Match Report


WalsallWalsall     WatfordWatford
Computer Player Computer Player James Maher James Maher
Robbie HibbsR. Hibbs62
G
captain1
G
65Alun NaylorA. Naylor
Gianfranco FerronG. Ferron58
D
2captain
D
60David HaynesD. Haynes
Joris Van HaarenJ. Van Haaren55
D
3
D
46Brendan LaycockB. Laycock
Syd MoncurS. Moncur53
D
4
D
50Gavin UnsworthG. Unsworth
Rafael SolerR. Soler51
D
5
D
49Danny RufusD. Rufus
Jimmy RouxJ. Roux58
M
6
M
63Colin DraperC. Draper
Carl PallisterC. Pallister58
M
7
M
44Ronnie DuberryR. Duberry
Fabrice BlancF. Blanc59
A
8
M
61Ledley MustoeL. Mustoe
David OliverD. Oliver53
A
9
M
47Peter GreeningP. Greening
Marvin SherwoodM. Sherwood46
A
10
A
56Oleg BattyO. Batty
Eddie ForbesE. Forbes45
A
11
A
55George RichardsG. Richards
 
Toni BugnetT. Bugnet56
M
12
D
44Jon McgrealJ. Mcgreal
John StewartJ. Stewart55
M
13
M
40Anthony WetherallA. Wetherall
Francisco VazquezF. Vazquez54
G
14
A
42Thierry PearceT. Pearce

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Watford. A crowd of 11,886 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Walsall are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Moncur.


0.00
The whistle blows and Watford get the match underway!
2.06
Danny Rufus runs forward with the ball. Danny Rufus makes a beautiful solo run. Danny Rufus knocks in a cross ball towards George Richards. George Richards flicks the ball with his head. The ball comes off Joris Van Haaren and the loose ball is cleared up field.
10.15
With a delightful solo run, Carl Pallister stretches the opposition's defence. Carl Pallister lofts in a cross ball towards Fabrice Blanc. Fabrice Blanc finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.32
Carl Pallister takes it forward alone. Carl Pallister lofts in a cross ball towards Fabrice Blanc. Fabrice Blanc jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Alun Naylor manages to gather it effortlessly.
16.01
Brendan Laycock flicks a high pass forward. Colin Draper controls it well on his chest. Colin Draper threads a neat ball through to Peter Greening. Peter Greening shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
20.25
David Oliver barges into Ronnie Duberry. The referee brings David Oliver to one side and gives him a warning! Ronnie Duberry runs off the knock.
24.04
Gavin Unsworth makes a probing pass to Colin Draper. Colin Draper threads a neat ball through to Oleg Batty. Oleg Batty shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.27
Carl Pallister chips the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Blanc. Fabrice Blanc threads the ball through to Marvin Sherwood but he's offside!
27.16
Joris Van Haaren passes the ball forward to Carl Pallister. Carl Pallister flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Roux collects the pass. Jimmy Roux controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Alun Naylor.
28.22
It's a corner kick. Carl Pallister loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Ledley Mustoe chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
30.48
Carl Pallister threads a neat ball through to Fabrice Blanc. Fabrice Blanc knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.01
Gavin Unsworth breaks forward. Gavin Unsworth brings the ball forward. Gavin Unsworth plays a one-two with George Richards and rushes in on goal... Gavin Unsworth makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Rafael Soler steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
36.21
Ronnie Duberry makes a simple pass to Oleg Batty. Oleg Batty knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Syd Moncur.
39.19
With some swift thinking, Gavin Unsworth plays the ball forward to George Richards. George Richards threads a neat ball through to Oleg Batty. Oleg Batty knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.31
Seeing a gap ahead, Ledley Mustoe plays the ball forward to George Richards. George Richards kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Batty but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Walsall start the second half!
47.55
With imagination, Rafael Soler plays the ball forward to Carl Pallister. Carl Pallister threads the ball through to Fabrice Blanc. Fabrice Blanc whips in a cross ball towards Marvin Sherwood. Marvin Sherwood gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
51.36
Colin Draper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Batty. Oleg Batty knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianfranco Ferron.
57.35
Ronnie Duberry flicks a high pass forward to Oleg Batty who brings the ball under control. Oleg Batty sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
60.19
Walsall have made a substitution with Francisco Vazquez replacing Jimmy Roux .
63.08
Francisco Vazquez sees David Oliver in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Oliver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.33
Carl Pallister plays the ball forward to Marvin Sherwood. Marvin Sherwood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Forbes but the linesman indicates offside!
75.46
With a delightful solo run, Colin Draper stretches the opposition's defence. Colin Draper finds some space and shoots from distance but Robbie Hibbs is on top of it.
79.39
Ledley Mustoe plays the ball forward to Oleg Batty. Oleg Batty tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.24
Gianfranco Ferron makes a simple pass to Francisco Vazquez. Francisco Vazquez flicks a high pass forward. David Oliver holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Oliver lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Vazquez. Francisco Vazquez flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
83.28
Gavin Unsworth plays the ball forward to Brendan Laycock. Brendan Laycock knocks the ball to his team mate, George Richards. George Richards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Pallister.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

Watford
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.6%
59.4%
Play Area
29%
40.6%
30.4%

Scorers
Marvin Sherwood 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carl Pallister of Walsall

Match Ratings
1.Robbie Hibbs (GK)
7
2.Gianfranco Ferron (DEF)
6
3.Joris Van Haaren (DEF)
6
4.Syd Moncur (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Soler (DEF)
8
6.Jimmy Roux (MID)
6
7.Carl Pallister (MID)
9
8.Fabrice Blanc (ATT)
7
9.David Oliver (ATT)
6
10.Marvin Sherwood (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Eddie Forbes (ATT)
6
 
12.Toni Bugnet (MID)
0
13.John Stewart (MID)
0
14.Francisco Vazquez (GK)
6

1.Alun Naylor (GK)
7
2.David Haynes (DEF)
6
3.Brendan Laycock (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Unsworth (DEF)
8
5.Danny Rufus (DEF)
7
6.Colin Draper (MID)
7
7.Ronnie Duberry (MID)
6
8.Ledley Mustoe (MID)
7
9.Peter Greening (MID)
6
10.Oleg Batty (ATT)
6
11.George Richards (ATT)
6
 
12.Jon Mcgreal (DEF)
0
13.Anthony Wetherall (MID)
0
14.Thierry Pearce (ATT)
0