Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott Tubbritt | Scott Tubbritt | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jaakko Wegelius | J. Wegelius |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Edward Dryden | E. Dryden | |||||||||
| Michael Hendl | M. Hendl |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Warren Swift | W. Swift | |||||||||
| Steve Lloyd | S. Lloyd | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Martin Graffiedi | M. Graffiedi | |||||||||
| Seth Williamson | S. Williamson | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Billy Naysmith | B. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Paulo Jardim | P. Jardim |  | 70 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Aaron Maclean | A. Maclean | |||||||||
| René Brunner | R. Brunner |  | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Ledley Grantt | L. Grantt | |||||||||
| Boubacar Dadi | B. Dadi |  | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Malcolm Keegan | M. Keegan | |||||||||
| Jørgen Jensen | J. Jensen |  | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | David Godber | D. Godber | |||||||||
| Lucien Tchoutang | L. Tchoutang |  | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Ben Neville | B. Neville | |||||||||
| Vegard Normann | V. Normann |  | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 |  | Arco Van Basten | A. Van Basten | |||||||||
| Dinu Lacatus | D. Lacatus |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 |  | Steffen Seeler | S. Seeler | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 19,646 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Watford and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Watford and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Watford kick off and get the first half underway!
2.29
0-0Boubacar Dadi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann knocks in a cross ball towards Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
3.25
Billy Naysmith makes a simple pass to David Godber. David Godber takes it forward alone. David Godber knocks the ball to his team mate, Arco Van Basten. Arco Van Basten tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
6.30
René Brunner chips the ball to his team mate, Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.16
Malcolm Keegan makes a simple pass to Steffen Seeler. Steffen Seeler shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
12.42
0-0David Godber flicks the ball to his team mate, Arco Van Basten. Arco Van Basten knocks the ball forward to Ben Neville but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
15.45
0-0Malcolm Keegan kicks a strong pass forward to Ben Neville. Ben Neville whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Seeler. Steffen Seeler powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Jaakko Wegelius.
16.12
0-0Jørgen Jensen comes in with a late challenge on Ledley Grantt. The referee calls over Jørgen Jensen and shows him a yellow card! Ledley Grantt runs off the knock.
22.19
Steve Lloyd threads the ball through to Jørgen Jensen. Jørgen Jensen surges forward with the ball. Jørgen Jensen goes all the way! Jørgen Jensen shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.02
Malcolm Keegan knocks the ball to his team mate, Arco Van Basten. Arco Van Basten lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Seeler. Steffen Seeler is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Jaakko Wegelius is on top of it.
27.40
0-0Michael Hendl passes the ball forward to Jørgen Jensen. Jørgen Jensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edward Dryden who gathers it comfortably.
28.03
Steve Lloyd makes a simple pass to Jørgen Jensen. Jørgen Jensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang knocks the ball forward to Dinu Lacatus but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.18
1-0Michael Hendl knocks the ball forward to Boubacar Dadi. Boubacar Dadi chips the ball to his team mate, Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann knocks in a cross ball towards Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang directs the ball goalwards with his head. Edward Dryden is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.36
René Brunner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann tries a spectacular long range effort but Edward Dryden is on top of it.
40.28
1-0Seth Williamson comes in with a late challenge on Arco Van Basten. Seth Williamson is given a warning by the referee! Arco Van Basten grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.38
René Brunner chips the ball to his team mate, Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann knocks in a cross ball towards Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off the second half!
47.36
Boubacar Dadi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang passes the ball forward to Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.32
Boubacar Dadi passes the ball forward to Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus knocks the ball to his team mate, Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann tries a spectacular strike. Edward Dryden is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.51
Jørgen Jensen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann plays a perfect one-two with Dinu Lacatus and rushes in on goal... Vegard Normann tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
61.12
Jørgen Jensen surges forward with the ball. Jørgen Jensen goes all the way! Jørgen Jensen rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Edward Dryden!
69.11
Seth Williamson makes a probing pass to Boubacar Dadi. Boubacar Dadi makes a probing pass to Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edward Dryden who gathers it comfortably.
71.47
Michael Hendl passes the ball forward to Jørgen Jensen. Jørgen Jensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edward Dryden who gathers it comfortably.
72.50
Aaron Maclean knocks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Grantt. Ledley Grantt threads the ball through to Steffen Seeler. Steffen Seeler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jaakko Wegelius who gathers it comfortably.
77.27
René Brunner makes a simple pass to Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edward Dryden who gathers it comfortably.
83.53
René Brunner makes a probing pass to Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aaron Maclean.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.9%
38.1%
Play Area
21.4%
46.4%
32.1%
Scorers