Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | James Maher | James Maher | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wes Collymore | W. Collymore |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 81 |  | Jón Vilhelm Hjartarson | J. Hjartarson | |||||||||
| George Dalakis | G. Dalakis |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 | | Ásgeir Brynjarsson | Á. Brynjarsson | |||||||||
| Youri Yanovski | Y. Yanovski |  | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 78 |  | Godwin Aliyu | G. Aliyu | |||||||||
| Rubiel Mata | R. Mata |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 | | Matt Rankin | M. Rankin | |||||||||
| Brian Vassell | B. Vassell | | 69 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Andrei Baicu | A. Baicu | |||||||||
| Angelo De S. Zico | A. Zico |  | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Scott Shields | S. Shields | |||||||||
| Daniel Cuellar | D. Cuellar | | 78 | M | | 7 | | M | 82 |  | Rodrigo Tavares | R. Tavares | |||||||||
| Mihai Nanu | M. Nanu | | 76 | M | | 8 | | M | 81 |  | Simon Knapp | S. Knapp | |||||||||
| Domenico Lucas | D. Lucas |  | 63 | M | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Alberto Cooper | A. Cooper | |||||||||
| Philipp Faber | P. Faber |  | 82 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 |  | Yevhen Kryvenko | Y. Kryvenko | |||||||||
| Allan Giuly | A. Giuly | | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Ronnie Forbes | R. Forbes | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 20,908 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Watford are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Watford are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Chelsea kick off!
4.51
0-0Mihai Nanu chips the ball to his team mate, Allan Giuly. Allan Giuly lofts in a cross ball towards Philipp Faber. Philipp Faber flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
6.36
0-0Ásgeir Brynjarsson makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Collymore who gathers it comfortably.
8.05
Daniel Cuellar kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Faber. Philipp Faber knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jón Vilhelm Hjartarson who gathers it comfortably.
9.23
0-0Godwin Aliyu makes a simple pass to Scott Shields. Scott Shields knocks the ball forward to Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.49
0-0Angelo De S. Zico clumsily knocks into Rodrigo Tavares. Angelo De S. Zico is warned by the referee! Rodrigo Tavares stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.18
0-1Matt Rankin boots it upfield. Ronnie Forbes knocks in a cross ball towards Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Wes Collymore has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.12
Daniel Cuellar hacks Rodrigo Tavares from behind! The referee calls over Daniel Cuellar and warns him to calm down! Rodrigo Tavares runs off the knock.
20.47
Matt Rankin knocks the ball forward to Scott Shields. Scott Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.58
Godwin Aliyu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Shields. Scott Shields passes the ball forward to Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Wes Collymore manages to keep it out.
24.44
Brian Vassell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mihai Nanu. Mihai Nanu brings the ball forward. Mihai Nanu knocks in a cross ball towards Allan Giuly. Allan Giuly directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
32.45
Scott Shields controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper plays a perfect one-two with Ronnie Forbes and rushes in on goal... Alberto Cooper cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.58
Godwin Aliyu decides to run forward with the ball. Godwin Aliyu knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Scott Shields threads the ball through to Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Watford kick off!
47.28
Rubiel Mata kicks a strong pass forward to Domenico Lucas. Domenico Lucas kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Faber. Philipp Faber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.27
Mihai Nanu makes a simple pass to Allan Giuly. Allan Giuly finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
53.10
0-3Youri Yanovski catches Alberto Cooper on the ankles. The referee calls over Youri Yanovski and shows him a yellow card! Alberto Cooper carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.50
Mihai Nanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Allan Giuly. Allan Giuly knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Rankin.
59.56
Rodrigo Tavares knocks the ball forward to Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
61.08
Mihai Nanu threads the ball through to Philipp Faber. Philipp Faber shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Jón Vilhelm Hjartarson!
63.32
Andrei Baicu kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper makes a probing pass to Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Wes Collymore has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.00
Scott Shields knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes plays a perfect one-two with Alberto Cooper and rushes in on goal... Ronnie Forbes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.31
Rubiel Mata barges into Yevhen Kryvenko. Rubiel Mata is given a warning by the referee! Yevhen Kryvenko runs off the knock.
73.01
Simon Knapp chips the ball to his team mate, Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.21
Daniel Cuellar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Allan Giuly. Allan Giuly knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.47
Andrei Baicu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Cooper. Alberto Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.24
Brian Vassell brings the ball forward. Brian Vassell knocks the ball to his team mate, Allan Giuly. Allan Giuly knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.7%
57.3%
Play Area
29.3%
45.3%
25.3%
Scorers
| Yevhen Kryvenko 14, 63 Alberto Cooper 32 Ronnie Forbes 39, 66 |