Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | D. Shaw |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Julian Deane | J. Deane | |||||||||
| Simon Boateng | S. Boateng | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 |  | Dominic Mcallister | D. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Steven Montague | S. Montague | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Glynn Bowyer | G. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Philippe Louiron | P. Louiron |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Dale Jeffers | D. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Marc Best | M. Best | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Des Konchesky | D. Konchesky | |||||||||
| Gary Mccall | G. Mccall | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 | | Nigel Lumsdon | N. Lumsdon | |||||||||
| Kemal Smith | K. Smith | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Mick Green | M. Green | |||||||||
| Matt Perry | M. Perry | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Tommy Shaw | T. Shaw | |||||||||
| Darius Shearer | D. Shearer | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 50 | | Arthur Mortensen | A. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Oleg Draper | O. Draper | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Mehdi Petit | M. Petit | |||||||||
| Simon Craddock | S. Craddock | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Emile Sherwood | E. Sherwood | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Watford. A crowd of 4,016 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Watford start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.06
0-0Mick Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mehdi Petit. Mehdi Petit knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Best.
12.07
0-0Nigel Lumsdon knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.05
0-0Tommy Shaw chips the ball to his team mate, Mehdi Petit. Mehdi Petit knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen directs the ball goalwards with his head but Dennis Shaw is on top of it.
21.20
Nigel Lumsdon knocks the ball forward to Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.54
Matt Perry makes a probing pass to Simon Craddock. Simon Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dale Jeffers.
33.18
Glynn Bowyer makes a probing pass to Tommy Shaw. Tommy Shaw surges forward with the ball. Tommy Shaw shoots from distance but somehow Dennis Shaw manages to keep it out.
34.20
Glynn Bowyer passes the ball forward to Mick Green. Mick Green surges forward with the ball. Mick Green finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Dennis Shaw manages to keep it out.
36.51
Simon Boateng controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Draper. Oleg Draper shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Oxford United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.54
Simon Boateng passes the ball forward to Matt Perry. Matt Perry makes a simple pass to Simon Craddock. Simon Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Deane who gathers it comfortably.
54.46
0-0Oxford United are easily keeping Watford at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
57.10
Steven Montague hoofs the ball up the pitch. Oleg Draper knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Glynn Bowyer.
59.57
Tommy Shaw controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Dennis Shaw manages to gather it comfortably.
60.23
Watford are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Oxford United's defence.
65.31
0-0Kemal Smith hacks Mick Green from behind! The referee calls over Kemal Smith and warns him to calm down! Mick Green hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.57
Mick Green threads the ball through to Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen shoots from 20 yards but Dennis Shaw is on top of it.
67.46
Glynn Bowyer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Green. Mick Green sees space and advances. Mick Green controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.37
Matt Perry kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Draper. Oleg Draper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.19
Dale Jeffers knocks the ball forward to Nigel Lumsdon. Nigel Lumsdon knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Mortensen. Arthur Mortensen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
81.17
Watford are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
83.08
Philippe Louiron threads the ball through to Darius Shearer. Darius Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Craddock. Simon Craddock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.29
Philippe Louiron decides to run forward with the ball. Philippe Louiron chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Draper. Oleg Draper shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.27
Matt Perry passes the ball forward to Oleg Draper. Oleg Draper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Deane who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
30.4%
43.5%
26.1%