gather it.
87.04
Samir Töpfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Hackworth. Jody Hackworth makes a probing pass to Gilles Murrin but he's offside!
90.00
Gilles Murrin sees a break and surges forward. Gilles Murrin kicks a strong pass forward to Jody Hackworth but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
25.4%
42.3%
32.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jacob Drake of Liverpool |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ali Chippo (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Elena Delgado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tony Bakker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Salvatore Stanic (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Hughes (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Graham Joachim (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Titus Cole (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Pedro Moutinho (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | João Pedro Julinho (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Romero P. Zamora (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Hugo José Mari (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tim Galli (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jerome Cobos (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Martin Ince (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Fabricio Pereyra (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Tommy Howey (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Duncan Glass (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Nicky Moffat (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Mikkel Conteh (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil Mcallister (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Peter Barrett (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Paul Mike (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gilles Murrin (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Jody Hackworth (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Jacob Drake (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Neil Wetherall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Samir Töpfer (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Marcos Bravo (ATT) | 0 | |