Match Report
| Barnsley | Barnsley |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Clyde Wootton | Clyde Wootton | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harvey Lee | H. Lee |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Greg Sturridge | G. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Steven Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Ronnie Granville | R. Granville | |||||||||
| Juri Di Canio | J. Di Canio |  | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Paul Holloway | P. Holloway | |||||||||
| Eric Hoogendorp | E. Hoogendorp |  | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Dale Collymore | D. Collymore | |||||||||
| Lars Töpfer | L. Töpfer |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Julian Adams | J. Adams | |||||||||
| Mark Lampard | M. Lampard | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Marc Scowcroft | M. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Darren Shearer | D. Shearer | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Del Whelan | D. Whelan | |||||||||
| Wayne Impey | W. Impey | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Ivan Gerrard | I. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Ian Vieira | I. Vieira | | 61 | A | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Alberto Gower | A. Gower | |||||||||
| Christian Cassetti | C. Cassetti | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Jakob Palumbo | J. Palumbo | |||||||||
| Quim Ramos | Q. Ramos |  | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Ronnie Huckerby | R. Huckerby | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Watford. A crowd of 8,766 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Barnsley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Barnsley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Barnsley kick off and get the match underway!
2.10
0-0Juri Di Canio makes a simple pass to Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer makes a probing pass to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos makes a simple pass to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Greg Sturridge easily smothers it!
4.17
Ivan Gerrard passes the ball forward to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Harvey Lee!
9.34
Wayne Impey flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos shoots from 25 yards but somehow Greg Sturridge manages to keep it out.
14.27
0-0Ronnie Granville flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Whelan. Del Whelan decides to run forward with the ball. Del Whelan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.23
Juri Di Canio plays a long ball forward. Ian Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Greg Sturridge who gathers it comfortably.
24.25
Del Whelan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juri Di Canio.
28.07
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.22
0-0Ivan Gerrard makes a probing pass to Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby goes all the way! Ronnie Huckerby rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
32.07
Ivan Gerrard makes a simple pass to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.34
Paul Holloway flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Whelan. Del Whelan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby shoots from long range but it is miles over!
34.02
0-1Ivan Gerrard makes a probing pass to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Harvey Lee is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.35
0-1Ivan Gerrard clumsily knocks into Darren Shearer. Ivan Gerrard is given a warning by the referee! Darren Shearer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Juri Di Canio sees a break and surges forward. Juri Di Canio flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos plays a perfect one-two with Christian Cassetti and rushes in on goal... Quim Ramos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Watford get the second half underway!
48.39
Darren Shearer chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti threads the ball through to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
51.15
Del Whelan knocks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Harvey Lee is on top of it.
57.47
Dale Collymore kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Scowcroft. Marc Scowcroft knocks the ball forward to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.10
Alberto Gower passes the ball forward to Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.53
Paul Holloway deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Gerrard. Ivan Gerrard makes a simple pass to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
65.33
Ian Vieira hacks Ronnie Granville from behind! The referee calls over Ian Vieira and warns him to calm down! Ronnie Granville carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.05
Del Whelan makes a simple pass to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.48
0-1Eric Hoogendorp flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Impey. Wayne Impey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti knocks the ball forward to Quim Ramos but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.05
0-1Marc Scowcroft catches Wayne Impey on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Wayne Impey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.06
0-1Juri Di Canio catches Jakob Palumbo on the ankles. The referee calls over Juri Di Canio and warns him to calm down! Jakob Palumbo runs off the knock.
75.29
Juri Di Canio kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Lampard. Mark Lampard passes the ball forward to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos flicks the ball with his head. Greg Sturridge easily smothers it.
79.10
Juri Di Canio makes a probing pass to Mark Lampard. Mark Lampard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti goes all the way! Christian Cassetti shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.36
Julian Adams makes a simple pass to Del Whelan. Del Whelan passes the ball forward to Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.41
Alberto Gower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Ivan Gerrard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Lee who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
2
8
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.1%
58.9%
Play Area
29.5%
47.4%
23.2%
Scorers