Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     WatfordWatford
Iain RicherIain Richer Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Guilherme ParraG. Parra82
G
1
G
76Mathias LiedholmM. Liedholm
Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt81
D
2
D
69Dianboto Esceth-NziD. Esceth-Nzi
Luis A. CardosoL. Cardoso80
D
3
D
72Victor OrtegaV. Ortega
Nicolas CamineroN. Caminero77
D
4
D
75Elvis Di VenanzioE. Di Venanzio
Alexander MooreA. Moore73
D
5
D
76Fabio BobanF. Boban
Daniel TeixeiraD. Teixeira84
M
6captain
M
70Rodrigo CamposR. Campos
Claudio DiezC. Diez80
M
7
M
75Adam LightfootA. Lightfoot
Patrick RedknappP. Redknapp78
M
8
M
70Antonio SuarezA. Suarez
Giulliano SluiterG. Sluiter94
A
9
A
69Rudy MacquetR. Macquet
Santos SivigliaS. Siviglia83
A
captain10
A
73Gavin CarterG. Carter
Bakary SammerB. Sammer79
A
11
A
69Ross RobsonR. Robson
 
Juan-Carlos IglesiasJ. Iglesias75
A
12
G
25Vladimir ZilicV. Zilic
Rafael GarciaR. Garcia75
M
13
M
41Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Thomas SotoT. Soto75
A
14
A
43Greg MossG. Moss

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Newcastle United and Watford are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Grant.


0.00
Watford start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.20
Claudio Diez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer whips in a cross ball towards Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Mathias Liedholm picks it out of the air!
6.25
Claudio Diez flicks a high pass forward to Santos Siviglia who brings the ball under control. Santos Siviglia edges inside the box! Santos Siviglia shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
10.36
Adam Lightfoot kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Guilherme Parra with no chance!! Goal for Watford!
15.44
Adam Lightfoot threads a neat ball through to Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
16.22
Patrick Redknapp hacks Victor Ortega from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Victor Ortega hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.33
Adam Lightfoot passes the ball forward to Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter shoots from distance. It's there!! Guilherme Parra has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.12
Daniel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward to Santos Siviglia who brings the ball under control. Santos Siviglia plays a quick one-two with Bakary Sammer and rushes in on goal... Santos Siviglia takes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
26.30
Rodrigo Campos sees a break and surges forward. Rodrigo Campos plays a scrappy one-two with Ross Robson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rodrigo Campos tries a spectacular strike but Guilherme Parra reads it well. Good save!
27.28
Claudio Diez threads a neat ball through to Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer advances inside the box! Bakary Sammer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Bakary Sammer!
30.10
Dianboto Esceth-Nzi sees Rodrigo Campos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodrigo Campos makes a probing pass to Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.49
Antonio Suarez makes a beautiful solo run. Antonio Suarez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
38.07
Nicolas Caminero threads a neat ball through to Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
Alexander Moore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira sees space and advances. Daniel Teixeira flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Mathias Liedholm. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Watford have changed their lineup with Greg Moss replacing Rudy Macquet.

45.00
Newcastle United kick off the second half!
47.38
Claudio Diez sees Bakary Sammer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bakary Sammer lofts in a cross ball towards Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia powers a header at goal. Solid save from Mathias Liedholm. What a great pair of hands!
51.56
Nicolas Caminero threads the ball through to Patrick Redknapp. Patrick Redknapp flicks the ball to his team mate, Giulliano Sluiter. Giulliano Sluiter passes the ball forward but Bakary Sammer is offside!
59.13
Patrick Redknapp takes it forward alone. Patrick Redknapp knocks in a cross ball towards Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.13
Newcastle United have made 2 substitutions with Rafael Garcia replacing Bakary Sammer and Juan-Carlos Iglesias replacing Claudio Diez .
65.43
Nicolas Caminero hacks Greg Moss from behind! The referee brings Nicolas Caminero to one side and gives him a warning! Greg Moss stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.41
Antonio Suarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
79.20
Elvis Di Venanzio chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Campos. Rodrigo Campos decides to run forward with the ball. Rodrigo Campos tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
87.28
Adam Lightfoot receives the ball from a throw-in from Rodrigo Campos. Adam Lightfoot passes the ball forward to Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Ross Robson. Ross Robson heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Guilherme Parra.
89.19
Fabio Boban flicks a high pass forward. Adam Lightfoot controls it well on his chest. Adam Lightfoot sees Greg Moss in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Greg Moss knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Caminero.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Watford
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
26.9%
44.9%
28.2%

Scorers
Bakary Sammer 27
Santos Siviglia 59
Gavin Carter 10, 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Carter of Watford

Match Ratings