FMFA Premier League, Preston North End vs. Watford (Sun May 17) Preston North End | Watford 4-3-1-2 P | 4-1-3-2 P Neil Stockley | William Doherty | R_Burki GK | GK Pacheco P_Retsos DF | DF R_Suckling M_Keane DF | DF A_Robertson J_Schlupp DF | DF Joshua_Laws Cedric_Kipre DF | DF M_Ledger+ S_Berge MF | DM B_Close+ D_Zakaria MF | MF M_Howarth J_Ward-Prowse MF | MF M_Sylla S_Bergwijn AM | MF G_McEachran T_Werner FW | FW A_Morelos M_Icardi FW | FW L_Martinez | M_Neuer SUB | SUB M_Perin J_Lewis SUB | SUB C_Soyuncu L_Gooch SUB | SUB J_Mukena O_Gamble SUB | SUB D_Quina A_Nelson SUB | SUB L_Moron Min. 1 :(wat) M_Howarth with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... M_Howarth with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... He runs off to the Watford fans to celebrate! ... Watford have snatched the lead! ... Preston North End 0-1 Watford ... Min. 2 :(pne) Preston North End will now play E after the order comes from the dugout Min. 2 :(wat) Watford switch to playing C Min. 6 :(wat) B_Close+ lobs the ball over the defence ... A_Morelos latches on to it ... D_Zakaria with an awful challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 7 :(wat) M_Sylla is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to L_Martinez ... Cedric_Kipre goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 8 :(wat) Joshua_Laws knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Cedric_Kipre with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 10 :(pne) S_Berge finds the run of J_Ward-Prowse ... Fine tackle by A_Robertson ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 15 :(pne) D_Zakaria backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_Icardi gets on the end of it ... M_Icardi tries to beat Pacheco from outside the area! ... But Pacheco tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 22 :(pne) T_Werner sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... A_Robertson with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... Looks like he is going to be booked for that!! ... RED CARD!! ... He's sent him off!! ... What a terrible decision! Min. 22 :(wat) J_Mukena comes on for A_Morelos and takes up a DF role ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... J_Ward-Prowse shapes to shoot ... He plays it to M_Icardi instead ... M_Icardi with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But Pacheco parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 25 :(pne) M_Icardi takes on 3 men ... M_Icardi goes for goal ! ... Pacheco makes a good save ... CORNER! ... Cedric_Kipre plays it towards the near post! ... Pacheco fists it away! Min. 33 :(wat) M_Howarth sidesteps J_Schlupp ... That was too easy ... But Cedric_Kipre reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 35 :(wat) L_Martinez runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... J_Schlupp rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... William Doherty looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 36 :(wat) M_Sylla takes advantage of a mistake by J_Schlupp ... M_Sylla attempts to nutmeg R_Burki! ... GOAL !! ... R_Burki will be disappointed he did not save that! ... Preston North End 0-2 Watford ... Min. 37 :(pne) The Preston North End manager told his side to change to a A strategy Min. 39 :(wat) L_Martinez takes advantage of a mistake by M_Keane ... It's a lucky break ... L_Martinez attempts the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 39 :(wat) M_Howarth pulls up ... That looks like his knee gave in! ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 39 :(wat) D_Quina is being prepared to come on ... M_Howarth is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 40 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse drives it forward to M_Icardi ... But M_Ledger+ with the fine tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(wat) M_Ledger+ with a measured pass to R_Suckling ... S_Bergwijn is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 44 :(pne) M_Icardi nutmegs R_Suckling ... M_Icardi has a dig at goal! ... Pacheco falls over ... But Pacheco is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 46 :(pne) M_Keane picks out M_Icardi with the cross ... G_McEachran slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 46 :(wat) R_Suckling runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to L_Martinez ... Cedric_Kipre gets the foot in to win the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Preston North End 0-2 Watford Min. 47 :(pne) D_Zakaria puts in M_Icardi ... Good sliding challenge from Joshua_Laws ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse swings it in! ... The ball finds its way to S_Berge ... He gets the shot away ... It hits off a defender! ... Pacheco is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse drives it into the box! ... Cedric_Kipre swings a leg at it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... S_Bergwijn chips the ball in towards the back post! ... J_Mukena reads it well and clears the danger Min. 47 :(pne) S_Bergwijn sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_Ward-Prowse runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Mukena fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 50 :(wat) Up goes the substitution board - C_Soyuncu on for M_Ledger+ as a DF Min. 50 :(wat) L_Martinez sprints past M_Icardi ... L_Martinez has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... R_Burki with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 51 :(pne) S_Berge passes the ball to M_Icardi ... M_Icardi belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... Saved by Pacheco Min. 54 :(wat) G_McEachran reads the run of L_Martinez ... Good sliding challenge from J_Schlupp and it had to be Min. 57 :(wat) G_McEachran runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to C_Soyuncu ... D_Zakaria tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 61 :(wat) Watford restructured their strategy to L Min. 62 :(wat) R_Suckling is forced to retreat ... Ohhhh no!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Preston North End 1-2 Watford ... Min. 63 :(pne) Preston North End restructured their strategy to E Min. 65 :(pne) A_Nelson is coming on for T_Werner and will play FW Min. 85 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse flicks the ball through ... S_Bergwijn runs onto it! ... R_Suckling wins the ball Min. 87 :(pne) Cedric_Kipre spots M_Icardi who is in acres of space ... C_Soyuncu slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Deepdale Attendance : 59,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Icardi (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Suckling (62 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Zakaria (6), S_Bergwijn (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Sylla Scorers : M_Howarth (1), M_Sylla (36) Sent Off : A_Robertson (22) Booked : J_Mukena (47) Injured : M_Howarth (39) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End | Watford Attempts on Goal : 7 | 4 Off target : 2 | 1 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 9 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Preston North End 1 - 2 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 P_Retsos DF 1 28 13 2 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Keane DF 2 27 10 2 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Schlupp DF 2 26 11 2 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Cedric_Kipre DF 1 27 12 2 29 | 97 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 10 1 S_Berge MF 1 6 28 3 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 D_Zakaria MF 1 10 26 3 30 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 27 3 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Bergwijn AM 1 10 26 13 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 24 28 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 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 23 11 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gooch MF 2 3 25 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Gamble MF 2 10 24 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 25 21 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 24 11 3 19 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 0 A_Robertson DF 2 26 10 2 24 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 Joshua_Laws DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Ledger+ DF 2 24 9 2 20 | 53 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 B_Close+ DM 2 11 24 3 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Howarth MF 2 3 24 4 22 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 M_Sylla MF 1 3 26 11 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 G_McEachran MF 1 3 24 11 22 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 28 8 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 27 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Martinez FW 1 7 11 24 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 12 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 26 8 2 21 | 44 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Mukena DF 1 24 13 2 18 | 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 D_Quina MF 1 2 25 12 21 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Moron FW 1 6 11 25 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1589739296 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35