Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kemal Benali | K. Benali |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Richard Ince | R. Ince | |||||||||
| Florian Erler | F. Erler |  | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 |  | Rodolfo Vicente | R. Vicente | |||||||||
| Scott Elliott | S. Elliott |  | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 47 | | Ian Watson | I. Watson | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Greaves | N. Greaves | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 |  | Carlos Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Jason Hendrie | J. Hendrie | | 59 | M |  | | 5 | | M | 50 | | Steffen Jung | S. Jung | ||||||||
| Ben Lowe | B. Lowe | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | James Forbes | J. Forbes | |||||||||
| Kieron Lofthouse | K. Lofthouse | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Ross Grimandi | R. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Jason Shaw | J. Shaw | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Paolo Plowright | P. Plowright | |||||||||
| Ledley Richards | L. Richards | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Warren Woodgate | W. Woodgate | |||||||||
| Mark Sinclair | M. Sinclair | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Wes Clegg | W. Clegg | |||||||||
| Jonathan Luzhny | J. Luzhny | | 45 | A | | 11 | | | A | 47 | | Ruel Smith | R. Smith | ||||||||
| George Swift | G. Swift | | 56 | G | | 12 | | G | 51 | | Dennis Peters | D. Peters | |||||||||
| Wayne Bloomer | W. Bloomer | | 53 | G | | 13 | | A | 45 | | Carl Green | C. Green | |||||||||
| Peter Etherington | P. Etherington | | 44 | D | | 14 | | D | 44 | | Fredrik Salako | F. Salako | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Crewe Alexandra. A crowd of 4,883 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Watford and Crewe Alexandra are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Butt.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Watford and Crewe Alexandra are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Butt.
0.00
0-0Watford get the match underway!
4.13
0-0Carlos Ribeiro makes a beautiful solo run. Carlos Ribeiro flicks a high ball forward to Wes Clegg who takes it down. Wes Clegg tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
9.41
Ross Grimandi flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Smith collects the pass. Ruel Smith shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
10.55
1-0Scott Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Ben Lowe collects the pass. Ben Lowe knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards powers a header at goal. Ledley Richards scores for Watford!!
14.42
1-0Ian Watson knocks the ball forward to Ross Grimandi. With some swift thinking, Ross Grimandi plays the ball forward to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.11
1-0James Forbes decides to run forward with the ball. James Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate flicks the ball with his head. Kemal Benali manages to gather it effortlessly.
16.02
Ian Watson threads a neat ball through to James Forbes. James Forbes flicks a high ball forward to Wes Clegg who takes it down. Wes Clegg shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
18.25
1-0Carlos Ribeiro hacks Jonathan Luzhny from behind! Carlos Ribeiro is shown the yellow card! Jonathan Luzhny runs off the knock.
21.51
Ross Grimandi kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith rushes past Florian Erler! Ruel Smith looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
22.10
Paolo Plowright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kemal Benali who gathers it comfortably.
24.07
1-0Carlos Ribeiro barges into Ben Lowe. The referee calls over Carlos Ribeiro and warns him to calm down! Ben Lowe runs off the knock.
28.09
Ben Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Luzhny holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonathan Luzhny shoots from 20 yards. It's there!! Richard Ince has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.33
Florian Erler surges forward with the ball. Florian Erler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Ribeiro.
39.25
Jason Hendrie sees a break and surges forward. Jason Hendrie lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair connects with a diving header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.24
Florian Erler flicks a high ball forward to Jason Shaw who gracefully takes it down. Jason Shaw flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Crewe Alexandra appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
45.00
Crewe Alexandra kick off the second half!
48.12
Ben Lowe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
49.24
James Forbes makes a simple pass to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.22
James Forbes barges into Jason Shaw. The referee calls over James Forbes and warns him to calm down! Jason Shaw stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.25
Ben Lowe kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.52
Florian Erler decides to run forward with the ball. Florian Erler threads the ball through to Jonathan Luzhny. Jonathan Luzhny shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.35
Scott Elliott flicks a high pass forward to Kieron Lofthouse who brings the ball neatly under control. Kieron Lofthouse flicks a high ball forward to Jonathan Luzhny who takes it down. Jonathan Luzhny whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. With a superhuman jump, Ledley Richards connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
69.22
Carlos Ribeiro picks a pass forward to Ross Grimandi. Ross Grimandi threads a neat ball through to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith shoots from 20 yards. Kemal Benali easily gets down and covers it.
75.37
James Forbes threads the ball through to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
78.51
James Forbes barges into Ben Lowe. The referee warns James Forbes again to calm down! Ben Lowe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.09
James Forbes makes a probing pass to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate lofts in a cross ball towards Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.04
Paolo Plowright brings the ball forward. Paolo Plowright whips in a cross ball towards Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Kemal Benali is on top of it.
83.47
Florian Erler makes a simple pass to Ben Lowe. Seeing a gap ahead, Ben Lowe plays the ball forward to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.03
Steffen Jung controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kemal Benali who gathers it comfortably.
89.20
Ben Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Richards easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
6
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
29.5%
43.6%
26.9%
Scorers
| Ledley Richards 11, 83 Jonathan Luzhny 28, 62 Mark Sinclair 39, 89 | Warren Woodgate 49 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jonathan Luzhny of Watford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Kemal Benali (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Florian Erler (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Scott Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nwankwo Greaves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jason Hendrie (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ben Lowe (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Kieron Lofthouse (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jason Shaw (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ledley Richards (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Mark Sinclair (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Jonathan Luzhny (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | George Swift (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Wayne Bloomer (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Peter Etherington (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Richard Ince (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Rodolfo Vicente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ian Watson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carlos Ribeiro (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Steffen Jung (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | James Forbes (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Ross Grimandi (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Paolo Plowright (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Warren Woodgate (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Wes Clegg (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ruel Smith (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dennis Peters (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carl Green (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fredrik Salako (DEF) | 0 | |