Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     WatfordWatford
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Adam PerryA. Perry55
G
1captain
G
58Kemal BenaliK. Benali
Marvin WrightM. Wright56
D
2
D
53Florian ErlerF. Erler
Syd MacleanS. Maclean53
D
3
D
51Scott ElliottS. Elliott
Matthew ArmstrongM. Armstrong46
D
4
D
49Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves
Paolo AgliardiP. Agliardi62
M
5
M
59Jason HendrieJ. Hendrie
Edward MendoncaE. Mendonca56
M
6
M
56Ben LoweB. Lowe
Adam GreeningA. Greening51
M
7
M
53Kieron LofthouseK. Lofthouse
Iván QuirogaI. Quiroga49
M
captain8
M
44Jason ShawJ. Shaw
Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher65
A
9
A
62Ledley RichardsL. Richards
Jody ImpeyJ. Impey59
A
10
A
57Mark SinclairM. Sinclair
Jonathan CollymoreJ. Collymore55
A
11
A
50Robert BouldR. Bould
 
Jon ThomsonJ. Thomson55
A
12
G
56George SwiftG. Swift
Alistair PottsA. Potts54
A
13
G
53Wayne BloomerW. Bloomer
Les HurstL. Hurst50
A
14
A
45Jonathan LuzhnyJ. Luzhny

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Watford. A crowd of 4,034 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Hunt.


0.00
Watford start the match!
4.31
Adam Greening flicks a high pass forward. Jody Impey controls it well on his chest. Jody Impey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.03
Scott Elliott brings the ball forward. Scott Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards makes a looping header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.08
Edward Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Collymore collects the pass. Jonathan Collymore knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kemal Benali who gathers it comfortably.
12.15
Ben Lowe barges into Adam Greening. The referee warns Ben Lowe to calm down! Adam Greening hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.47
Ben Lowe makes a simple pass to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.56
Nwankwo Greaves hits it upfield. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.25
Kieron Lofthouse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Robert Bould. Robert Bould beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
18.11
Jason Hendrie passes the ball forward to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair kicks a strong pass forward to Ledley Richards but the referee indicates it's offside!
24.58
Kieron Lofthouse takes the throw-in. Jason Hendrie surges forward with the ball. Jason Hendrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.48
Adam Greening makes a probing pass to Jody Impey. Jody Impey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Jason Hendrie sees a break and surges forward. Jason Hendrie shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Tottenham Hotspur start the second half!
47.16
Tottenham Hotspur are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
51.34
Matthew Armstrong sees space and advances. Matthew Armstrong threads the ball through to Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher plays a one-two with Jody Impey and advances towards the goal... Gavin Gallacher shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.32
Scott Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Ben Lowe. Ben Lowe flicks a high pass forward to Ledley Richards who brings the ball under control. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
57.25
Marvin Wright makes a simple pass to Edward Mendonca. Edward Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Gallacher controls it well on his chest. Gavin Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.23
Paolo Agliardi knocks the ball forward to Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher shoots from distance but is denied by Kemal Benali. Excellent save.
60.24
Tottenham Hotspur appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
60.24
Adam Greening passes the ball forward to Jonathan Collymore. Jonathan Collymore knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Elliott.
69.07
Iván Quiroga chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Collymore. Jonathan Collymore advances inside the box! Jonathan Collymore muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Kemal Benali comfortably gets down and covers it.
72.24
Scott Elliott knocks the ball forward to Ben Lowe. Ben Lowe flicks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair directs the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.23
Matthew Armstrong controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Mendonca. Edward Mendonca takes it forward alone. Edward Mendonca knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Collymore. Jonathan Collymore fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Kemal Benali gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
81.45
Syd Maclean clumsily knocks into Mark Sinclair. The referee calls over Syd Maclean and shows him a yellow card! Mark Sinclair stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.55
Adam Greening threads a neat ball through to Jody Impey. Jody Impey whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
89.06
Florian Erler passes the ball forward to Kieron Lofthouse. Kieron Lofthouse kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Bould. Some good footwork from Robert Bould provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Watford
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.1%
60.9%
Play Area
24.6%
46.4%
29%

Scorers
Mark Sinclair 53
Robert Bould 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Sinclair of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Adam Perry (GK)
6
2.Marvin Wright (DEF)
6
3.Syd Maclean (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Matthew Armstrong (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Agliardi (MID)
6
6.Edward Mendonca (MID)
7
7.Adam Greening (MID)
6
8.Iván Quiroga (MID)
6
9.Gavin Gallacher (ATT)
6
10.Jody Impey (ATT)
6
11.Jonathan Collymore (ATT)
6
 
12.Jon Thomson (ATT)
0
13.Alistair Potts (ATT)
0
14.Les Hurst (ATT)
0

1.Kemal Benali (GK)
7
2.Florian Erler (DEF)
6
3.Scott Elliott (DEF)
8
4.Nwankwo Greaves (DEF)
7
5.Jason Hendrie (MID)
7
6.Ben Lowe (MID)
7
7.Kieron Lofthouse (MID)
6
8.Jason Shaw (MID)
6
9.Ledley Richards (ATT)
7
10.Mark Sinclair (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Robert Bould (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.George Swift (GK)
0
13.Wayne Bloomer (GK)
0
14.Jonathan Luzhny (ATT)
0