Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     WatfordWatford
Hexi LeeHexi Lee James Maher James Maher
Isaiah WalshI. Walsh66
G
1
G
72Ivan MoffatI. Moffat
Damien BridgesD. Bridges57
D
2
D
66Colin LawC. Law
Albert ButraguenoA. Butragueno64
D
3
D
64Graeme ThomsonG. Thomson
Albert MolownyA. Molowny66
D
4
D
71Alberto KirklandA. Kirkland
Warren HoweyW. Howey60
D
5
M
79Kemal DefoeK. Defoe
Paul HigginbothamP. Higginbotham64
M
6captain
M
71Wes HendrieW. Hendrie
Richard KanouteR. Kanoute67
M
7
M
69Harvey CrooksH. Crooks
Alfredo BaroneA. Barone66
M
8
M
72Mario LopesM. Lopes
Ian CooperI. Cooper68
A
9
A
69Wayne MossW. Moss
David ShearerD. Shearer68
A
captain10
A
63Fredrik WoodcockF. Woodcock
Kevin GelbK. Gelb66
A
11
A
66Jeremie WarmuzJ. Warmuz
 
Duncan NewbyD. Newby63
G
12
D
68Max BurbageM. Burbage
Anthony HeskeyA. Heskey60
M
13
M
78Paul WardP. Ward
Paulo JesusP. Jesus63
A
14
A
75Titus VassellT. Vassell

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Del Gascoigne.


0.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the first half underway!
2.53
Harvey Crooks comes in with a late challenge on Paul Higginbotham. Harvey Crooks is shown the yellow card! Paul Higginbotham stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.34
Fredrik Woodcock clumsily knocks into Albert Molowny. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Albert Molowny runs off the knock.
6.42
Kemal Defoe flicks a high pass forward. Jeremie Warmuz controls it well on his chest. Jeremie Warmuz lofts in a cross ball towards Harvey Crooks. Harvey Crooks makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Watford!
9.23
Paul Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper shoots from 20 yards but somehow Ivan Moffat manages to keep it out.
10.24
Wes Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Moss comfortably collects the pass. Wayne Moss deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Woodcock but the linesman indicates offside!
12.00
Alfredo Barone makes a simple pass to Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute advances with the ball. Richard Kanoute shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
18.06
Mario Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Jeremie Warmuz controls it well on his chest. Jeremie Warmuz whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Moss. Wayne Moss connects with a diving header but it flies just off target!
24.16
Albert Molowny flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute passes the ball forward to Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Kevin Gelb provides some space. He shoots at goal. Ivan Moffat gets down and covers it.
26.44
Paul Higginbotham hits a low pass to Alfredo Barone. Alfredo Barone knocks the ball forward to Kevin Gelb but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.11
Alfredo Barone threads the ball through to Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper deftly passes the ball to David Shearer, releasing him through on goal. David Shearer comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Ivan Moffat is on top of his game. Well saved!
32.06
Colin Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Defoe. Kemal Defoe chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Woodcock. Fredrik Woodcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Albert Butragueno.
33.37
Graeme Thomson surges forward with the ball. Graeme Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.16
Alberto Kirkland sees Wes Hendrie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wes Hendrie threads the ball through to Jeremie Warmuz. Jeremie Warmuz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.02
Mario Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Fredrik Woodcock. Fredrik Woodcock knocks in a cross ball towards Wayne Moss. Wayne Moss whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Isaiah Walsh manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Watford get the second half underway!
47.46
Albert Molowny knocks the ball forward to Warren Howey. Warren Howey flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.45
Wayne Moss knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Crooks. Harvey Crooks whips in a cross ball towards Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.31
Richard Kanoute threads a neat ball through to Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb rushes past Alberto Kirkland! Kevin Gelb shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Ivan Moffat. Excellent save.
59.41
Kemal Defoe flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Moss collects the pass. Wayne Moss whips in a cross ball towards Jeremie Warmuz. Jeremie Warmuz powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.47
Colin Law hacks David Shearer from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Shearer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.20
Graeme Thomson knocks the ball forward to Fredrik Woodcock. Fredrik Woodcock whips in a cross ball towards Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Isaiah Walsh is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.48
Damien Bridges flicks a high pass forward. Warren Howey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Warren Howey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper cuts inside the box! Ian Cooper cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
77.47
Harvey Crooks receives the ball from a throw-in from Wes Hendrie. Harvey Crooks threads the ball through to Wayne Moss. Wayne Moss runs straight at the defence! Wayne Moss comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is deflected wide by Albert Molowny.
78.05
Harvey Crooks takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Warren Howey jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
79.22
Richard Kanoute hacks Harvey Crooks from behind! The referee warns Richard Kanoute to calm down! Harvey Crooks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.22
Paul Higginbotham hits a low pass to Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ivan Moffat manages to gather it comfortably.
87.48
Colin Law threads the ball through to Wes Hendrie. Wes Hendrie runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Wes Hendrie passes the ball forward but Harvey Crooks is offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Watford
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.5%
52.5%
Play Area
31.2%
43.8%
25%

Scorers
Harvey Crooks 6
Jeremie Warmuz 59
Mario Lopes 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jeremie Warmuz of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Isaiah Walsh (GK)
6
2.Damien Bridges (DEF)
6
3.Albert Butragueno (DEF)
6
4.Albert Molowny (DEF)
6
5.Warren Howey (DEF)
6
6.Paul Higginbotham (MID)
6
7.Richard Kanoute (MID)
6
8.Alfredo Barone (MID)
7
9.Ian Cooper (ATT)
7
10.David Shearer (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Gelb (ATT)
7
 
12.Duncan Newby (GK)
0
13.Anthony Heskey (MID)
0
14.Paulo Jesus (ATT)
0

1.Ivan Moffat (GK)
9
2.Colin Law (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Graeme Thomson (DEF)
6
4.Alberto Kirkland (DEF)
6
5.Kemal Defoe (MID)
6
6.Wes Hendrie (MID)
7
7.Harvey Crooks (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Mario Lopes (MID)goal scored
8
9.Wayne Moss (ATT)
8
10.Fredrik Woodcock (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Jeremie Warmuz (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Max Burbage (DEF)
0
13.Paul Ward (MID)
0
14.Titus Vassell (ATT)
0