Match Report
| Brentford | Brentford |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Godber | R. Godber |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Kemal Benali | K. Benali | |||||||||
| Matt Pearce | M. Pearce | | 58 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 53 |  | Florian Erler | F. Erler | ||||||||
| Dietmar Borchard | D. Borchard | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 |  | Scott Elliott | S. Elliott | |||||||||
| Aimo Circati | A. Circati |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Nwankwo Greaves | N. Greaves | |||||||||
| Malcolm Crooks | M. Crooks | | 58 | M | | 5 | | M | 59 | | Jason Hendrie | J. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Albrecht Schneider | A. Schneider | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Ben Lowe | B. Lowe | |||||||||
| Darius Marr | D. Marr | | 50 | M | | 7 | | | M | 53 | | Kieron Lofthouse | K. Lofthouse | ||||||||
| Enrico Mazzola | E. Mazzola | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Jason Shaw | J. Shaw | |||||||||
| Elena Cano | E. Cano |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Ledley Richards | L. Richards | |||||||||
| Omer Palmer | O. Palmer | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Mark Sinclair | M. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Gary Sinclair | G. Sinclair | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Robert Bould | R. Bould | |||||||||
| Eoin Hackworth | E. Hackworth | | 52 | A | | 12 | | G | 56 | | George Swift | G. Swift | |||||||||
| Pablo Roman | P. Roman | | 50 | A | | 13 | | G | 53 | | Wayne Bloomer | W. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Aimo Giampieretti | A. Giampieretti | | 48 | D | | 14 | | A | 45 | | Jonathan Luzhny | J. Luzhny | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Brentford and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Dichio.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Brentford and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Dichio.
0.00
0-0Watford kick off!
4.17
0-0Ben Lowe threads a neat ball through to Robert Bould. Robert Bould finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.41
Kieron Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Mark Sinclair holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Robert Bould. With a superhuman jump, Robert Bould connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.01
Jason Shaw flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Richards collects the pass. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair beats his man to it with a header but it's drastically wayward!
26.33
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
27.30
0-1Scott Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Shaw. Jason Shaw flicks a high pass forward. Mark Sinclair holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
32.44
0-1Malcolm Crooks comes in with a late challenge on Kieron Lofthouse. The referee calls over Malcolm Crooks and shows him a yellow card! Kieron Lofthouse stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.28
0-1Ben Lowe hits a low pass to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
39.42
0-1Jason Hendrie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Bould. Robert Bould knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Godber who gathers it comfortably.
42.23
Malcolm Crooks plays the ball forward to Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford have changed their lineup with Eoin Hackworth replacing Aimo Circati. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. The Brentford players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Brentford get the second half underway!
47.48
Jason Shaw flicks a high pass forward. Mark Sinclair holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Sinclair shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.23
Ben Lowe flicks a high pass forward to Robert Bould who brings the ball under control. Robert Bould knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair directs the ball goalwards with his head. Mark Sinclair scores for Watford!!
54.54
Darius Marr flicks a high ball forward to Elena Cano who takes it down. Elena Cano plays a one-two with Gary Sinclair and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Elena Cano provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.49
0-2Brentford have made a substitution with Pablo Roman replacing Omer Palmer .
61.57
Enrico Mazzola kicks a strong pass forward to Elena Cano. Elena Cano chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.54
Jason Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Richards holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ledley Richards lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Bould. Robert Bould finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Richard Godber with no chance!! Goal for Watford!
72.26
Scott Elliott passes the ball forward to Kieron Lofthouse. With great vision, Kieron Lofthouse plays the ball forward to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Pearce.
75.18
0-3Scott Elliott passes the ball forward to Jason Shaw. Jason Shaw chips the ball to his team mate, Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards whips in a cross ball towards Robert Bould. Dietmar Borchard catches Robert Bould on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
77.12
0-3Brentford appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
81.21
Darius Marr sees Elena Cano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Elena Cano chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Sinclair. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gary Sinclair provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
83.25
Kieron Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Robert Bould controls it well on his chest. Robert Bould knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.05
Darius Marr threads a neat ball through to Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Roman. Pablo Roman is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
87.15
Ben Lowe makes a probing pass to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Jason Shaw changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jason Shaw whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Richard Godber.
90.00
0-3Kieron Lofthouse takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Albrecht Schneider jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
25.4%
74.6%
Play Area
31%
46.5%
22.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ledley Richards of Watford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Godber (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Matt Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dietmar Borchard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Aimo Circati (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Malcolm Crooks (MID) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Albrecht Schneider (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Darius Marr (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Enrico Mazzola (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Elena Cano (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Omer Palmer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Sinclair (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Eoin Hackworth (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Pablo Roman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Aimo Giampieretti (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Kemal Benali (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Florian Erler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 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) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ledley Richards (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Mark Sinclair (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Robert Bould (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | George Swift (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Wayne Bloomer (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jonathan Luzhny (ATT) | 0 | |