FFO Championship, Watford vs. Bristol City (Mon Mar 11) Watford | Bristol City 4-4-1-1 E | 4-1-3-1-1 P Lauris Silins | Tim Brown | M_Okoye GK | GK D_Bentley K_Hause DF | DF K_Naismith A_Rrahmani DF | DF L_Davis F_Sierralta DF | DF E_Pinnock C_Kabasele DF | DF R_Burke T_Cleverley MF | MF J_Williams F_Neuhaus MF | MF Campana I_Sarr AM | MF J_Bacuna I_Louza MF | AM A_Ilarramendi C_Under MF | DM S_Sensi B_Embolo FW | FW S_Guirassy | B_Hamer SUB | SUB M_OLeary M_Pollock SUB | SUB Z_Vyner R_Manaj SUB | SUB D_Sinani B_Brahimi SUB | SUB D_Undav K_Davis SUB | SUB E_Avila Min. 1 :(wat) F_Neuhaus gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... I_Louza is unmarked ... K_Naismith gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 5 :(brc) R_Burke is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to S_Guirassy ... S_Guirassy belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Bristol City go in front now with that goal! ... Watford 0-1 Bristol City ... Min. 6 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... A_Ilarramendi will now play as a MF Min. 6 :(brc) S_Guirassy with a flashy move ... S_Guirassy tries to lob the keeper! ... He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... His twitter account will be trending after that one! ... Watford 0-2 Bristol City ... Min. 14 :(wat) C_Under has a go! ... It hits the defender ... B_Embolo collects the loose ball! ... Driven towards goal by B_Embolo! ... D_Bentley takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 14 :(brc) K_Naismith kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Guirassy gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Guirassy is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round M_Okoye ... He tries to slide it past M_Okoye ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 16 :(wat) T_Cleverley beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... Good sliding challenge from R_Burke ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Under plays it towards the near post! ... The ball finds its way to T_Cleverley ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... I_Louza hits it towards the far post! ... F_Sierralta swings a leg at it! ... D_Bentley makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 16 :(brc) J_Williams runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to K_Naismith ... K_Naismith aims for the top right corner! ... What agility from M_Okoye Min. 19 :(wat) F_Neuhaus takes possession ... Knocks it past L_Davis ... He's through on goal ... F_Neuhaus with the shot on net! ... D_Bentley gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 20 :(wat) C_Under can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to B_Embolo ... B_Embolo sends it flying towards goal! ... D_Bentley with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 21 :(wat) C_Kabasele with a deep cross to C_Under ... C_Under sends it flying towards goal! ... D_Bentley gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 23 :(brc) Campana finds S_Guirassy with a perfectly weighted pass ... I_Sarr steals the ball of off him Min. 27 :(wat) F_Neuhaus reads the run of B_Embolo ... B_Embolo hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... T_Cleverley flights it in! ... It is kicked away by K_Naismith Min. 31 :(wat) I_Sarr looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Naismith ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 31 :(brc) J_Williams has it now ... He takes on K_Hause ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_Davis! ... Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep ... L_Davis is all alone ... M_Okoye comes towards him ... M_Okoye charges out of his area ... M_Okoye belts it clear! ... Great sweeper-keeping! Min. 32 :(brc) S_Guirassy is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Campana ... Campana bears down on goal! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 33 :(brc) K_Naismith with the cross-field pass to S_Guirassy ... S_Guirassy rifles it to the far post! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 34 :(wat) B_Embolo heads the ball back to T_Cleverley ... T_Cleverley drives the shot in! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 40 :(wat) T_Cleverley turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... S_Sensi slices it ... D_Bentley moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Under curls it into the box! ... I_Sarr with the header ... But D_Bentley palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 42 :(brc) E_Pinnock beats K_Hause ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... F_Neuhaus with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 42 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi knocks the ball past the defender ... A_Ilarramendi hits a great shot! ... M_Okoye claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... He's given it! ... GOAL!! ... Watford 0-3 Bristol City ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to C Min. 44 :(wat) F_Neuhaus has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past K_Naismith ... He puts in B_Embolo! ... B_Embolo has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But D_Bentley punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 45 :(wat) T_Cleverley beats J_Williams ... Campana hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... C_Under lofts the ball in! ... E_Pinnock reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 45 :(brc) Campana skips the challenge from K_Hause ... C_Kabasele fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 0-3 Bristol City Min. 46 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi with a real burst of pace ... He shows F_Sierralta a clean set of heals ... A_Ilarramendi curls it towards the top corner! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 49 :(wat) B_Embolo holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to I_Louza ... From long range I_Louza bends the ball towards goal! ... But D_Bentley punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 52 :(wat) F_Sierralta turns nicely onto the ball ... L_Davis dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 54 :(wat) B_Embolo runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... S_Sensi hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... F_Neuhaus flights it in! ... L_Davis wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: K_Davis ... COMING OFF: B_Embolo Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: B_Brahimi ... COMING OFF: T_Cleverley Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: R_Manaj ... COMING OFF: C_Kabasele Min. 55 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford ... Watford have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: Z_Vyner ... COMING OFF: A_Ilarramendi Min. 61 :(brc) K_Naismith elbows F_Neuhaus off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 64 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: D_Sinani ... COMING OFF: J_Bacuna Min. 64 :(brc) S_Sensi with a 40-yard pass to S_Guirassy ... S_Guirassy strikes a wicked curler! ... M_Okoye won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 65 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: D_Undav ... COMING OFF: S_Guirassy Min. 66 :(wat) F_Neuhaus runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to I_Sarr ... I_Sarr with a terrific drive! ... D_Bentley gathers it comfortably Min. 67 :(wat) C_Under is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... K_Davis latches onto the ball ... D_Sinani wins the ball Min. 79 :(brc) S_Sensi has plenty of time and space ... Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Davis ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 82 :(wat) I_Sarr puts in R_Manaj ... But R_Burke comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 83 :(wat) B_Brahimi slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... B_Brahimi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... Watford now want the game to restart quickly ... They're not quite finished yet! ... Watford 1-3 Bristol City ... Min. 84 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to D Min. 84 :(brc) Campana finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... I_Louza with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(brc) D_Undav turns past A_Rrahmani ... He has some space now! ... A skilful effort from D_Undav! ... M_Okoye blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 95 :(wat) F_Sierralta finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... F_Sierralta attempts to drive it home! ... D_Bentley gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Nervous times for Bristol City now ... Watford 2-3 Bristol City ... Min. 95 :(wat) K_Davis with a great first touch ... L_Davis is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Embolo Scorers : B_Brahimi (83), F_Sierralta (95) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Kabasele (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Guirassy (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Guirassy (5,6), A_Ilarramendi (42) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Davis (95) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | Bristol City Attempts on Goal : 14 | 11 Off target : 3 | 5 On target : 11 | 6 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 6 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 12 Key Passes : 11 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 2 - 3 Bristol City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Okoye GK 23 1 1 1 29 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -31 0 0 0 K_Hause DF 1 20 12 5 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 21 17 4 30 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 F_Sierralta DF 1 19 12 6 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 C_Kabasele DF 1 18 13 13 22 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 8 -5 T_Cleverley MF 1 3 18 13 22 | 56 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 F_Neuhaus MF 1 13 20 9 28 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 I_Sarr AM 1 3 19 16 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 31 7 16 I_Louza MF 1 7 19 13 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 0 11 C_Under MF 1 4 18 14 25 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 10 B_Embolo FW 1 4 12 20 24 | 56 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 14 B_Hamer GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pollock DF 1 16 13 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Manaj FW 1 3 9 18 24 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Brahimi DM 1 11 15 7 29 | 42 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 K_Davis FW 1 4 11 19 22 | 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 K_Naismith DF 1 21 14 9 22 | 98 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 24 15 L_Davis DF 1 18 12 10 26 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 -5 9 E_Pinnock DF 1 20 13 8 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 R_Burke DF 1 19 14 6 28 | 98 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 26 0 J_Williams MF 1 12 19 14 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Campana MF 1 11 19 16 23 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 7 6 J_Bacuna MF 1 11 18 8 25 | 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ilarramendi MF 1 4 18 16 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 S_Sensi DM 1 14 18 11 27 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 8 0 S_Guirassy FW 1 6 16 22 24 | 66 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 10 20 26 M_OLeary GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Vyner DF 1 16 12 2 23 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 15 4 22 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Undav FW 1 2 13 20 24 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 E_Avila FW 1 5 11 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1710185992 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40