Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | D. Shaw |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Julian Deane | J. Deane | |||||||||
| Simon Boateng | S. Boateng | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Glynn Bowyer | G. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Steven Montague | S. Montague | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Dale Jeffers | D. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Marc Best | M. Best | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Des Konchesky | D. Konchesky | |||||||||
| Philippe Louiron | P. Louiron |  | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Dennis Byrne | D. Byrne | |||||||||
| Kemal Smith | K. Smith | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Ronnie Royce | R. Royce | |||||||||
| Matt Perry | M. Perry | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Mick Green | M. Green | |||||||||
| Darius Shearer | D. Shearer | | 39 | M | | 8 | | M | 40 | | Gary Mccann | G. Mccann | |||||||||
| Graeme Defoe | G. Defoe | | 37 | M | | 9 | | M | 39 | | Jonathan Youds | J. Youds | |||||||||
| Eoin Shearer | E. Shearer | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Arthur Mortensen | A. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Shaun Edwards | S. Edwards | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Ashley Peckham | A. Peckham | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Oxford United and Watford are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Oxford United and Watford are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Watford kick off the first half!
2.36
0-0Simon Boateng catches Ashley Peckham on the ankles. Simon Boateng is warned by the referee! Ashley Peckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.22
0-0Matt Perry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Edwards. Shaun Edwards controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.40
1-0Darius Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Edwards. Shaun Edwards heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Julian Deane had no chance!! Goal for Oxford United!
14.11
1-0Glynn Bowyer sees a break and surges forward. Glynn Bowyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Philippe Louiron.
15.27
1-0Watford are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Oxford United's defence.
22.01
Marc Best deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Smith. Kemal Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer goes all the way! Eoin Shearer rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.10
Matt Perry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer knocks the ball forward to Shaun Edwards. Shaun Edwards shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
27.06
Marc Best chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Perry. Matt Perry chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
30.26
1-0Ronnie Royce sees a break and surges forward. Ronnie Royce kicks a strong pass forward to Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Dennis Shaw!
32.44
Philippe Louiron makes a probing pass to Matt Perry. Matt Perry threads the ball through to Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.46
Mick Green passes the ball forward to Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.45
Ronnie Royce kicks a strong pass forward to Ashley Peckham. Ashley Peckham lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen directs the ball goalwards with his head. Dennis Shaw easily smothers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United kick off!
47.43
Darius Shearer makes a probing pass to Shaun Edwards. Shaun Edwards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dennis Byrne.
54.11
Marc Best makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graeme Defoe. Graeme Defoe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer goes all the way! Eoin Shearer rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.17
Des Konchesky deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Royce. Ronnie Royce flicks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.49
Simon Boateng threads the ball through to Matt Perry. Matt Perry knocks the ball forward to Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Edwards. Shaun Edwards is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.19
Watford are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Oxford United's defence.
78.51
Ronnie Royce makes a beautiful solo run. Ronnie Royce knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Philippe Louiron.
89.58
Gary Mccann flicks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Peckham. Ashley Peckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dennis Shaw who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Darius Shearer decides to run forward with the ball. Darius Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
31%
46.5%
22.5%
Scorers