Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Kasper | E. Kasper |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Eddie Atherton | E. Atherton | |||||||||
| Ronnie Granville | R. Granville | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Ugo Konchesky | U. Konchesky | |||||||||
| Dean Dixon | D. Dixon | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Adrian King | A. King | |||||||||
| Paul Holloway | P. Holloway | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Steve Stockdale | S. Stockdale | |||||||||
| Julian Adams | J. Adams | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Danny Copping | D. Copping | |||||||||
| Del Whelan | D. Whelan | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Brian Wright-Phillips | B. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Marc Scowcroft | M. Scowcroft | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Ruel Thompson | R. Thompson | |||||||||
| Alberto Gower | A. Gower | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Ivan Boateng | I. Boateng | |||||||||
| Alfred Impey | A. Impey | | 51 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Paul Kitson | P. Kitson | |||||||||
| Jakob Palumbo | J. Palumbo |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 |  | Luis Nilis | L. Nilis | |||||||||
| Nicky Beresford | N. Beresford | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 |  | Samuel Nunes | S. Nunes | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 3,805 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Watford and Coventry City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Watford and Coventry City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Watford start the match!
6.18
0-0Alberto Gower makes a probing pass to Nicky Beresford. Nicky Beresford lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
12.49
0-0Paul Kitson knocks the ball forward to Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.56
0-0Ivan Boateng kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Nilis. Luis Nilis whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.20
Ruel Thompson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Edward Kasper easily smothers it!
24.55
0-0Luis Nilis clumsily knocks into Dean Dixon. Luis Nilis is given a warning by the referee! Dean Dixon stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.25
Julian Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Alfred Impey. Alfred Impey passes the ball forward to Nicky Beresford. Nicky Beresford shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Coventry City kicking off!
47.39
Steve Stockdale comes in with a late challenge on Jakob Palumbo. Steve Stockdale is warned by the referee! Jakob Palumbo runs off the knock.
59.56
Ruel Thompson passes the ball forward to Luis Nilis. Luis Nilis whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Edward Kasper is on top of it.
60.09
Julian Adams makes a probing pass to Marc Scowcroft. Marc Scowcroft makes a probing pass to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.59
Alberto Gower threads the ball through to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo plays a perfect one-two with Nicky Beresford and rushes in on goal... Jakob Palumbo rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
67.14
Ruel Thompson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Nilis. Luis Nilis shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Edward Kasper manages to gather it comfortably.
69.24
0-0Coventry City are easily keeping Watford at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
73.55
Ivan Boateng brings the ball forward. Ivan Boateng knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.52
Danny Copping hits it upfield. Samuel Nunes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Adams.
79.27
Marc Scowcroft kicks a strong pass forward to Nicky Beresford. Nicky Beresford knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Atherton who gathers it comfortably.
84.23
Watford are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
85.37
Alberto Gower threads the ball through to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo chips the ball to his team mate, Nicky Beresford. Nicky Beresford shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
89.34
Marc Scowcroft flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo goes all the way! Jakob Palumbo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
29.9%
53.7%
16.4%