Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | West Ham United | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Darren Burgess | Darren Burgess | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Sturridge | G. Sturridge |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Nestor Cinetti | N. Cinetti | |||||||||
| Ronnie Granville | R. Granville | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Craig Standing | C. Standing | |||||||||
| Paul Holloway | P. Holloway | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 |  | Carlos Suarez | C. Suarez | |||||||||
| Dale Collymore | D. Collymore | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Isaiah Priestley | I. Priestley | |||||||||
| Julian Adams | J. Adams | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Billy Christie | B. Christie | |||||||||
| Marc Scowcroft | M. Scowcroft | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 |  | Bruno Tavares | B. Tavares | |||||||||
| Del Whelan | D. Whelan | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Jacob Salmon | J. Salmon | |||||||||
| Ivan Gerrard | I. Gerrard | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Craig Byrne | C. Byrne | |||||||||
| Alberto Gower | A. Gower | | 50 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Louis Le Lan | L. Le Lan | |||||||||
| Jakob Palumbo | J. Palumbo |  | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Darren Mills | D. Mills | |||||||||
| Ronnie Huckerby | R. Huckerby | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Tommy Rufus | T. Rufus | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 9,576 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Watford and West Ham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Watford and West Ham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and West Ham United get the match underway!
2.43
0-0Isaiah Priestley flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Byrne. Craig Byrne flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Greg Sturridge who gathers it comfortably.
4.13
Paul Holloway makes a simple pass to Alberto Gower. Alberto Gower knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.27
0-0Isaiah Priestley brings the ball forward. Isaiah Priestley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.54
0-0Craig Byrne comes in with a late challenge on Del Whelan. The referee calls over Craig Byrne and shows him a yellow card! Del Whelan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.34
Craig Byrne surges forward with the ball. Craig Byrne shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.37
Jacob Salmon kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.36
Craig Byrne makes a probing pass to Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Greg Sturridge who gathers it comfortably.
28.52
0-0Marc Scowcroft flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Nestor Cinetti is on top of it.
36.13
Billy Christie sees a break and surges forward. Billy Christie passes the ball forward to Darren Mills. Darren Mills knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.31
0-0Watford are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate West Ham United's defence.
45.00
Ivan Gerrard chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Watford get the second half underway!
48.10
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
49.28
Marc Scowcroft passes the ball forward to Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Christie.
53.09
Alberto Gower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.34
Craig Byrne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Mills. Darren Mills knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Greg Sturridge.
55.03
Ivan Gerrard chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nestor Cinetti who gathers it comfortably.
59.54
1-0Dale Collymore makes a probing pass to Del Whelan. Del Whelan knocks the ball forward to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Huckerby. Ronnie Huckerby is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Nestor Cinetti is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
67.01
Alberto Gower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
71.48
Carlos Suarez sees space and advances. Carlos Suarez threads the ball through to Darren Mills. Darren Mills knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
72.19
Louis Le Lan chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
83.42
Jacob Salmon chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus plays a perfect one-two with Darren Mills and rushes in on goal... Tommy Rufus shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Greg Sturridge easily smothers it.
90.00
Del Whelan threads the ball through to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nestor Cinetti who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
24.4%
50%
25.6%
Scorers