Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     WatfordWatford
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Edward ClarkeE. Clarke48
G
1
G
56George SwiftG. Swift
Tony KirklandT. Kirkland42
D
2
D
53Florian ErlerF. Erler
Edward WrightE. Wright41
D
3
D
51Scott ElliottS. Elliott
Ashley EdghillA. Edghill40
D
4
D
48Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves
Graeme CarterG. Carter38
D
5
M
59Jason HendrieJ. Hendrie
Paul BrambleP. Bramble52
M
6captain
M
56Ben LoweB. Lowe
David BarryD. Barry50
M
7
M
54Emile HitchcockE. Hitchcock
Harvey MiddletonH. Middleton43
M
captain8
M
53Kieron LofthouseK. Lofthouse
Jason BrittonJ. Britton53
A
9
A
45Jonathan LuzhnyJ. Luzhny
Shaun WetherallS. Wetherall41
A
10
A
43Eddie GascoigneE. Gascoigne
Seth DavisS. Davis34
A
11
A
39Henry MarshallH. Marshall
 
Damien MannD. Mann42
M
12
D
47Matt DavidsonM. Davidson
Trevor Le SauxT. Le Saux41
M
13
M
45Luis TorresL. Torres
Neil MontagueN. Montague40
G
14
D
44Peter EtheringtonP. Etherington

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Maddison.


0.00
Watford kick off the first half!
2.20
Ashley Edghill flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Middleton. Harvey Middleton makes an attacking run forward. Harvey Middleton whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Wetherall. Shaun Wetherall finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
3.43
Scott Elliott lofts the ball long. Jonathan Luzhny shoots from distance. Edward Clarke gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
10.32
Emile Hitchcock threads a neat ball through to Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.42
Ben Lowe clumsily knocks into Harvey Middleton. The referee warns Ben Lowe to calm down! Harvey Middleton runs off the knock.
15.17
Emile Hitchcock threads the ball through to Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.51
Scott Elliott clumsily knocks into Shaun Wetherall. The referee calls over Scott Elliott and warns him to calm down! Shaun Wetherall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.02
Ashley Edghill knocks the ball forward to Paul Bramble. Paul Bramble makes an attacking run forward. Paul Bramble makes a probing pass between the defence to Shaun Wetherall. Shaun Wetherall tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.22
Nwankwo Greaves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Hendrie. Jason Hendrie hits a low pass to Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Edward Clarke had no chance!! Goal for Watford!
33.18
Emile Hitchcock takes it forward alone. Emile Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall whips the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
34.35
Eddie Gascoigne hacks Ashley Edghill from behind! Eddie Gascoigne is warned by the referee! Ashley Edghill runs off the knock.
42.21
Scott Elliott surges forward with the ball. Scott Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Emile Hitchcock takes a quick throw-in, which Jason Hendrie takes on the chest. Jason Hendrie flicks a high pass forward to Eddie Gascoigne who brings the ball under control. Eddie Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ashley Edghill.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the second half underway!
49.20
Harvey Middleton clumsily knocks into Jason Hendrie. The referee brings Harvey Middleton to one side and gives him a warning! Jason Hendrie runs off the knock.
60.27
Nottingham Forest have made 3 substitutions with Damien Mann replacing Jason Britton, Trevor Le Saux replacing Shaun Wetherall and Neil Montague replacing Seth Davis .
63.21
Scott Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Lowe. Ben Lowe threads a neat ball through to Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne whips in a cross ball towards Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Edward Clarke with no chance!! Goal for Watford!
67.25
Scott Elliott threads a neat ball through to Ben Lowe. Ben Lowe darts forward. Ben Lowe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Luzhny but the linesman indicates offside!
69.38
David Barry flicks a high pass forward. Neil Montague controls it well on his chest. Neil Montague shoots from 20 yards. George Swift gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
71.09
Henry Marshall hacks Graeme Carter from behind! The referee calls over Henry Marshall and shows him a yellow card! Graeme Carter hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.51
Paul Bramble threads a neat ball through to Damien Mann. Damien Mann puts a great ball through. Neil Montague runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
73.32
Emile Hitchcock chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.48
Edward Wright flicks a high pass forward. David Barry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Barry flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Le Saux collects the pass. Trevor Le Saux knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to George Swift who gathers it comfortably.
79.43
Ashley Edghill makes a simple pass to Harvey Middleton. Harvey Middleton passes the ball forward to Neil Montague. Neil Montague knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to George Swift who gathers it comfortably.
83.43
David Barry flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Montague. Neil Montague passes the ball forward but Trevor Le Saux is offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Watford
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
33.8%
40.8%
25.4%

Scorers
Eddie Gascoigne 30
Henry Marshall 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eddie Gascoigne of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Edward Clarke (GK)
6
2.Tony Kirkland (DEF)
6
3.Edward Wright (DEF)
6
4.Ashley Edghill (DEF)
6
5.Graeme Carter (DEF)
6
6.Paul Bramble (MID)
7
7.David Barry (MID)
7
8.Harvey Middleton (MID)
7
9.Jason Britton (ATT)
6
10.Shaun Wetherall (ATT)
6
11.Seth Davis (ATT)
6
 
12.Damien Mann (MID)
6
13.Trevor Le Saux (MID)
6
14.Neil Montague (GK)
6

1.George Swift (GK)
6
2.Florian Erler (DEF)
6
3.Scott Elliott (DEF)
7
4.Nwankwo Greaves (DEF)
6
5.Jason Hendrie (MID)
6
6.Ben Lowe (MID)
6
7.Emile Hitchcock (MID)
7
8.Kieron Lofthouse (MID)
6
9.Jonathan Luzhny (ATT)
6
10.Eddie Gascoigne (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Henry Marshall (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Matt Davidson (DEF)
0
13.Luis Torres (MID)
0
14.Peter Etherington (DEF)
0