Match Report


WatfordWatford     Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
George SwiftG. Swift56
G
1
G
40Nick KerrN. Kerr
Florian ErlerF. Erler53
D
2
D
57Marvin CopeM. Cope
Scott ElliottS. Elliott51
D
3captain
D
47Lomano GoodwinL. Goodwin
Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves48
D
4
D
40Tommy ScholesT. Scholes
Jason HendrieJ. Hendrie59
M
5
M
56Wayne BattyW. Batty
Ben LoweB. Lowe56
M
captain6
M
45Ralph KahnR. Kahn
Emile HitchcockE. Hitchcock54
M
7
M
43Ashley GreeningA. Greening
Kieron LofthouseK. Lofthouse53
M
8
M
41Darren FletcherD. Fletcher
Jonathan LuzhnyJ. Luzhny45
A
9
A
57Trevor BowerT. Bower
Eddie GascoigneE. Gascoigne43
A
10
A
48Alistair ForbesA. Forbes
Henry MarshallH. Marshall39
A
11
A
46Wes CraddockW. Craddock
 
Matt DavidsonM. Davidson47
D
12
A
42Mervin LampardM. Lampard
Luis TorresL. Torres45
M
13
G
40Anthony MoffatA. Moffat
Peter EtheringtonP. Etherington44
D
14
D
39Greg HurstG. Hurst

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Peterborough United. A crowd of 2,899 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Watford and Peterborough United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matthew Benjamin.


0.00
Peterborough United kick off the first half!
2.53
Emile Hitchcock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.56
Nwankwo Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Emile Hitchcock collects the pass. Emile Hitchcock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall passes the ball forward but Jonathan Luzhny is offside!
14.17
Lomano Goodwin flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Kahn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ralph Kahn hits a low pass to Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock sees Alistair Forbes just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Alistair Forbes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Solid save from George Swift.
18.17
Scott Elliott takes it forward alone. Scott Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Henry Marshall collects the pass. Henry Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.13
Ralph Kahn flicks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Forbes. Alistair Forbes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to George Swift who gathers it comfortably.
21.27
Nwankwo Greaves receives the ball from a throw-in from Florian Erler. Nwankwo Greaves flicks a high ball forward to Emile Hitchcock who takes it down. Emile Hitchcock hits a low pass to Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
24.24
Lomano Goodwin flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Batty holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wayne Batty runs straight at the opposition's defence. Wayne Batty knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to George Swift who gathers it comfortably.
26.37
Kieron Lofthouse hits a low pass to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne 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!
30.52
Florian Erler flicks a high ball forward to Kieron Lofthouse who takes it down. Kieron Lofthouse hits a low pass to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
34.56
Ralph Kahn threads a neat ball through to Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
36.02
Jason Hendrie passes the ball forward to Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
39.20
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.12
Watford are in full control of this game.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Peterborough United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Peterborough United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Watford get the second half underway!
47.44
Tommy Scholes takes it forward alone. Tommy Scholes darts forward. Tommy Scholes shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
48.34
Darren Fletcher plays the ball forward to Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
54.03
With vision, Ashley Greening plays the ball forward to Alistair Forbes. Alistair Forbes edges inside the box! Alistair Forbes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.05
Ashley Greening hits a low pass to Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.07
Lomano Goodwin flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Kahn controls it well on his chest. Ralph Kahn chips the ball to his team mate, Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by George Swift. Excellent save.
60.10
Peterborough United have made a substitution with Greg Hurst replacing Nick Kerr .
61.20
Emile Hitchcock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lomano Goodwin.
66.04
Darren Fletcher comes in with a late challenge on Florian Erler. Darren Fletcher is given a warning by the referee! Florian Erler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.21
Nwankwo Greaves catches Wes Craddock on the ankles. Nwankwo Greaves is shown the yellow card! Wes Craddock stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.12
Nwankwo Greaves threads the ball through to Ben Lowe. Ben Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne makes a convincing header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.16
Florian Erler punts the ball hopefully upfield. Eddie Gascoigne lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
81.12
Emile Hitchcock threads a neat ball through to Eddie Gascoigne. Eddie Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
84.03
Wayne Batty catches Emile Hitchcock on the ankles. The referee calls over Wayne Batty and warns him to calm down! Emile Hitchcock stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.41
Ralph Kahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alistair Forbes. Alistair Forbes puts a great ball through but Wes Craddock is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
90.00
Florian Erler advances with the ball. Florian Erler surges forward with the ball. Florian Erler knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Marshall. Henry Marshall makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Peterborough United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
29.2%
43.1%
27.8%

Scorers
Eddie Gascoigne 26
Jonathan Luzhny 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonathan Luzhny of Watford

Match Ratings
1.George Swift (GK)
7
2.Florian Erler (DEF)
8
3.Scott Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Nwankwo Greaves (DEF)yellow card
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)goal scored
9
10.Eddie Gascoigne (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Henry Marshall (ATT)
7
 
12.Matt Davidson (DEF)
0
13.Luis Torres (MID)
0
14.Peter Etherington (DEF)
0

1.Nick Kerr (GK)
6
2.Marvin Cope (DEF)
6
3.Lomano Goodwin (DEF)
6
4.Tommy Scholes (DEF)
7
5.Wayne Batty (MID)
6
6.Ralph Kahn (MID)
7
7.Ashley Greening (MID)
6
8.Darren Fletcher (MID)
6
9.Trevor Bower (ATT)
6
10.Alistair Forbes (ATT)
6
11.Wes Craddock (ATT)
6
 
12.Mervin Lampard (ATT)
0
13.Anthony Moffat (GK)
0
14.Greg Hurst (DEF)
6