FMFA Premier League, Watford vs. Preston North End (Thu Jul 23) Watford | Preston North End 4-1-3-2 P | 5-4-1 C William Doherty | Neil Stockley | Pacheco GK | GK R_Burki A_Robertson DF | DF Cedric_Kipre M_Ledger+ DF | DF J_Schlupp C_Soyuncu DF | DF K_Walker Joshua_Laws DF | DF M_Keane M_Sylla MF | DF J_Young D_Quina MF | MF S_Berge B_Close+ DM | MF J_Ward-Prowse D_Zakaria MF | MF J_Rodriguez A_Morelos FW | MF S_Bergwijn L_Moron FW | FW T_Werner | M_Perin SUB | SUB M_Neuer R_Suckling SUB | SUB J_Lewis A_Smith SUB | SUB O_Gamble J_Sherman SUB | SUB L_Gooch L_Martinez SUB | SUB A_Nelson Min. 1 :(pne) The ball is passed in from K_Walker, he finds T_Werner ... A delicate header from T_Werner ! ... It's way wide ... The Watford fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 3 :(wat) M_Sylla has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Cedric_Kipre ... He puts in L_Moron! ... Intercepted by S_Berge Min. 3 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse races into the box ... He sees J_Rodriguez lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... C_Soyuncu with a terrible tackle ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 6 :(pne) J_Rodriguez jumps over B_Close+'s challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Rodriguez tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 9 :(wat) M_Sylla cuts inside J_Young ... He worked that well ... M_Sylla fires the shot in! ... But R_Burki tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 13 :(pne) J_Rodriguez with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... A_Morelos is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 15 :(wat) B_Close+ runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Morelos ... A_Morelos could have let it bounce! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... R_Burki tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Quina! ... J_Schlupp wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 16 :(wat) B_Close+ drives the ball across field ... It comes to M_Ledger+ ... J_Schlupp with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 17 :(pne) S_Berge is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... J_Rodriguez latches onto the end of it ... J_Rodriguez with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... Pacheco with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 18 :(pne) S_Bergwijn controls it well ... He nutmegs C_Soyuncu ... He puts in J_Rodriguez! ... J_Rodriguez with a blistering shot ! ... But Pacheco parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 19 :(wat) C_Soyuncu runs at J_Young ... The defender slips and falls over ... J_Ward-Prowse is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... A_Morelos with the delicate chip over the wall ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That looked like the wrong decision ... The Watford fans celebrate though! ... And Watford are leading in the game now ... Watford 1-0 Preston North End ... Min. 20 :(wat) Watford are switching their playing style to C Min. 20 :(wat) D_Zakaria will now play as DM Min. 20 :(pne) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Preston North End will now be playing P Min. 20 :(pne) J_Rodriguez kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Werner gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Ledger+ reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 21 :(wat) D_Quina skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Moron ... Cleared by J_Schlupp Min. 24 :(wat) L_Moron takes advantage of a mistake by K_Walker ... He runs towards goal ... K_Walker plays the back pass ... R_Burki can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... Joshua_Laws drives it into the box! ... R_Burki fists it away! Min. 27 :(wat) L_Moron takes possession ... Knocks it past J_Young ... He's through on goal ... Fine tackle by S_Bergwijn ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 33 :(wat) A_Morelos latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... Cedric_Kipre is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee warned him Min. 34 :(pne) J_Rodriguez with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... K_Walker gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Walker has a dig at goal! ... Pacheco has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Pacheco reacts well to save!!! Min. 37 :(pne) J_Rodriguez controls it well ... He nutmegs D_Zakaria ... He puts in T_Werner! ... But he loses control of it ... Joshua_Laws belts it clear Min. 40 :(pne) J_Schlupp looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... He isn't going to continue Min. 40 :(pne) J_Lewis is being brought on ... J_Schlupp is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 42 :(pne) S_Bergwijn controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... K_Walker gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_Walker lobs Pacheco! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 1-0 Preston North End Min. 49 :(wat) D_Zakaria holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Quina ... Cedric_Kipre reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... M_Sylla hits it into the box! ... J_Young gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 54 :(pne) Cedric_Kipre plays it forward to T_Werner ... T_Werner aims for the top right corner ! ... Pacheco with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 58 :(pne) J_Rodriguez finds himself in acres of space ... J_Rodriguez rifles it to the far post ! ... Pacheco parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 60 :(wat) R_Suckling replaces C_Soyuncu to play as a DF Min. 61 :(wat) A_Robertson plays in A_Morelos with a beautiful ball ... But J_Lewis comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 62 :(pne) J_Rodriguez with an inch perfect pass to T_Werner ... R_Suckling tackles cleanly Min. 65 :(wat) J_Sherman is being prepared to come on ... D_Quina is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(pne) J_Lewis steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_Ledger+ ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A_Morelos with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... S_Bergwijn drives it in ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_Young chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of Pacheco Min. 68 :(pne) J_Young with a pinpoint pass to T_Werner ... T_Werner has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Pacheco gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 70 :(wat) L_Martinez will replace the useless L_Moron and will play FW Min. 70 :(pne) S_Bergwijn holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to T_Werner ... T_Werner tries to beat Pacheco! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 78 :(wat) Joshua_Laws takes advantage of a mistake by K_Walker ... Cedric_Kipre with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 80 :(wat) A_Morelos times his run well ... A_Morelos with the punt towards goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 86 :(wat) J_Sherman gets possession in his own half ... J_Young plays the back pass ... R_Burki can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... L_Martinez chips the ball into the area! ... R_Burki jumps well to claim it! Min. 87 :(pne) S_Bergwijn with a precise pass to T_Werner ... T_Werner has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(wat) L_Martinez sidesteps K_Walker ... That was too easy ... But S_Bergwijn wins the tackle cleanly Min. 89 :(wat) J_Sherman miskicks! ... He finds A_Morelos though ... That was fortunate ... A well-placed shot from A_Morelos ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 91 :(wat) The defender under hits the back pass! ... A_Morelos is through! ... Fine tackle by Cedric_Kipre ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 92 :(pne) K_Walker lobs the ball over the defence ... T_Werner latches on to it ... T_Werner keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road Attendance : 41,562 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Morelos Scorers : A_Morelos (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Morelos (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Rodriguez (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Ward-Prowse (19) Injured : J_Schlupp (40) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | Preston North End Attempts on Goal : 5 | 13 Off target : 2 | 8 On target : 3 | 5 Possession : 34 | 66 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 7 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 1 - 0 Preston North End ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacheco GK 31 1 1 1 22 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 26 11 2 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Ledger+ DF 2 24 9 2 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 26 8 2 21 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 8 M_Sylla MF 1 3 26 11 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 D_Quina MF 1 2 26 12 21 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 B_Close+ DM 2 11 25 3 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Zakaria DM 1 10 26 3 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 28 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 25 L_Moron FW 1 6 11 25 27 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 24 11 3 19 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 A_Smith DF 1 23 11 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sherman MF 2 1 25 5 24 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Martinez FW 1 7 11 25 24 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Preston North End Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Burki GK 30 2 4 1 28 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Cedric_Kipre DF 1 27 12 2 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 J_Schlupp DF 2 26 11 2 23 | 40 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 26 15 8 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 20 4 M_Keane DF 2 27 10 2 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Young DF 2 25 10 1 17 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 28 3 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 28 3 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 28 12 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 27 13 25 | 95 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 40 1 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 25 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 M_Neuer GK 29 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lewis DF 1 24 11 2 25 | 55 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 O_Gamble MF 2 11 25 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gooch MF 2 3 26 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 25 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1595511879 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35