Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott Tubbritt | Scott Tubbritt | Matty Stringer | Matty Stringer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jaakko Wegelius | J. Wegelius |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Aaron Swift | A. Swift | |||||||||
| Michael Hendl | M. Hendl |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Daniel Vela | D. Vela | |||||||||
| Steve Lloyd | S. Lloyd | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Clive Wilson | C. Wilson | |||||||||
| Seth Williamson | S. Williamson | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Alberto Marr | A. Marr | |||||||||
| Paulo Jardim | P. Jardim |  | 70 | D | | 5 | | M | 76 |  | Valentín Peralta | V. Peralta | |||||||||
| René Brunner | R. Brunner |  | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Stefan Alexandersson | S. Alexandersson | |||||||||
| Boubacar Dadi | B. Dadi |  | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Scott Ball | S. Ball | |||||||||
| Jørgen Jensen | J. Jensen |  | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Steve Wise | S. Wise | |||||||||
| Lucien Tchoutang | L. Tchoutang |  | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 | | Marcel Happel | M. Happel | |||||||||
| Thomas Thompson | T. Thompson |  | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 78 | | Claudio M. Galletti | C. Galletti | |||||||||
| Dinu Lacatus | D. Lacatus |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Magnus Nordahl | M. Nordahl | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Southampton. A crowd of 19,007 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Watford are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Watford are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Watford start the match!
6.22
0-0Michael Hendl makes a probing pass to Boubacar Dadi. Boubacar Dadi flicks the ball to his team mate, Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus whips in a cross ball towards Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.47
0-1Stefan Alexandersson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.31
Steve Wise knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.22
Scott Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.19
Stefan Alexandersson knocks the ball forward to Magnus Nordahl. Magnus Nordahl finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.34
0-2Paulo Jardim makes a probing pass to René Brunner. René Brunner passes the ball forward to Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Clive Wilson.
28.03
Seth Williamson sees a break and surges forward. Seth Williamson makes a probing pass to Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.45
Daniel Vela decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Vela flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
32.28
Clive Wilson makes a beautiful solo run. Clive Wilson flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
34.55
Daniel Vela knocks the ball to his team mate, Valentín Peralta. Valentín Peralta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Magnus Nordahl. Magnus Nordahl shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.45
Michael Hendl flicks the ball to his team mate, Jørgen Jensen. Jørgen Jensen chips the ball to his team mate, Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Dinu Lacatus scores for Watford!!
39.31
Stefan Alexandersson knocks the ball forward to Magnus Nordahl. Magnus Nordahl finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.42
Stefan Alexandersson threads the ball through to Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
Steve Lloyd brings the ball forward. Steve Lloyd chips the ball to his team mate, Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton get the second half underway!
47.00
Boubacar Dadi flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Thompson. Thomas Thompson threads the ball through to Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.27
2-2Marcel Happel hacks Seth Williamson from behind! Marcel Happel is warned by the referee! Seth Williamson stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.55
2-2Boubacar Dadi kicks a strong pass forward to Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang goes all the way! Lucien Tchoutang takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Aaron Swift!
61.02
René Brunner knocks the ball forward to Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang goes all the way! Lucien Tchoutang shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.06
Clive Wilson kicks a strong pass forward to Valentín Peralta. Valentín Peralta knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel tries a spectacular long range effort but Jaakko Wegelius is on top of it.
69.11
Alberto Marr kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Alexandersson. Stefan Alexandersson chips the ball to his team mate, Magnus Nordahl. Magnus Nordahl shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.35
Steve Lloyd knocks the ball forward to Jørgen Jensen. Jørgen Jensen kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Thompson. Thomas Thompson goes all the way! Thomas Thompson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.58
René Brunner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang plays a perfect one-two with Thomas Thompson and rushes in on goal... Lucien Tchoutang shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Lucien Tchoutang!
83.16
Clive Wilson knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Alexandersson. Stefan Alexandersson takes it forward alone. Stefan Alexandersson shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.24
Stefan Alexandersson makes a beautiful solo run. Stefan Alexandersson shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Jaakko Wegelius!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.5%
52.5%
Play Area
32.5%
41.2%
26.2%
Scorers
| Dinu Lacatus 36, 47 Lucien Tchoutang 79 | Marcel Happel 8, 14 |