Match Report


WatfordWatford     Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion
Stuart LongworthStuart Longworth Computer Player Computer Player
Ali ChippoA. Chippo84
G
captain1
G
65Gavin LampardG. Lampard
Elena DelgadoE. Delgado75
D
2
D
70Lomano HuntL. Hunt
Tony BakkerT. Bakker79
D
3
D
68Marc GrondinM. Grondin
Salvatore StanicS. Stanic88
D
4
D
68Patrick Le TissierP. Le Tissier
Tim GalliT. Galli71
D
5
D
66Damien GeorgeD. George
Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho84
M
6captain
M
74Niccolo FlintlockN. Flintlock
Oscar PardoO. Pardo83
M
7
M
74Alex LiddellA. Liddell
Martin InceM. Ince72
A
8
A
70Alan BouldA. Bould
João Pedro JulinhoJ. Julinho85
A
9
A
70Gilles MurrinG. Murrin
Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora89
A
10
A
69Spencer PattersonS. Patterson
Hugo José MariH. José Mari77
A
11
A
68Liam CrooksL. Crooks
 
Greg GuppyG. Guppy68
D
12
M
73Ross TilerR. Tiler
Neil HughesN. Hughes78
M
13
M
68Peter SeamanP. Seaman
Alberto LimaA. Lima72
A
14
M
67Gavin ElliottG. Elliott

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 18,295 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Watford and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Niccolo Pallister.


0.00
Watford kick off the first half!
2.54
Tony Bakker hits a low pass to Oscar Pardo. Oscar Pardo passes the ball forward to Martin Ince. Martin Ince shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
3.04
Alex Liddell plays the ball forward to Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
6.12
Tim Galli flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Pardo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Pardo makes a simple pass, allowing João Pedro Julinho to run into the box. João Pedro Julinho takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Gavin Lampard!
12.07
Salvatore Stanic plays the ball forward to Oscar Pardo. Oscar Pardo flicks the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho cuts inside the box! João Pedro Julinho shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
15.08
With a delightful solo run, Alex Liddell stretches the opposition's defence. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Bould. Alan Bould makes a convincing header but it is tipped over by Ali Chippo.
16.32
Niccolo Flintlock takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Tim Galli reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
18.51
Tony Bakker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Pardo. Oscar Pardo passes the ball forward to Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho advances inside the box! Pedro Moutinho makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Pedro Moutinho!
21.40
Tony Bakker passes the ball forward to Oscar Pardo. Oscar Pardo flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Zamora controls it well on his chest. Romero P. Zamora controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
24.09
Pedro Moutinho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora passes the ball forward to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
26.02
Pedro Moutinho darts forward. Pedro Moutinho cuts inside the box! Marc Grondin comes in with a late challenge on Pedro Moutinho. Penalty for Watford!!
26.02
The referee points to the spot..
27.58
Romero P. Zamora takes a short run up. The keeper has read the penalty correctly. He gets his fingers to it, but the shot is too strong and edges inside the post. Goal!
33.22
Salvatore Stanic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Zamora collects the pass. Romero P. Zamora knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Ince. Martin Ince makes a convincing header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.40
Pedro Moutinho threads a neat ball through to Martin Ince. Martin Ince controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Gavin Lampard.
37.36
Pedro Moutinho takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Martin Ince. Martin Ince chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. João Pedro Julinho takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
38.54
Tony Bakker takes it forward alone. Tony Bakker brings the ball forward. Tony Bakker shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off the second half!
49.29
Lomano Hunt knocks the ball forward to Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.13
Pedro Moutinho clumsily knocks into Marc Grondin. The referee warns Pedro Moutinho to calm down! Marc Grondin runs off the knock.
57.13
Patrick Le Tissier sees Alan Bould in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alan Bould passes the ball forward to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell skips past Tim Galli! Alex Liddell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Ali Chippo!
59.39
Pedro Moutinho flicks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora knocks the ball forward to Hugo José Mari but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.23
Watford have made 3 substitutions with Greg Guppy replacing Salvatore Stanic, Neil Hughes replacing Oscar Pardo and Alberto Lima replacing João Pedro Julinho .
65.59
Marc Grondin clumsily knocks into Romero P. Zamora. The referee brings Marc Grondin to one side and gives him a warning! Romero P. Zamora stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.20
Marc Grondin flicks a high pass forward. Alex Liddell controls it well on his chest. Alex Liddell makes a simple pass to Alan Bould. Alan Bould lofts in a cross ball towards Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson makes a deft header but it flies just off target!
67.15
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
72.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Tim Galli laces a through ball forward to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora knocks the ball forward, putting Martin Ince through on goal. Martin Ince shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
73.24
Greg Guppy flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Gavin Lampard gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
78.30
Niccolo Flintlock darts forward. Niccolo Flintlock knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Bould. Alan Bould makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Niccolo Flintlock plays the ball forward to Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Bould. Alan Bould beats his man to it with a header but Tony Bakker is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
87.39
Neil Hughes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora plays a quick one-two with Martin Ince and rushes in on goal... Romero P. Zamora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Gavin Lampard gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
89.56
Alan Bould makes a beautiful solo run. Alan Bould sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
Tony Bakker hits a low pass to Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima darts forward. Alberto Lima plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Hughes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alberto Lima side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Brighton and Hove Albion
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
11
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
21.6%
43.2%
35.1%

Scorers
Pedro Moutinho 19
Romero P. Zamora 21, 28 (p)
Martin Ince 33
Alberto Lima 90
Alan Bould 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Moutinho of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Ali Chippo (GK)
6
2.Elena Delgado (DEF)
6
3.Tony Bakker (DEF)
7
4.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)
6
5.Tim Galli (DEF)
6
6.Pedro Moutinho (MID)goal scored
9
7.Oscar Pardo (MID)
8
8.Martin Ince (ATT)goal scored
7
9.João Pedro Julinho (ATT)
6
10.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)
6
 
12.Greg Guppy (DEF)
6
13.Neil Hughes (MID)
7
14.Alberto Lima (ATT)goal scored
8

1.Gavin Lampard (GK)
7
2.Lomano Hunt (DEF)
6
3.Marc Grondin (DEF)
6
4.Patrick Le Tissier (DEF)
6
5.Damien George (DEF)
6
6.Niccolo Flintlock (MID)
7
7.Alex Liddell (MID)
7
8.Alan Bould (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Gilles Murrin (ATT)
6
10.Spencer Patterson (ATT)
6
11.Liam Crooks (ATT)
6
 
12.Ross Tiler (MID)
0
13.Peter Seaman (MID)
0
14.Gavin Elliott (MID)
0