Match Report


WatfordWatford     SouthamptonSouthampton
James MaherJames Maher Marc Rollings Marc Rollings
Alun NaylorA. Naylor65
G
1captain
G
63Evans SantoniE. Santoni
Gavin UnsworthG. Unsworth50
D
captain2
D
51Marvin HibbsM. Hibbs
Alex BradyA. Brady65
D
3
D
42Luca ComazziL. Comazzi
David HaynesD. Haynes60
D
4
D
52Callum SounessC. Souness
Jon McgrealJ. Mcgreal45
D
5
D
62Eoin VieiraE. Vieira
Colin DraperC. Draper64
M
6
M
60Jean-No‘l DuchesneJ. Duchesne
Sylvain EdghillS. Edghill50
M
7
M
57Harvey GreenH. Green
Ronnie DuberryR. Duberry44
M
8
M
57Jose Javier SantosJ. Santos
Peter GreeningP. Greening47
M
9
A
52Leon PolheimL. Polheim
Oleg BattyO. Batty56
A
10
A
55Jonas VogelJ. Vogel
George RichardsG. Richards56
A
11
A
36Sylvain MarrS. Marr
 
Danny RufusD. Rufus49
D
12
D
54Jean Pierre MaharziJ. Maharzi
Anthony WetherallA. Wetherall40
M
13
M
56Thomas HelmerT. Helmer
Thierry PearceT. Pearce43
A
14
A
48David ElliottD. Elliott

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Southampton. A crowd of 10,896 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Watford are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Beckham.


0.00
Watford start the match!
6.55
Harvey Green comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie Duberry. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ronnie Duberry stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.01
Jean-No‘l Duchesne knocks the ball forward to Harvey Green. Harvey Green shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Alun Naylor easily smothers it!
12.30
Jose Javier Santos makes an attacking run forward. Jose Javier Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Unsworth.
15.34
Gavin Unsworth sees Sylvain Edghill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sylvain Edghill threads a neat ball through to George Richards. George Richards shoots from 20 yards but Evans Santoni reads it well. Fabulous stop!
16.44
With great vision, Eoin Vieira plays the ball forward to Jose Javier Santos. Jose Javier Santos passes the ball forward to Harvey Green. Harvey Green knocks the ball forward, putting Leon Polheim through on goal. Leon Polheim muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
18.54
Alex Brady flicks a high pass forward. David Haynes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Haynes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Haynes rushes past Marvin Hibbs! David Haynes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Evans Santoni smothers it!
27.19
Luca Comazzi takes a quick throw-in. Callum Souness flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Green controls it well on his chest. Harvey Green threads a neat ball through to Leon Polheim. Leon Polheim knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alun Naylor who gathers it comfortably.
28.55
Jean-No‘l Duchesne clumsily knocks into David Haynes. The referee calls over Jean-No‘l Duchesne and shows him a yellow card! David Haynes runs off the knock.
30.51
Harvey Green makes a simple pass to Jean-No‘l Duchesne. Jean-No‘l Duchesne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Haynes.
33.21
Ronnie Duberry flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Batty holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oleg Batty knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.52
Ronnie Duberry kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Batty. Oleg Batty knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.09
Jon Mcgreal threads a neat ball through to Peter Greening. Peter Greening brings the ball forward. Peter Greening lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Batty. With a superhuman jump, Oleg Batty connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Evans Santoni. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Southampton players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Southampton kick off the second half!
51.45
Jose Javier Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Duchesne. Jean-No‘l Duchesne knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Green. Harvey Green advances inside the box! Harvey Green muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Alun Naylor manages to gather it easily.
53.06
Alex Brady makes a probing pass to Sylvain Edghill. Sylvain Edghill sees Oleg Batty in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oleg Batty knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marvin Hibbs.
54.55
Sylvain Edghill catches Leon Polheim on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leon Polheim runs off the knock.
57.55
Alex Brady surges forward with the ball. Alex Brady flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Batty collects the pass. Oleg Batty shoots from 25 yards but Evans Santoni reads it well. Fabulous stop!
65.51
Harvey Green hacks David Haynes from behind! Harvey Green is given a warning by the referee! David Haynes stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.03
From the throw-in, David Haynes picks out Alex Brady. Alex Brady makes a simple pass to George Richards. George Richards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eoin Vieira.
75.09
Jon Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Peter Greening. Peter Greening flicks a high ball forward to Oleg Batty who takes it down. Oleg Batty controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Evans Santoni. What a great pair of hands!
77.49
Southampton have made a substitution with David Elliott replacing Sylvain Marr .
83.11
Gavin Unsworth sees Peter Greening in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Greening knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.57
Harvey Green threads a neat ball through to Leon Polheim. Leon Polheim shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.27
David Elliott darts forward. David Elliott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Haynes.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Watford

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

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
30.9%
44.7%
24.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Evans Santoni of Southampton

Match Ratings
1.Alun Naylor (GK)
7
2.Gavin Unsworth (DEF)
6
3.Alex Brady (DEF)
8
4.David Haynes (DEF)
9
5.Jon Mcgreal (DEF)
6
6.Colin Draper (MID)
6
7.Sylvain Edghill (MID)yellow card
6
8.Ronnie Duberry (MID)
7
9.Peter Greening (MID)
7
10.Oleg Batty (ATT)
6
11.George Richards (ATT)
6
 
12.Danny Rufus (DEF)
0
13.Anthony Wetherall (MID)
0
14.Thierry Pearce (ATT)
0

1.Evans Santoni (GK)
9
2.Marvin Hibbs (DEF)
6
3.Luca Comazzi (DEF)
6
4.Callum Souness (DEF)
7
5.Eoin Vieira (DEF)
6
6.Jean-No‘l Duchesne (MID)yellow card
6
7.Harvey Green (MID)yellow card
8
8.Jose Javier Santos (MID)
7
9.Leon Polheim (ATT)
7
10.Jonas Vogel (ATT)
7
11.Sylvain Marr (ATT)
6
 
12.Jean Pierre Maharzi (DEF)
0
13.Thomas Helmer (MID)
0
14.David Elliott (ATT)
6