FMFA Manager, Preston North End vs. Watford (Sat Nov 07) Preston North End | Watford 4-4-2 T | 4-1-3-2 P Neil Stockley | William Doherty | R_Burki GK | GK Pacheco J_Schlupp DF | DF A_Robertson Cedric_Kipre DF | DF Filippo_Berra M_Keane DF | DF J_Mukena K_Walker DF | DF Joshua_Laws J_Rodriguez MF | DM D_Zakaria S_Berge MF | MF D_Quina J_Ward-Prowse MF | MF H_Mkhitaryan S_Bergwijn MF | MF D_Poyet+ E_Ponce FW | FW K_Balde M_Icardi FW | FW A_Morelos | M_Neuer SUB | SUB M_Perin J_Young SUB | SUB C_Soyuncu G_Cahill SUB | SUB A_Smith D_van_de_Beek SUB | SUB M_Sylla A_Nelson SUB | SUB G_Higuain Min. 2 :(pne) S_Bergwijn with a 50-yard pass to E_Ponce ... E_Ponce lobs Pacheco! ... GOAL !! ... What a well worked goal! ... Preston North End go in front now with that goal! ... Preston North End 1-0 Watford ... Min. 3 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan moves into a AM role on the manager's orders Min. 3 :(wat) D_Poyet+ moves to AM Min. 5 :(wat) A_Morelos with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... M_Keane is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK! ... It is well within shooting range! ... D_Poyet+ with the thundering drive ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... R_Burki pushes it behind ! ... CORNER! ... Joshua_Laws plays it into the danger area! ... R_Burki makes the catch! Min. 12 :(wat) A_Morelos brings it under control ... He takes on J_Schlupp ... He gets past him! ... He puts in H_Mkhitaryan! ... H_Mkhitaryan pounds a rocket on goal ! ... It's beaten R_Burki ... GOAL !! ... Watford have squared things up with that goal! ... Preston North End 1-1 Watford ... Min. 13 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan moves into a MF role on the manager's orders Min. 13 :(wat) D_Poyet+ changes position to fill a MF slot Min. 17 :(pne) E_Ponce with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... E_Ponce tries to catch the keeper out! ... But Pacheco palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 19 :(wat) J_Mukena backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... A_Morelos gets on the end of it ... A powerful shot by A_Morelos ! ... R_Burki is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL !! ... Great strike! ... That puts Watford ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Preston North End 1-2 Watford ... Min. 20 :(wat) Watford will now play C Min. 22 :(pne) E_Ponce looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... D_Quina is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 26 :(pne) S_Bergwijn brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Robertson beats him to the ball Min. 26 :(pne) J_Schlupp with a clever shimmy ... A_Robertson with a nasty foul ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 28 :(pne) M_Icardi stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... M_Icardi bears down on goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... Pacheco tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse plays it into the danger area! ... S_Berge gets something on it! ... Pacheco with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 31 :(wat) D_Quina heads the ball back to K_Balde ... E_Ponce with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 32 :(pne) E_Ponce pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... E_Ponce with a screamer of a shot ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 35 :(pne) M_Icardi picks out S_Bergwijn with the cross ... But J_Mukena barges him off the ball Min. 36 :(pne) J_Schlupp holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to E_Ponce ... E_Ponce runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 36 :(wat) D_Zakaria controls it well ... He nutmegs K_Walker ... He puts in A_Morelos! ... A_Morelos tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... R_Burki with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 37 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse curls the ball out wide to E_Ponce ... E_Ponce rifles it at the goal ! ... It hits off a defender! ... Pacheco is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Walker drives it into the box! ... Pacheco makes the catch! Min. 38 :(pne) J_Schlupp catches D_Quina with an elbow! ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(pne) J_Rodriguez with a measured pass to E_Ponce ... J_Mukena with an awful challenge ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 45 :(pne) J_Young comes on for K_Walker and takes up a DF role Min. 45 :(pne) D_van_de_Beek comes on for S_Bergwijn and takes up a MF role Min. 45 :(wat) The defender loses control of the ball! ... A_Morelos seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... A_Morelos belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But R_Burki tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 49 :(wat) Filippo_Berra pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... D_Zakaria is clean through! ... D_Zakaria hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But it goes just over ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Preston North End 1-2 Watford Min. 46 :(wat) K_Balde picks up a loose ball ... K_Balde hits a great drive! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 47 :(pne) D_van_de_Beek has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Zakaria ... He puts in J_Rodriguez! ... A_Robertson bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 50 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to K_Balde ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Keane ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... H_Mkhitaryan plays it towards the near post! ... D_Quina gets on the end of it ... R_Burki just watches it drift out of play! Min. 52 :(wat) D_Quina skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Poyet+ ... D_Poyet+ uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It's beaten R_Burki ... It goes wide !! Min. 54 :(pne) S_Berge kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Icardi gets on the end of the pass ... M_Icardi with a low drive through the rain! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 57 :(wat) D_Poyet+ finds A_Morelos in the box ... J_Ward-Prowse fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 60 :(wat) C_Soyuncu comes on for Filippo_Berra and takes up a DF role Min. 61 :(wat) D_Quina fires over a low cross to A_Morelos ... A_Morelos flicks the header toward the far post! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 65 :(wat) G_Higuain replaces A_Morelos and will play FW Min. 69 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_Quina ... D_Quina hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... R_Burki is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 70 :(wat) D_Quina steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... D_Quina must beat R_Burki! ... But R_Burki punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 75 :(pne) J_Rodriguez kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_van_de_Beek gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Robertson with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 76 :(wat) D_Zakaria gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But J_Schlupp slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 82 :(wat) Curled in dangerously from H_Mkhitaryan to K_Balde ... K_Balde with the crafty shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 83 :(pne) S_Berge has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Robertson ... He knocks it to E_Ponce! ... A_Robertson reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(wat) D_Poyet+ looks up ... He swings the ball right towards G_Higuain ... The defence has gone to sleep ... G_Higuain is all alone ... R_Burki comes towards him ... He nutmegs R_Burki ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 91 :(pne) M_Icardi sidesteps C_Soyuncu ... That was too easy ... M_Icardi curls it towards the top corner ! ... But it goes just over Min. 91 :(wat) D_Quina with the heel pass to G_Higuain ... But J_Schlupp sees the pass and cuts it out ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Deepdale Attendance : 59,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Ponce Scorers : E_Ponce (2) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Ponce (31), J_Ward-Prowse (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Morelos (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Mkhitaryan (12), A_Morelos (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Mukena (43), A_Robertson (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End | Watford Attempts on Goal : 9 | 14 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 4 | 6 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 11 Key Tackles : 3 | 3 Key Passes : 8 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 J_Schlupp DF 2 27 11 2 23 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 Cedric_Kipre DF 1 27 12 2 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Keane DF 2 27 11 2 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 26 15 8 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 28 12 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 28 3 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 28 3 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 27 13 25 | 45 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 E_Ponce FW 1 3 10 28 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 26 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 M_Neuer GK 28 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Young DF 2 26 10 1 17 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cahill DF 3 27 6 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 7 26 10 22 | 50 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 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 26 11 2 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 Filippo_Berra DF 1 27 10 3 31 | 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Mukena DF 1 25 13 2 18 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 25 -3 Joshua_Laws DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zakaria DM 1 10 26 3 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 18 9 D_Quina MF 1 2 26 12 21 | 95 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 5 H_Mkhitaryan MF 2 3 26 10 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 23 D_Poyet+ MF 2 5 26 11 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 K_Balde FW 1 3 12 26 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 28 23 | 69 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 28 30 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 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 A_Smith DF 1 23 11 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sylla MF 1 3 27 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Higuain FW 1 2 9 27 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1604779975 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35