FFO Championship, Watford vs. Nottingham Forest (Fri Mar 29)


                              Watford  |  Nottingham Forest
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  5-1-1-2-1 C
                        Lauris Silins  |  HD King
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK W_Hennessey
                           K_Hause DF  |  DF G_Montiel
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF S_Aurier
                         M_Pollock DF  |  DF N_Williams
                          H_Kamara DF  |  DF B_Hubner
                       T_Cleverley MF  |  DF H_Toffolo
                         F_Neuhaus DM  |  DM Danilo
                            I_Sarr AM  |  MF N_Dominguez
                           I_Louza MF  |  AM T_Cairney
                           C_Under MF  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                          B_Embolo FW  |  FW C_Hudson_Odoi
                                       |
                           B_Hamer SUB |  SUB G_Shelvey
                          J_Ngakia SUB |  SUB J_Worrall
                           K_Davis SUB |  SUB R_Yates
                         B_Brahimi SUB |  SUB B_Aguilera
                           R_Manaj SUB |  SUB S_Mavididi




Min. 1  :(wat) I_Louza cuts in on Danilo's blind side 
          ...  H_Toffolo gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Embolo swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus with the header 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  That will be a viral clip! 
          ...  Watford have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 5  :(wat) I_Louza with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past B_Hubner 
          ...  He knocks it to H_Kamara! 
          ...  H_Kamara aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 6  :(wat) I_Louza lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  C_Under latches on to it 
          ...  But G_Montiel puts the ball out of play 
Min. 7  :(wat) I_Sarr sprints past S_Aurier 
          ...  I_Sarr looks to see where W_Hennessey is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But W_Hennessey makes an easy save 
Min. 8  :(wat) T_Cleverley looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Kamara 
          ...  H_Kamara has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It's beaten W_Hennessey 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 9  :(ntf) T_Cairney sidesteps his marker 
          ...  T_Cairney with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  M_Okoye is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  T_Cairney flights it in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Rrahmani 
Min. 11 :(wat) F_Neuhaus finds B_Embolo with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  B_Embolo with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 13 :(wat) I_Louza flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  I_Louza belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But W_Hennessey is equal to it 
Min. 18 :(wat) K_Hause beats B_Hubner 
          ...  K_Hause hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  W_Hennessey gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus hits it into the box! 
          ...  Danilo with a great clearance! 
Min. 18 :(ntf) N_Dominguez barges A_Rrahmani off the ball 
          ...  I_Sarr is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 18 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to N_Dominguez! 
          ...  N_Dominguez with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Cairney swings it in! 
          ...  K_Hause wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 19 :(wat) I_Louza has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Williams 
          ...  He puts in B_Embolo! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Embolo! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 19 :(ntf) H_Toffolo jumps over M_Pollock's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Pollock recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 20 :(ntf) B_Hubner runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  I_Sarr with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee marches over with gusto! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  He's had too many warnings 
Min. 24 :(wat) F_Neuhaus looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Kamara 
          ...  N_Dominguez fouls badly 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  C_Under passes to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  W_Hennessey gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 25 :(ntf) G_Montiel squares it to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  K_Hause goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 31 :(wat) T_Cleverley is injured. He's been stretchered off 
Min. 31 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Brahimi 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Cleverley 
Min. 32 :(ntf) N_Williams flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  N_Williams with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 35 :(wat) M_Pollock moves inside 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 36 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi flicks it over F_Neuhaus and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Hudson_Odoi! 
          ...  The Nottingham Forest fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest are back level! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 39 :(wat) B_Brahimi crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Hause in the box 
          ...  K_Hause with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  W_Hennessey was lucky there 
Min. 40 :(wat) H_Kamara takes advantage of a mistake by N_Dominguez 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Driven towards goal by H_Kamara! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 41 :(wat) C_Under with a simple pass to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo shoots towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  Watford have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Watford 2-1 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 42 :(wat) B_Embolo with a clever shimmy 
          ...  H_Toffolo gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(ntf) Danilo runs at the defence 
          ...  I_Louza with an awful challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 44 :(ntf) H_Toffolo has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Hause 
          ...  He puts in C_Hudson_Odoi! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi drives it towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 45 :(wat) I_Louza takes advantage of a bad back pass from B_Hubner 
          ...  I_Louza flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  W_Hennessey manages to turn it behind 
Min. 46 :(wat) A_Rrahmani cuts inside B_Hubner 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in I_Louza! 
          ...  A left-footer by I_Louza! 
          ...  But it goes wide 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Min. 46 :(wat) I_Sarr is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Under 
          ...  C_Under drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with W_Hennessey 
          ...  He rounds W_Hennessey 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 46 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi lobs it over A_Rrahmani 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  M_Okoye is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 47 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White finds N_Williams on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_Williams hits a great shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 49 :(wat) B_Embolo knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Montiel 
          ...  N_Williams with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 52 :(wat) A_Rrahmani knocks the ball past N_Williams 
          ...  Now he crosses to I_Sarr! 
          ...  I_Sarr attempts a chip! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 54 :(wat) H_Kamara makes himself available 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Manaj 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Embolo 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Ngakia 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Pollock 
Min. 55 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  Watford have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 56 :(wat) J_Ngakia holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Manaj 
          ...  B_Hubner takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 57 :(wat) I_Louza rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to F_Neuhaus 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Neuhaus! 
          ...  But W_Hennessey reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on W_Hennessey anyway 
Min. 57 :(ntf) N_Dominguez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to B_Hubner 
          ...  B_Hubner with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 66 :(ntf) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by A_Rrahmani! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 67 :(ntf) B_Hubner runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Under 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  H_Kamara tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 67 :(ntf) N_Williams nutmegs the defender 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  I_Louza picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 68 :(wat) Curled in dangerously from H_Kamara to I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Sarr from 20 yards! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 69 :(wat) C_Under cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Danilo 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 69 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Okoye dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And M_Okoye tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  T_Cairney flights it in! 
          ...  Danilo with the shot! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Danilo plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Dominguez rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 73 :(wat) B_Brahimi eases past G_Montiel 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Danilo 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 74 :(wat) I_Sarr knocks it forward 
          ...  B_Hubner slips 
          ...  R_Manaj gets to it! 
          ...  Fine tackle by H_Toffolo 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 74 :(ntf) N_Dominguez looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Dominguez hits it into the box! 
          ...  I_Louza with a great clearance! 
Min. 78 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi knocks the ball past F_Neuhaus 
          ...  R_Manaj with an awful challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  N_Dominguez hoists it forward 
          ...  G_Montiel gets on the end of it 
          ...  G_Montiel attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  M_Okoye tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Cairney with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Okoye catches it! 
Min. 79 :(wat) F_Neuhaus unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Under 
          ...  N_Williams reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(wat) R_Manaj finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  G_Montiel dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 89 :(wat) K_Hause gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to A_Rrahmani 
          ...  S_Aurier is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 90 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi brushes K_Hause aside and breaks free 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 92 :(ntf) G_Montiel hoofs it upfield to find M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  I_Louza with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 93 :(ntf) T_Cairney is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  B_Brahimi is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 93 :(ntf) G_Montiel sprints past I_Louza 
          ...  K_Hause tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Dominguez curls it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to T_Cairney 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  M_Okoye just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 95 :(wat) B_Brahimi brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  C_Under makes himself available 
          ...  C_Under fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  Watford 3-1 Nottingham Forest ...

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : I_Louza (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Neuhaus (1), B_Embolo (41), C_Under (95)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Sarr (20), I_Louza (43), F_Neuhaus (66), B_Brahimi (93)
Injured              : T_Cleverley (31)
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : C_Hudson_Odoi
Scorers              : C_Hudson_Odoi (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Gibbs_White (35), N_Williams (49), S_Aurier (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Nottingham Forest
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       15
Off target           :          10        |       9
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       9
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Final Score          : Watford 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest
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Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  23   1   1   1  29 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
K_Hause        DF   1  20  12   5  24 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  42  14  38
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  21  17   4  30 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  18   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  16  13   4  26 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
H_Kamara       DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  36
T_Cleverley    MF   1   3  18  13  22 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
F_Neuhaus      DM   1  13  20   9  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   1   1   0   0  -5  13  44
I_Sarr         AM   1   3  19  16  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -5   9  15
I_Louza        MF   1   7  19  13  26 |  96   0   3   4   0   3   0   1   0   0  76  23  26
C_Under        MF   1   4  18  14  25 |  96   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  18  32
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  12  20  24 |  56   0   0   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  16  18
B_Hamer        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ngakia       DF   1  14  11   7  21 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  25  10
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  19  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Brahimi      MF   1  11  15   7  29 |  65   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0   5  40   5
R_Manaj        FW   1   3   9  18  24 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Hennessey    GK  19   1   1   1  23 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
G_Montiel      DF   1  19  14  12  27 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  24  12
S_Aurier       DF   1  19  12   4  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -15 -15 -15
N_Williams     DF   1  18  12   9  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1 -15  11
B_Hubner       DF   1  18  13   7  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  15
H_Toffolo      DF   1  16  14   7  20 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  12   0
Danilo         DM   1  14  17   8  31 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  16
N_Dominguez    MF   1  12  18   7  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  32
T_Cairney      AM   1   3  17  16  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  12
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  19  14  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5   2  13
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  15  20  22 |  96   0   1   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  33  22  20
G_Shelvey      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Worrall      DF   1  17  11  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Yates        MF   1  12  17   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Aguilera     AM   1   8  16  14  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mavididi     FW   1   7  13  19  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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