FMFA Manager, West Bromwich Albion vs. Watford (Mon Jul 12) West Bromwich Albion | Watford 5-3-1-1 N | 4-1-1-2-2 C Neil Rowley | William Doherty | E_Mendy GK | GK Pacheco O_Kabak DF | DF R_Suckling K_Gibbs DF | DF A_W-Bissaka K_Bartley DF | DF B_White A_Hegazy DF | DF T_Leighton D_Furlong DF | DM J_Hendrix J_Livermore MF | MF J_McGinn K_Grosicki MF | AM H_Mkhitaryan R_Sawyers MF | AM D_Quina G_Jesus AM | FW M_Antonio H_Robson-Kanu FW | FW A_Morelos | S_Johnstone SUB | SUB M_Perin C_Townsend SUB | SUB K_Walk-Peters A_Pereira SUB | SUB Filippo_Berra O_Burke SUB | SUB M_Zubimendi A_Zohore SUB | SUB G_Higuain Min. 3 :(wat) M_Antonio crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Morelos in the box ... A_Morelos hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... E_Mendy moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL !! ... E_Mendy looks dejected! ... Lets see if Watford can hang onto that lead! ... West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Watford ... Min. 3 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan is now playing as a MF Min. 3 :(wat) interesting tactic change... ... D_Quina will now play as MF Min. 3 :(wat) T_Leighton gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at R_Sawyers ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 10 :(wat) M_Antonio sprints past the defender ... M_Antonio gets up high for the header ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 11 :(wba) K_Bartley plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... H_Robson-Kanu keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... T_Leighton with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 12 :(wat) A_Morelos plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Intercepted by O_Kabak Min. 14 :(wat) M_Antonio runs at the defence ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Furlong Min. 17 :(wat) J_McGinn finds A_Morelos in acres of space ... D_Furlong wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 19 :(wat) B_White controls the ball with ease ... G_Jesus with an awful challenge ... The Ref goes for his back pocket ... Its Red !! He's off ! Min. 24 :(wat) B_White gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past K_Gibbs! ... He has some space now! ... B_White shoots towards goal ! ... E_Mendy parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL !! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Watford ... Min. 25 :(wba) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems West Bromwich Albion will now be playing E Min. 27 :(wba) R_Sawyers has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_W-Bissaka ... He knocks it to H_Robson-Kanu! ... H_Robson-Kanu with a powerful diving header! ... Pacheco tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Sawyers chips the ball into the area! ... B_White clears the danger Min. 34 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... B_White gets on the end of it ... J_Livermore bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 37 :(wat) Curled in dangerously from T_Leighton to M_Antonio ... A_Hegazy slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 39 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu takes advantage of a mistake by T_Leighton ... H_Robson-Kanu tries to chip the ball over Pacheco! ... But Pacheco just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 39 :(wat) D_Quina is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Morelos ... A_Morelos drives it towards goal ! ... But E_Mendy with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... A_W-Bissaka hits it into the box! ... E_Mendy easily claims the ball! Min. 40 :(wat) D_Quina gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Antonio is unmarked ... K_Bartley wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Quina hits it into the box! ... M_Antonio loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It floats over E_Mendy ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(wba) R_Sawyers with an inch perfect pass to H_Robson-Kanu ... A_W-Bissaka reads the play well Min. 43 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan with a pinpoint pass to A_Morelos ... A_Hegazy wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 49 :(wba) K_Grosicki looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to H_Robson-Kanu ... H_Robson-Kanu hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Watford ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Watford Min. 50 :(wat) Up goes the substitution board - K_Walk-Peters on for T_Leighton as a DF Min. 54 :(wba) J_Livermore with a reverse pass to H_Robson-Kanu ... H_Robson-Kanu hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It's way wide ... The Watford fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 54 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Morelos ... K_Gibbs with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 55 :(wat) D_Quina pulls up ... That looks like his knee gave in! ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 55 :(wat) M_Zubimendi is being prepared to come on ... D_Quina is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 56 :(wat) M_Zubimendi shifts into the DM position in a tactical change Min. 57 :(wat) M_Antonio takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... M_Antonio shoots towards goal ! ... Brilliant save from E_Mendy ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 65 :(wba) A_Pereira comes on for R_Sawyers and takes up a MF role Min. 65 :(wba) O_Burke is being brought on ... A_Pereira is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play AM Min. 68 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu lobs it over the defender ... But K_Walk-Peters spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 70 :(wba) C_Townsend is being brought on ... K_Gibbs is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(wat) G_Higuain is coming on for A_Morelos and playing FW Min. 70 :(wba) O_Burke slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... O_Burke with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... Pacheco has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Pacheco reacts well to save!!! Min. 74 :(wat) B_White spots M_Antonio who is in acres of space ... But he loses control of it ... O_Kabak belts it clear Min. 74 :(wat) B_White slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! ... And they have used all of their substitutions Min. 75 :(wat) G_Higuain runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... G_Higuain with the drive! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 76 :(wba) C_Townsend finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... C_Townsend pounds a rocket on goal ! ... Pacheco gathers it comfortably Min. 78 :(wba) O_Kabak loses R_Suckling ... G_Higuain takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 83 :(wba) O_Burke plays in K_Grosicki with a beautiful ball ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_Suckling hits it out for a throw Min. 83 :(wat) M_Zubimendi looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to M_Antonio ... But O_Kabak reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 86 :(wba) O_Kabak takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to H_Robson-Kanu ... K_Walk-Peters stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(wat) G_Higuain leaves O_Kabak standing ... D_Furlong with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 40,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Robson-Kanu (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Robson-Kanu (49) Sent Off : G_Jesus (19) Booked : K_Gibbs (54), D_Furlong (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Antonio Scorers : A_Morelos (3), B_White (24) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Leighton (3) Injured : D_Quina (55), B_White (74) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion | Watford Attempts on Goal : 6 | 7 Off target : 1 | 3 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 36 | 64 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 4 Key Tackles : 9 | 5 Key Passes : 7 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich Albion 1 - 2 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Mendy GK 31 1 1 1 24 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 27 6 3 25 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 K_Bartley DF 1 25 7 3 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 25 6 3 26 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 24 5 2 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 J_Livermore MF 1 8 25 3 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 K_Grosicki MF 1 2 25 10 26 | 96 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 R_Sawyers MF 1 7 24 3 24 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Jesus AM 1 2 6 28 23 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 H_Robson-Kanu FW 1 2 8 25 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Townsend DF 1 24 11 3 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Pereira MF 1 3 25 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Burke AM 1 3 24 11 22 | 27 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 A_Zohore FW 1 2 3 24 23 | 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 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 25 13 3 19 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_W-Bissaka DF 1 27 12 7 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_White DF 1 27 10 8 23 | 78 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 10 23 T_Leighton DF 1 25 11 2 21 | 54 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 15 5 J_Hendrix DM 1 11 28 4 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_McGinn MF 1 6 28 8 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Mkhitaryan MF 2 3 27 10 23 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 38 8 D_Quina MF 1 2 27 13 21 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Antonio FW 1 8 13 31 27 | 96 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 5 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 29 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Walk-Peters DF 1 28 11 6 28 | 42 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Filippo_Berra DF 1 28 11 3 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Zubimendi DM 1 13 28 4 28 | 37 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Higuain FW 1 2 9 27 24 | 22 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 1626076199 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35