Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Kasper | E. Kasper |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Kwami Jager | K. Jager | |||||||||
| Ronnie Granville | R. Granville | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Terry Hurst | T. Hurst | |||||||||
| Dean Dixon | D. Dixon | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Jamie Thatcher | J. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Paul Holloway | P. Holloway | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Robert Hurst | R. Hurst | |||||||||
| Julian Adams | J. Adams | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Joe Walsh | J. Walsh | |||||||||
| Marc Scowcroft | M. Scowcroft | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Jose Rey | J. Rey | |||||||||
| Del Whelan | D. Whelan | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Warren Hughes | W. Hughes | |||||||||
| Alberto Gower | A. Gower | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Jermaine Simonsen | J. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Alfred Impey | A. Impey | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Dale Walsh | D. Walsh | |||||||||
| Nicky Beresford | N. Beresford | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 |  | Craig Glass | C. Glass | |||||||||
| Sylvain Wilson | S. Wilson | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Peter Mustoe | P. Mustoe | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 4,699 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Watford and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Watford and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Watford start the match!
6.24
0-0Watford are easily keeping Middlesbrough at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
12.12
0-0Jermaine Simonsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Glass. Craig Glass goes all the way! Craig Glass tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
18.27
0-0Craig Glass hacks Ronnie Granville from behind! Craig Glass is shown the yellow card! Ronnie Granville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.16
Marc Scowcroft knocks the ball forward to Nicky Beresford. Nicky Beresford plays a perfect one-two with Sylvain Wilson and rushes in on goal... Nicky Beresford cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.26
0-0Dean Dixon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Del Whelan. Del Whelan threads the ball through to Nicky Beresford. Nicky Beresford knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kwami Jager who gathers it comfortably.
44.35
Dean Dixon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Scowcroft. Marc Scowcroft chips the ball to his team mate, Nicky Beresford. Nicky Beresford knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joe Walsh.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Middlesbrough kicking off!
53.41
0-0Jermaine Simonsen barges into Dean Dixon. Jermaine Simonsen is warned by the referee! Dean Dixon carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.44
Dean Dixon flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Whelan. Del Whelan surges forward with the ball. Del Whelan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.30
Warren Hughes makes a probing pass to Craig Glass. Craig Glass plays a perfect one-two with Peter Mustoe and rushes in on goal... Craig Glass makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.02
0-0Del Whelan hacks Warren Hughes from behind! Del Whelan is warned by the referee! Warren Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.09
Joe Walsh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Simonsen. Jermaine Simonsen knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Glass. Craig Glass finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.06
Alberto Gower knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Beresford. Nicky Beresford lofts in a cross ball towards Sylvain Wilson. Sylvain Wilson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.25
Alfred Impey flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Wilson. Sylvain Wilson tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
31%
50.7%
18.3%