Match Report


WatfordWatford     Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
George SwiftG. Swift56
G
1
G
55Danny SouthgateD. Southgate
Florian ErlerF. Erler53
D
2
D
52Ian DelaneyI. Delaney
Scott ElliottS. Elliott51
D
3captain
D
49Marvin CarltonM. Carlton
Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves48
D
4
D
42Steven MillsS. Mills
Jason HendrieJ. Hendrie59
M
5
D
41Edward HigginbothamE. Higginbotham
Ben LoweB. Lowe56
M
captain6
M
54Del HamiltonD. Hamilton
Emile HitchcockE. Hitchcock54
M
7
M
49Aaron PearsonA. Pearson
Kieron LofthouseK. Lofthouse53
M
8
M
49Martin BarryM. Barry
Jonathan LuzhnyJ. Luzhny45
A
9
M
48Peter JoachimP. Joachim
Eddie GascoigneE. Gascoigne43
A
10
A
48Teddy CarragherT. Carragher
Henry MarshallH. Marshall39
A
11
A
43Liam NichollsL. Nicholls
 
Matt DavidsonM. Davidson47
D
12
G
42Des MiddletonD. Middleton
Luis TorresL. Torres45
M
13
D
39Gary DixonG. Dixon
Peter EtheringtonP. Etherington44
D
14
A
37Liam NaylorL. Naylor

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Hartlepool United. A crowd of 2,954 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Watford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hartlepool United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nicky Jobson.


0.00
Watford kick off the first half!
2.46
Nwankwo Greaves knocks the ball forward to Kieron Lofthouse. Kieron Lofthouse laces a weighted ball forward to Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Southgate who gathers it comfortably.
3.53
Jason Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Gascoigne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.28
Del Hamilton threads a neat ball through to Teddy Carragher. Teddy Carragher whips in a cross ball towards Liam Nicholls. Liam Nicholls makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving George Swift with no chance!! Goal for Hartlepool United!
20.18
Steven Mills flicks a high pass forward to Martin Barry who brings the ball under control. Martin Barry kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Nicholls. Liam Nicholls runs straight at the defence! Florian Erler hacks Liam Nicholls from behind! Liam Nicholls appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
24.47
Emile Hitchcock kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
26.05
Kieron Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Luzhny controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Luzhny knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Southgate who gathers it comfortably.
27.17
Emile Hitchcock takes it forward alone. Emile Hitchcock whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.12
Emile Hitchcock knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.21
Scott Elliott threads a neat ball through to Jason Hendrie. Jason Hendrie flicks a high ball forward to Eddie Gascoigne who takes it down. Eddie Gascoigne shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
34.30
Ben Lowe clumsily knocks into Peter Joachim. The referee brings Ben Lowe to one side and gives him a warning! Peter Joachim runs off the knock.
39.42
Aaron Pearson flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Carragher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Teddy Carragher plays a scrappy one-two with Liam Nicholls and advances towards the goal... Teddy Carragher shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
44.30
Kieron Lofthouse threads a neat ball through to Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Nwankwo Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Lofthouse controls it well on his chest. Kieron Lofthouse flicks a high ball forward to Henry Marshall who takes it down. Henry Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Hartlepool United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hartlepool United get the second half underway!
47.38
With vision, Emile Hitchcock plays the ball forward to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eddie Gascoigne! That's his third!
54.05
Ben Lowe threads the ball through to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Southgate who gathers it comfortably.
55.30
Nwankwo Greaves makes a beautiful solo run. Nwankwo Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Luzhny holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonathan Luzhny finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
57.28
Scott Elliott threads the ball through to Ben Lowe. Ben Lowe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne cuts inside the box! Eddie Gascoigne cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.16
Edward Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Aaron Pearson. Aaron Pearson advances with the ball. Aaron Pearson plays a quick one-two with Teddy Carragher and rushes in on goal... Aaron Pearson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving George Swift with no chance!! Goal for Hartlepool United!
63.19
Aaron Pearson threads a neat ball through to Liam Nicholls. Liam Nicholls sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but George Swift reads it well. Superb keeping!
65.49
With some swift thinking, Kieron Lofthouse plays the ball forward to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.00
Ben Lowe clumsily knocks into Aaron Pearson. Ben Lowe is shown the yellow card! Aaron Pearson runs off the knock.
73.08
Jason Hendrie comes in with a late challenge on Martin Barry. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Martin Barry runs off the knock.
75.47
Emile Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Luzhny who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Luzhny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.39
Hartlepool United have made a substitution with Gary Dixon replacing Martin Barry .
78.46
Jason Hendrie hits a low pass to Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.54
Peter Joachim flicks a high pass forward. Liam Nicholls collects the pass. Liam Nicholls sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper, George Swift, sees it late!! Goal for Hartlepool United!
84.24
Without breaking stride, Gary Dixon plays the ball forward to Teddy Carragher. Teddy Carragher runs straight at the defence! Teddy Carragher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.05
Emile Hitchcock changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Emile Hitchcock finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
89.44
Ben Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ian Delaney.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Hartlepool United
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
22.5%
48.8%
28.7%

Scorers
Eddie Gascoigne 4, 27, 47
Henry Marshall 30
Liam Nicholls 8, 82
Aaron Pearson 59

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

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

1.Danny Southgate (GK)
6
2.Ian Delaney (DEF)
6
3.Marvin Carlton (DEF)
6
4.Steven Mills (DEF)
6
5.Edward Higginbotham (DEF)
6
6.Del Hamilton (MID)
6
7.Aaron Pearson (MID)goal scored
7
8.Martin Barry (MID)
6
9.Peter Joachim (MID)
6
10.Teddy Carragher (ATT)
7
11.Liam Nicholls (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Des Middleton (GK)
0
13.Gary Dixon (DEF)
6
14.Liam Naylor (ATT)
0