FFO Prem, Watford vs. Cardiff City (Mon Jul 01) Watford | Cardiff City 5-3-1-1 C | 5-1-1-1-2 C Lauris Silins | Matt Rose | M_Okoye GK | GK R_Allsop A_Rrahmani DF | DF T_Lockyer K_Hause DF | DF N_Osborne F_Sierralta DF | DF J_Vestergaard H_Kamara DF | DF O_Zinchenko C_Kabasele DF | DF J_Justin F_Neuhaus MF | DM I_Gueye I_Sarr AM | MF M_Gotze I_Louza MF | AM T_Lemar C_Under MF | FW D_Zapata B_Embolo FW | FW M_Harris | B_Hamer SUB | SUB M_Freese M_Pollock SUB | SUB D_Caleta_Car J_Ngakia SUB | SUB M_Brozovic L_Hall SUB | SUB M_Gonalons K_Davis SUB | SUB J_Brekalo Min. 1 :(car) M_Harris runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... But he loses control of it ... C_Kabasele hits it out for a throw Min. 8 :(wat) C_Under skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to F_Sierralta ... A thundering drive by F_Sierralta! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... F_Neuhaus crosses it in! ... J_Vestergaard wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 9 :(wat) I_Louza gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Vestergaard! ... He has some space now! ... Fine tackle by O_Zinchenko ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 11 :(car) D_Zapata flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... F_Sierralta with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 12 :(car) T_Lockyer drives it forward to D_Zapata ... D_Zapata hits the ball first time! ... But M_Okoye punches it away Min. 16 :(wat) C_Under holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to B_Embolo ... J_Justin takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 16 :(car) N_Osborne hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Justin latches onto it! ... But A_Rrahmani puts the ball out of play Min. 18 :(car) O_Zinchenko runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Lemar ... T_Lemar with the overhead! ... M_Okoye with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 21 :(car) J_Justin jumps over A_Rrahmani's challenge ... J_Justin plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Lockyer flights it in! ... M_Okoye fists it away! Min. 22 :(car) I_Gueye unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Lemar ... Intercepted by K_Hause Min. 23 :(wat) K_Hause can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to C_Under ... C_Under throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 24 :(car) I_Gueye with a byline cross to D_Zapata ... D_Zapata attempts the shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 25 :(wat) A_Rrahmani with the diagonal pass to I_Sarr ... I_Sarr has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 28 :(car) T_Lemar nutmegs F_Sierralta, he continues to run forward ... T_Lemar with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The Watford fans laugh at him Min. 30 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... T_Lemar will now play as a FW Min. 32 :(wat) B_Embolo slips past I_Gueye ... But J_Vestergaard comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 32 :(wat) F_Sierralta with a smart pass to C_Under ... O_Zinchenko with an over the top challenge ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 35 :(wat) I_Sarr hoofs it upfield to find B_Embolo ... B_Embolo with the chance! ... R_Allsop with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 36 :(wat) H_Kamara gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to B_Embolo ... B_Embolo aims for the top right corner! ... But R_Allsop just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... C_Under swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It comes to B_Embolo ... He fires it towards to goal ... R_Allsop 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? ... What's he going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Let's see if Watford can hang onto that lead! ... Watford 1-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 37 :(wat) C_Kabasele with an inswinging cross to I_Sarr ... M_Harris rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 40 :(wat) A_Rrahmani runs at goal ... He spots the run of B_Embolo ... He's played him in ... A great volley from B_Embolo! ... R_Allsop manages to turn it behind Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(wat) I_Louza with a probing through ball B_Embolo ... M_Gotze with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 1-0 Cardiff City Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: K_Davis ... COMING OFF: B_Embolo Min. 57 :(wat) H_Kamara beats I_Gueye ... H_Kamara goes for goal! ... R_Allsop gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 58 :(wat) C_Kabasele sidesteps J_Vestergaard ... That was too easy ... But he loses control of it ... I_Gueye hits it out for a throw Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Caleta_Car ... COMING OFF: J_Justin Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: M_Brozovic ... COMING OFF: I_Gueye Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: J_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: D_Zapata Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... M_Harris will now play as a MF Min. 61 :(car) T_Lemar get's past K_Hause ... He's gonna worry them again ... T_Lemar with a blistering shot! ... M_Okoye is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... M_Okoye holds his head in his hands! ... Cardiff City are back level! ... Watford 1-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 62 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford ... Watford have changed their playing style to E Min. 65 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: M_Pollock ... COMING OFF: C_Kabasele Min. 70 :(wat) K_Davis gains control of the loose ball ... D_Caleta_Car with an ugly foul Min. 73 :(car) M_Harris finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... M_Harris blasts it at the goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Okoye's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 75 :(car) T_Lemar takes advantage of a mistake by K_Hause ... It's a lucky break ... T_Lemar unleashes a pile driver! ... M_Okoye has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Okoye is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 80 :(wat) K_Davis takes advantage of a mistake by O_Zinchenko ... Can he make them pay? ... K_Davis pounds a rocket on goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... R_Allsop looks relieved there! Min. 82 :(wat) I_Louza smashes the ball upfield ... F_Neuhaus latches onto the ball ... N_Osborne intercepts the pass Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(wat) F_Neuhaus jinks through the defence ... T_Lockyer robs him of the ball Min. 88 :(car) M_Harris with the dribble ... I_Louza with a poor challenge Min. 90 :(wat) C_Under knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A left-footer by C_Under! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Rrahmani swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... The ball finds its way to K_Davis ... He gets the shot away ... R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 91 :(wat) I_Sarr turns past D_Caleta_Car ... He has some space now! ... M_Harris with a reckless challenge ... The Referee beckons him over with his finger ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Embolo (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Embolo (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Sierralta (11) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Lemar Scorers : T_Lemar (61) Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Zinchenko (32), M_Harris (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 11 | 8 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 7 | 3 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 10 Key Tackles : 3 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 1 - 1 Cardiff 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 8 0 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 22 17 4 30 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 24 0 K_Hause DF 1 20 12 6 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 20 13 7 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 12 15 H_Kamara DF 1 19 14 10 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 C_Kabasele DF 1 19 13 13 22 | 69 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 0 F_Neuhaus MF 1 13 20 9 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Sarr AM 1 3 19 16 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 I_Louza MF 1 7 19 13 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Under MF 1 4 18 14 25 | 98 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 37 24 B_Embolo FW 1 4 12 20 24 | 59 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 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 14 5 26 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ngakia DF 1 14 11 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Hall MF 1 16 17 8 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Davis FW 1 4 11 19 22 | 39 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Allsop GK 23 1 1 1 28 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 20 15 7 27 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 0 N_Osborne DF 1 18 14 9 20 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 19 14 12 28 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 19 17 6 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 8 -4 J_Justin DF 1 18 14 7 28 | 64 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 19 I_Gueye DM 1 15 19 10 29 | 64 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 20 0 M_Gotze MF 1 6 20 14 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 T_Lemar FW 1 3 19 17 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 54 D_Zapata FW 1 5 13 20 25 | 64 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M_Harris MF 1 3 13 19 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 3 M_Freese GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 17 14 12 26 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Brozovic DM 1 15 19 9 29 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gonalons MF 1 15 16 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 13 18 27 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1719862752 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40