Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Julian Deane | J. Deane |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Gareth Burbage | G. Burbage | |||||||||
| Dominic Mcallister | D. Mcallister |  | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Alan Hulme | A. Hulme | |||||||||
| Glynn Bowyer | G. Bowyer | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Ben Standing | B. Standing | |||||||||
| Dale Jeffers | D. Jeffers | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Richard Lawton | R. Lawton | |||||||||
| Des Konchesky | D. Konchesky | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Kieron Kahn | K. Kahn | |||||||||
| Nigel Lumsdon | N. Lumsdon | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 |  | Johan Ferri | J. Ferri | |||||||||
| Mick Green | M. Green | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Brendan Weir | B. Weir | |||||||||
| Tommy Shaw | T. Shaw | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Jonathan Peters | J. Peters | |||||||||
| Arthur Mortensen | A. Mortensen | | 50 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Thierry Wise | T. Wise | |||||||||
| Mehdi Petit | M. Petit | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Marc Bridge | M. Bridge | |||||||||
| Emile Sherwood | E. Sherwood | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Marc Bridge | M. Bridge | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 3,904 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Watford are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Watford are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Port Vale kick off and get the first half underway!
3.11
0-0Brendan Weir knocks the ball forward to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Mcallister.
4.25
0-0Mick Green makes a probing pass to Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
6.35
Jonathan Peters makes a probing pass to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Deane who gathers it comfortably.
8.52
Jonathan Peters threads the ball through to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Glynn Bowyer.
12.09
0-0Ben Standing makes a simple pass to Thierry Wise. Thierry Wise decides to run forward with the ball. Thierry Wise knocks the ball forward to Marc Bridge but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
14.50
Johan Ferri decides to run forward with the ball. Johan Ferri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dale Jeffers.
18.39
Brendan Weir kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge goes all the way! Marc Bridge takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.42
0-0Watford are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
22.33
0-0Mehdi Petit hacks Alan Hulme from behind! The referee calls over Mehdi Petit and warns him to calm down! Alan Hulme hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.18
0-0Tommy Shaw clumsily knocks into Brendan Weir. Tommy Shaw is warned by the referee! Brendan Weir gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
39.03
Dale Jeffers advances with the ball. Dale Jeffers knocks the ball forward to Mehdi Petit. Mehdi Petit knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Lawton.
40.10
Des Konchesky flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Shaw. Tommy Shaw knocks the ball forward to Mehdi Petit. Mehdi Petit goes all the way! Mehdi Petit shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.31
Tommy Shaw chips the ball to his team mate, Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
44.30
Tommy Shaw controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Watford kick off and get the second half underway!
48.13
Jonathan Peters chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.06
0-0Glynn Bowyer passes the ball forward to Nigel Lumsdon. Nigel Lumsdon decides to run forward with the ball. Nigel Lumsdon tries a spectacular long range effort but Gareth Burbage is on top of it.
59.20
Dominic Mcallister makes a probing pass to Nigel Lumsdon. Nigel Lumsdon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen passes the ball forward to Mehdi Petit. Mehdi Petit takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.25
Mick Green deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.37
Nigel Lumsdon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mehdi Petit. Mehdi Petit goes all the way! Mehdi Petit cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.04
Glynn Bowyer barges into Marc Bridge. Glynn Bowyer is shown the yellow card! Marc Bridge carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.18
Nigel Lumsdon threads the ball through to Emile Sherwood. Emile Sherwood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gareth Burbage who gathers it comfortably.
79.40
Brendan Weir passes the ball forward to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Glynn Bowyer.
81.49
Ben Standing hacks Arthur Mortensen from behind! Ben Standing is warned by the referee! Arthur Mortensen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.21
Marc Bridge catches Dominic Mcallister on the ankles. Marc Bridge is given a warning by the referee! Dominic Mcallister runs off the knock.
89.21
Richard Lawton knocks the ball forward to Johan Ferri. Johan Ferri makes a simple pass to Marc Bridge. Marc Bridge goes all the way! Marc Bridge shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!