Match Report


WatfordWatford     ArsenalArsenal
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt Mark Yothers Mark Yothers
Mathias LiedholmM. Liedholm76
G
1captain
G
82Kristinn Ingi KárasonK. Kárason
Dianboto Esceth-NziD. Esceth-Nzi69
D
2
D
72Lomano ShieldsL. Shields
Victor OrtegaV. Ortega72
D
3
D
70Ledley BrandL. Brand
Elvis Di VenanzioE. Di Venanzio75
D
4
D
65John HollowayJ. Holloway
Fabio BobanF. Boban76
D
5
D
65Dennis WalshD. Walsh
Rodrigo CamposR. Campos70
M
captain6
M
79Kelvin RobinsonK. Robinson
Adam LightfootA. Lightfoot75
M
7
M
76Gijs Van WonderenG. Van Wonderen
Antonio SuarezA. Suarez70
M
8
M
82Jo‘l TassaliJ. Tassali
Rudy MacquetR. Macquet69
A
9
A
74Patricio MolinaP. Molina
Gavin CarterG. Carter73
A
10
A
79Guillermo PothuizenG. Pothuizen
Ross RobsonR. Robson69
A
11
A
80Kubilay ÖzalanK. Özalan
 
Vladimir ZilicV. Zilic25
G
12
D
70Simon FortuneS. Fortune
Neil McGroryN. McGrory41
M
13
M
73Ricardo AgudeloR. Agudelo
Greg MossG. Moss43
A
14
A
74Matheus Henrique SerginhoM. Serginho

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 19,295 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Watford and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Kelly.


0.00
Watford start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.40
Adam Lightfoot knocks the ball to his team mate, Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Kristinn Ingi Kárason reads it well. Excellent save!
6.59
Rodrigo Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet cuts inside the box! Rudy Macquet tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Kristinn Ingi Kárason manages to gather it effortlessly.
20.26
Elvis Di Venanzio clumsily knocks into Gijs Van Wonderen. Elvis Di Venanzio is given a warning by the referee! Gijs Van Wonderen runs off the knock.
22.06
Jo‘l Tassali flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Molina holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With great vision, Patricio Molina plays the ball forward to Kubilay Özalan who has made a great run into the box. Kubilay Özalan rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.05
Ledley Brand flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Robinson controls it well on his chest. Kelvin Robinson advances with the ball. Kelvin Robinson lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Pothuizen. Guillermo Pothuizen fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Guillermo Pothuizen scores for Arsenal!!
34.40
Fabio Boban sees Adam Lightfoot in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adam Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Rudy Macquet controls it well on his chest. Rudy Macquet shoots from 25 yards. Superb reactions from Kristinn Ingi Kárason. What a save!
38.56
Jo‘l Tassali makes a simple pass to Patricio Molina. Patricio Molina edges inside the box! Patricio Molina tries a spectacular strike but somehow Mathias Liedholm manages to keep it out.
42.41
Ledley Brand catches Ross Robson on the ankles. The referee calls over Ledley Brand and shows him a yellow card! Ross Robson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford have changed their lineup with Greg Moss replacing Rudy Macquet. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. The Watford players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Arsenal start the second half!
47.04
Kelvin Robinson flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Molina holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patricio Molina lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Pothuizen. Guillermo Pothuizen beats his man to it with a header. Guillermo Pothuizen scores for Arsenal!!
60.36
Watford have made a substitution with Neil McGrory replacing Fabio Boban .
66.38
Gijs Van Wonderen threads the ball through to Patricio Molina. Patricio Molina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.10
Kelvin Robinson threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Pothuizen. Guillermo Pothuizen runs straight at the defence! Guillermo Pothuizen tries a spectacular strike. Mathias Liedholm gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
73.13
Jo‘l Tassali decides to run forward with the ball. Jo‘l Tassali knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.24
Watford have made a substitution with Vladimir Zilic replacing Elvis Di Venanzio .
79.16
With imagination, Dennis Walsh picks a pass forward to Kelvin Robinson. Kelvin Robinson flicks a high pass forward. Kubilay Özalan easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kubilay Özalan shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Mathias Liedholm smothers it!
83.14
John Holloway threads a neat ball through to Kelvin Robinson. Kelvin Robinson kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Molina. Patricio Molina knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vladimir Zilic.
85.50
Lomano Shields chips the ball to his team mate, Jo‘l Tassali. Jo‘l Tassali passes the ball forward to Kubilay Özalan. Kubilay Özalan finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Mathias Liedholm!
87.23
Jo‘l Tassali flicks a high pass forward to Patricio Molina who brings the ball under control. Patricio Molina knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dianboto Esceth-Nzi.
89.06
Kelvin Robinson threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Pothuizen. Guillermo Pothuizen whips in a cross ball towards Kubilay Özalan. Kubilay Özalan makes a convincing header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Arsenal
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.3%
56.7%
Play Area
31.3%
49.3%
19.4%

Scorers
Guillermo Pothuizen 27, 47
Kubilay Özalan 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Pothuizen of Arsenal

Match Ratings