Match Report
| West Ham United | West Ham United |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Charles Wedell | Charles Wedell | Scott Tubbritt | Scott Tubbritt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Flores | A. Flores |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Jaakko Wegelius | J. Wegelius | |||||||||
| Stephen Sterjovski | S. Sterjovski |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Michael Hendl | M. Hendl | |||||||||
| Neil Power | N. Power |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Steve Lloyd | S. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Hugo Montero | H. Montero | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Seth Williamson | S. Williamson | |||||||||
| Mark Benjamin | M. Benjamin | | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 70 |  | Paulo Jardim | P. Jardim | |||||||||
| Alberto Lisbie | A. Lisbie | | 60 | D | | 6 | | M | 75 |  | René Brunner | R. Brunner | |||||||||
| Robbie Christie | R. Christie | | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 76 |  | Boubacar Dadi | B. Dadi | |||||||||
| Simon Gray | S. Gray | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Jørgen Jensen | J. Jensen | |||||||||
| Kyle Videira | K. Videira |  | 71 | M | | 9 | | A | 69 |  | Lucien Tchoutang | L. Tchoutang | |||||||||
| Billy Bridges | B. Bridges | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 |  | Vegard Normann | V. Normann | |||||||||
| Pablo Garrido | P. Garrido | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 |  | Dinu Lacatus | D. Lacatus | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
West Ham United are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
West Ham United are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Watford start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.10
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
4.56
0-0Jørgen Jensen makes a probing pass to Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang plays a perfect one-two with Vegard Normann and rushes in on goal... Lucien Tchoutang tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.08
Stephen Sterjovski kicks a strong pass forward to Robbie Christie. Robbie Christie kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.30
Jørgen Jensen kicks a strong pass forward to Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
16.44
Robbie Christie kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
21.24
Simon Gray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.30
0-0Jørgen Jensen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang kicks a strong pass forward to Vegard Normann but the referee indicates it's offside!
28.52
0-0Boubacar Dadi kicks a strong pass forward to Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Power.
33.17
Alberto Lisbie chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Gray. Simon Gray knocks the ball forward to Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Lloyd.
36.49
Alberto Lisbie chips the ball to his team mate, Kyle Videira. Kyle Videira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
39.55
0-1Jørgen Jensen chips the ball to his team mate, Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann knocks in a cross ball towards Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang powers a header at goal. Albert Flores is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.22
Jørgen Jensen kicks a strong pass forward to Vegard Normann. Vegard Normann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mark Benjamin.
45.00
0-1Kyle Videira clumsily knocks into René Brunner. Kyle Videira is warned by the referee! René Brunner gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United kick off!
54.56
Simon Gray makes a simple pass to Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.20
Simon Gray knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.19
Kyle Videira makes a probing pass to Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.56
Simon Gray makes a probing pass to Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jaakko Wegelius who gathers it comfortably.
69.43
Robbie Christie sees space and advances. Robbie Christie lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
78.20
2-1Jørgen Jensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Lucien Tchoutang. Lucien Tchoutang whips in a cross ball towards Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus flicks the ball with his head. Albert Flores easily picks it out of the air!
83.47
2-1Mark Benjamin clumsily knocks into Vegard Normann. The referee calls over Mark Benjamin and warns him to calm down! Vegard Normann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.04
Simon Gray chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido knocks the ball forward to Billy Bridges but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
87.41
Jørgen Jensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dinu Lacatus. Dinu Lacatus goes all the way! Dinu Lacatus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
89.11
Neil Power sees a break and surges forward. Neil Power makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges plays a perfect one-two with Pablo Garrido and rushes in on goal... Billy Bridges takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Jaakko Wegelius!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
29.3%
50.7%
20%
Scorers
| Pablo Garrido 59, 69 | Lucien Tchoutang 40 |