Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Barton | Jamie Barton | Rastislav Szabó | Rastislav Szabó | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jacek Boniek | J. Boniek |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 86 |  | Marc Jess | M. Jess | |||||||||
| Stephan Gyan | S. Gyan |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Shawn Harris | S. Harris | |||||||||
| Ronnie Schouten | R. Schouten |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 74 |  | Vadim Kushnirov | V. Kushnirov | |||||||||
| Jose Fortes Suarez | J. Suarez |  | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 |  | Allan Olesen | A. Olesen | |||||||||
| Mile Bosnich | M. Bosnich |  | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 75 |  | Davor Bilic | D. Bilic | |||||||||
| Marek Malkowski | M. Malkowski | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 |  | Joseph-Desire Mbami | J. Mbami | |||||||||
| Ivan Bergkamp | I. Bergkamp | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 | | Mark Allsopp | M. Allsopp | |||||||||
| Pascal Frei | P. Frei |  | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 84 |  | Mourad Bendjedid | M. Bendjedid | |||||||||
| Sebastian Gruber | S. Gruber |  | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 |  | Nicu Pancu | N. Pancu | |||||||||
| Carlo Brunner | C. Brunner | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 82 |  | Mika Falt | M. Falt | |||||||||
| Davor Petrovic | D. Petrovic | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 80 |  | Youri Yanowski | Y. Yanowski | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Hull City. A crowd of 18,692 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Watford and Hull City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Watford and Hull City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Watford kick off the first half!
6.48
0-0Shawn Harris clumsily knocks into Carlo Brunner. The referee calls over Shawn Harris and warns him to calm down! Carlo Brunner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.11
0-0Mourad Bendjedid chips the ball to his team mate, Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu threads the ball through to Youri Yanowski but he's offside!
12.47
0-0Jose Fortes Suarez comes in with a late challenge on Youri Yanowski. Jose Fortes Suarez is shown the yellow card! Youri Yanowski runs off the knock.
15.59
0-0Joseph-Desire Mbami advances with the ball. Joseph-Desire Mbami shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.09
Allan Olesen flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Allsopp. Mark Allsopp chips the ball to his team mate, Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu goes all the way! Nicu Pancu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.35
Joseph-Desire Mbami threads the ball through to Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.07
0-0Allan Olesen kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Allsopp. Mark Allsopp makes a beautiful solo run. Mark Allsopp knocks the ball forward to Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu rockets a shot on goal. Jacek Boniek easily smothers it.
27.42
0-1Mark Allsopp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mika Falt. Mika Falt goes all the way! Mika Falt takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mika Falt!
32.39
Mourad Bendjedid deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski lofts in a cross ball towards Mika Falt. Mika Falt powers a header at goal. Jacek Boniek manages to gather it comfortably.
33.56
Vadim Kushnirov flicks the ball to his team mate, Mourad Bendjedid. Mourad Bendjedid chips the ball to his team mate, Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski whips in a cross ball towards Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.16
Jose Fortes Suarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Marek Malkowski. Marek Malkowski threads the ball through to Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic plays a perfect one-two with Carlo Brunner and rushes in on goal... Davor Petrovic tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
40.57
Mika Falt comes in with a late challenge on Stephan Gyan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephan Gyan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.13
Mourad Bendjedid knocks the ball to his team mate, Mika Falt. Mika Falt shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Jacek Boniek had no chance!! Goal for Hull City!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Hull City kick off and get the second half underway!
47.35
Ivan Bergkamp makes a beautiful solo run. Ivan Bergkamp kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Gruber. Sebastian Gruber rockets a shot on goal but Marc Jess is on top of it.
51.05
Jose Fortes Suarez comes in with a late challenge on Mika Falt. Jose Fortes Suarez is given a warning by the referee! Mika Falt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.59
Ronnie Schouten kicks a strong pass forward to Pascal Frei. Pascal Frei takes it forward alone. Pascal Frei knocks in a cross ball towards Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.37
Mark Allsopp kicks a strong pass forward to Mika Falt. Mika Falt knocks the ball forward to Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
55.54
Pascal Frei passes the ball forward to Carlo Brunner. Carlo Brunner whips in a cross ball towards Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
63.19
Joseph-Desire Mbami deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu knocks the ball forward to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Jacek Boniek manages to gather it comfortably.
67.49
Jose Fortes Suarez makes a simple pass to Ivan Bergkamp. Ivan Bergkamp knocks the ball forward to Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic plays a perfect one-two with Sebastian Gruber and rushes in on goal... Davor Petrovic makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Marc Jess manages to gather it comfortably.
69.40
Mark Allsopp surges forward with the ball. Mark Allsopp shoots from distance but Jacek Boniek is on top of it.
71.30
0-2Ivan Bergkamp makes a probing pass to Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Allan Olesen.
75.41
Jose Fortes Suarez surges forward with the ball. Jose Fortes Suarez knocks the ball forward to Carlo Brunner. Carlo Brunner finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.33
Mark Allsopp makes a probing pass to Mika Falt. Mika Falt lofts in a cross ball towards Nicu Pancu. Nicu Pancu is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.36
Vadim Kushnirov knocks the ball forward to Mark Allsopp. Mark Allsopp kicks a strong pass forward to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski shoots from distance. Jacek Boniek easily smothers it.
89.02
0-2Nicu Pancu catches Mile Bosnich on the ankles. Nicu Pancu is shown the yellow card! Mile Bosnich grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle