FMFA Premier League, Everton vs. Watford (Thu Jul 30) Everton | Watford 5-2-1-2 C | 4-1-3-2 C David Gooch | William Doherty | N_Etheridge GK | GK Pacheco Lewis_Gibson DF | DF A_Robertson J_Boateng DF | DF M_Ledger+ O_Zinchenko DF | DF C_Soyuncu E_Mangala DF | DF Joshua_Laws M_Holgate DF | MF M_Sylla J_Mata MF | MF D_Quina Willian MF | DM B_Close+ J-P_Mateta FW | MF G_McEachran A_Nuhiu FW | FW A_Morelos L_Bailey AM | FW L_Moron | E_Moraes SUB | SUB M_Perin M_Foulds SUB | SUB R_Suckling A_Evans SUB | SUB A_Tuanzebe R_Barkley SUB | SUB J_Sherman T_Anderson SUB | SUB L_Martinez Min. 4 :(wat) A_Robertson has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Boateng ... He puts in A_Morelos! ... But Lewis_Gibson puts it in row Z! Min. 6 :(eve) J_Boateng takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... D_Quina with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning Min. 7 :(eve) L_Bailey moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Mata ... Launched towards the top corner by J_Mata ! ... GOAL !! ... He puts his hands to his ears!! ... He is winding the Watford fans up!! ... They greet the gesture with jeers! ... That’s put Everton in front! ... Everton 1-0 Watford ... Min. 8 :(eve) Everton will now play P after the order comes from the dugout Min. 8 :(wat) It appears B_Close+ is playing as a MF Min. 8 :(wat) M_Sylla is changing his role to a AM Min. 8 :(wat) interesting tactic change... ... D_Quina will now play as AM Min. 9 :(wat) M_Ledger+ looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to L_Moron ... L_Moron has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 10 :(eve) A_Nuhiu takes on B_Close+ ... He runs past him ... A_Nuhiu gets up high for the header ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 15 :(wat) A_Robertson with a flicked pass to L_Moron ... E_Mangala knocks the ball back to N_Etheridge ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past N_Etheridge! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... M_Ledger+ plays it into the danger area! ... N_Etheridge fists it away! Min. 16 :(wat) M_Sylla is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to L_Moron ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Boateng !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 27 :(wat) M_Sylla is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to L_Moron ... L_Moron unleashes a pile driver ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... N_Etheridge never had a chance! Min. 28 :(wat) A_Robertson pushes it past E_Mangala ... J-P_Mateta gets to the ball first Min. 29 :(wat) G_McEachran takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Moron ... The ball hits E_Mangala in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 38 :(eve) Willian hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... J-P_Mateta latches onto it! ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Ledger+ ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 40 :(wat) Watford made the switch to a E strategy Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(eve) A_Nuhiu beats his marker ... But Joshua_Laws slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 47 :(wat) Joshua_Laws with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Moron gets on the end of the pass ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Boateng ... He made it look easy ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Everton 1-0 Watford Min. 49 :(eve) J_Mata skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J-P_Mateta ... A great volley from J-P_Mateta ! ... Pacheco with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 52 :(wat) A_Robertson is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to B_Close+ ... Cleaned up by O_Zinchenko Min. 54 :(eve) J_Mata with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Bailey ... Good sliding challenge from C_Soyuncu ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J-P_Mateta! ... It goes straight into the arms of Pacheco Min. 55 :(wat) M_Sylla pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... D_Quina is clean through! ... D_Quina runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... N_Etheridge saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 56 :(eve) J_Mata has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past A_Robertson ... He puts in J-P_Mateta! ... J-P_Mateta has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... Pacheco with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 60 :(eve) M_Foulds is coming on and E_Mangala is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 60 :(wat) R_Suckling is being brought on ... C_Soyuncu is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 60 :(wat) Watford will now play P Min. 60 :(eve) Willian finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled A_Robertson ... Willian hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... Pacheco plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 61 :(eve) J_Mata puts in J_Boateng ... Cleaned up by Joshua_Laws Min. 65 :(wat) J_Sherman comes on for D_Quina and takes up a MF role Min. 65 :(wat) Up goes the substitution board - L_Martinez on for L_Moron as a FW Min. 66 :(eve) T_Anderson is going to be brought on ... J-P_Mateta is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 69 :(eve) L_Bailey plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Nuhiu decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... L_Martinez plays it back ... Pacheco slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Lewis_Gibson hits it towards the far post! ... Pacheco catches it! Min. 70 :(wat) Watford will now play A Min. 71 :(eve) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Everton will now play D Min. 71 :(eve) O_Zinchenko with a short pass to find A_Nuhiu ... M_Ledger+ with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 72 :(eve) M_Foulds is too quick for the defence ... But A_Robertson wins the tackle cleanly Min. 73 :(wat) A_Morelos finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... Willian with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... David Gooch looks relieved Min. 81 :(wat) J_Sherman is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to A_Morelos ... L_Bailey gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson swings it in! ... N_Etheridge easily catches it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(eve) L_Bailey has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Ledger+ ... He puts in T_Anderson! ... T_Anderson tries one from the edge of the box ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 92 :(wat) A_Morelos runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A_Morelos could have let it bounce! ... N_Etheridge makes a fine save Min. 93 :(wat) Joshua_Laws with a probing pass to L_Martinez ... A skillful effort from L_Martinez ! ... N_Etheridge gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by N_Etheridge !! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Goodison Park Attendance : 66,499 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Mata (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Mata (7) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Sylla Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton | Watford Attempts on Goal : 6 | 5 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 1 Key Tackles : 8 | 7 Key Passes : 9 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Everton 1 - 0 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Everton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Etheridge GK 29 3 2 1 23 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 Lewis_Gibson DF 1 24 13 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Boateng DF 1 27 5 2 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 8 8 O_Zinchenko DF 1 26 13 5 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 E_Mangala DF 2 24 11 5 28 | 62 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Holgate DF 2 25 5 2 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mata MF 2 4 25 12 24 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 48 31 Willian MF 3 6 27 7 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 J-P_Mateta FW 1 4 10 28 23 | 68 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 A_Nuhiu FW 2 3 4 25 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 L_Bailey AM 1 3 28 13 23 | 95 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 48 0 E_Moraes GK 29 2 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Foulds DF 1 24 5 2 22 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Evans MF 1 4 25 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Barkley AM 3 3 24 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Anderson FW 2 3 9 27 22 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 26 11 2 24 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 M_Ledger+ DF 2 24 9 2 20 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 26 8 2 21 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 M_Sylla AM 1 3 26 11 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Quina AM 1 2 26 12 21 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 B_Close+ MF 2 11 25 3 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_McEachran MF 1 3 24 11 22 | 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 L_Moron FW 1 6 11 25 27 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Tuanzebe DF 2 24 9 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sherman MF 2 1 25 5 24 | 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Martinez FW 1 7 11 25 24 | 28 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 1596133728 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35