FFO Champ, Huddersfield Town vs. Watford (Fri Jan 24) Huddersfield Town | Watford 4-1-2-1-2 E | 4-4-2 N Guillaume Rousseau | Derek Purvis | L_Nicholls GK | GK M_Okoye B_Jackson DF | DF K_Hause J_Victor DF | DF H_Kamara I_Hayden DF | DF F_Sierralta R_Andrews DF | DF C_Kabasele J_Hogg DM | MF C_Under K_Taylor MF | MF Fabian_Ruiz A_Lookman MF | MF K_Sema M_Mount AM | MF I_Louza T_Bradshaw FW | FW S_Leto L_Foster FW | FW K_Davis | J_Stolarczyk SUB | SUB B_Hamer R_Shawcross SUB | SUB M_Pollock J_Rowe SUB | SUB B_Holtman Y_Toure SUB | SUB I_Sarr M_Okugawa SUB | SUB M_Toye Min. 1 :(wat) K_Davis is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to S_Leto ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Victor ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 4 :(wat) K_Sema sidesteps B_Jackson ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A left-footer by K_Sema! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... L_Nicholls never had a chance! Min. 6 :(hud) B_Jackson with the cross-field pass to K_Taylor ... K_Taylor blasts the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... K_Taylor with an outswinging corner into the box ... L_Foster tries to place the shot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 7 :(wat) S_Leto plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... K_Davis decides to go for goal instead! ... K_Davis with the chance! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 11 :(wat) C_Under takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into S_Leto ... L_Foster is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... L_Nicholls misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Leto swings it in! ... L_Nicholls catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 12 :(wat) S_Leto gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside B_Jackson! ... He has some space now! ... R_Andrews brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 15 :(hud) T_Bradshaw runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... K_Hause with the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 16 :(wat) K_Sema finds K_Davis with a perfectly weighted pass ... B_Jackson slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 19 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz with a glorious long pass to K_Davis ... K_Davis hits a curling shot! ... But L_Nicholls is equal to it Min. 21 :(hud) The ball rolls free! ... M_Mount takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... M_Mount hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 22 :(wat) S_Leto plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... R_Andrews brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 25 :(wat) I_Louza lobs it over B_Jackson ... I_Louza hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 26 :(hud) A_Lookman moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to J_Hogg ... J_Hogg with the punt towards goal! ... M_Okoye fists it away Min. 27 :(wat) S_Leto skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Under ... B_Jackson is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Guillaume Rousseau looks relieved Min. 27 :(wat) K_Hause with an early cross to K_Sema ... But B_Jackson puts it in row Z! Min. 28 :(hud) J_Victor sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... A_Lookman runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Launched towards the top corner by A_Lookman! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Okoye dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Okoye beaten! Min. 28 :(hud) M_Mount beats K_Hause ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... S_Leto is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 29 :(wat) K_Hause pushes it past B_Jackson ... K_Hause rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into L_Nicholls's arms ... Unlucky Min. 32 :(wat) C_Under with a precise ball to S_Leto ... S_Leto blasts it at the goal! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... The Watford fans sing his praises! ... That's given Watford the lead! ... Huddersfield Town 0-1 Watford ... Min. 38 :(hud) B_Jackson takes advantage of a mistake by F_Sierralta ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to A_Lookman! ... A_Lookman shoots towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... M_Okoye is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Taylor hits it into the box! ... I_Hayden with the shot! ... M_Okoye turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Mount swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... C_Kabasele heads it away Min. 42 :(hud) A_Lookman controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... M_Mount gets onto the end of the pass! ... Cleared by F_Sierralta Min. 42 :(wat) H_Kamara with an inswinging cross to S_Leto ... S_Leto with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... L_Nicholls gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... H_Kamara drives it into the box! ... It comes to F_Sierralta ... He gets the shot away ... Looks like it should be L_Nicholls's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... C_Kabasele drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Nicholls Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(hud) M_Mount looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to B_Jackson ... K_Hause brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Huddersfield Town 0-1 Watford Min. 46 :(hud) K_Taylor finds T_Bradshaw with a perfectly weighted pass ... Fabian_Ruiz slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 48 :(hud) L_Foster dribbles past H_Kamara ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A cheeky lob from L_Foster! ... M_Okoye parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 49 :(wat) C_Under changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Davis ... K_Davis with the shot on net! ... L_Nicholls is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... Huddersfield Town 0-2 Watford ... Min. 50 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to A Min. 50 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... J_Hogg will now play as a MF Min. 50 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: M_Pollock ... COMING OFF: C_Kabasele Min. 50 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: B_Holtman ... COMING OFF: K_Sema Min. 53 :(wat) B_Holtman takes possession on the edge of the box ... B_Holtman leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But L_Nicholls is equal to it Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: I_Sarr ... COMING OFF: I_Louza Min. 59 :(wat) F_Sierralta takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... J_Victor goes in studs first ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: M_Okugawa ... COMING OFF: T_Bradshaw Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: Y_Toure ... COMING OFF: J_Hogg Min. 60 :(hud) M_Okugawa is too quick for M_Pollock ... Intercepted by H_Kamara Min. 61 :(hud) K_Taylor brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... Fabian_Ruiz is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 64 :(wat) I_Sarr has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Okugawa ... He knocks it to Fabian_Ruiz! ... Fabian_Ruiz with a stunning strike! ... But L_Nicholls punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 64 :(hud) B_Jackson is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Lookman latches onto the ball ... K_Davis had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee warned him ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... Y_Toure swings it in ... J_Victor takes control of it! ... J_Victor drives it towards goal! ... M_Okoye saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Y_Toure dinks the ball into the area! ... The ball comes to L_Foster ... He knocks it goalward ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Huddersfield Town 1-2 Watford ... Min. 65 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: R_Shawcross ... COMING OFF: I_Hayden Min. 65 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to E Min. 65 :(hud) M_Mount is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... L_Foster latches onto the end of it ... L_Foster with his head down lets it go! ... M_Okoye gathers it easily Min. 65 :(wat) K_Davis knocks it past J_Victor and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... What a fantastic interception by R_Andrews ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 66 :(hud) A_Lookman is too quick for M_Pollock ... A_Lookman curls the ball in on goal! ... But M_Okoye with the difficult save Min. 72 :(hud) Y_Toure is unmarked! ... But K_Hause wins the ball Min. 74 :(wat) C_Under puts in B_Holtman ... B_Jackson with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 75 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Under ... C_Under fires the shot in! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... L_Nicholls tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... B_Holtman plays it towards the near post! ... I_Sarr rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 76 :(hud) K_Taylor is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to L_Foster ... An audacious effort from L_Foster! ... But M_Okoye punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 77 :(hud) K_Taylor with an inch perfect pass to L_Foster ... A skilful effort from L_Foster! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 80 :(hud) M_Mount with a measured pass to B_Jackson ... B_Jackson pounds a rocket on goal! ... M_Okoye with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 83 :(hud) M_Mount slips past his marker ... But he loses control of it ... K_Hause hits it out for a throw Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to S_Leto ... S_Leto hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : John Smiths Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Foster Scorers : L_Foster (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Victor (59), B_Jackson (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Under (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Leto (32), K_Davis (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Hause (15), S_Leto (28) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town | Watford Attempts on Goal : 15 | 14 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 9 | 7 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Nicholls GK 23 1 1 1 31 | 92 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 B_Jackson DF 1 21 13 12 26 | 92 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 26 44 11 J_Victor DF 1 20 15 4 25 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 10 19 I_Hayden DF 1 20 13 7 31 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 R_Andrews DF 1 19 17 8 22 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 J_Hogg MF 1 12 19 8 23 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 K_Taylor MF 1 13 19 14 27 | 92 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 A_Lookman MF 1 8 19 15 26 | 92 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 34 M_Mount AM 1 2 21 19 27 | 92 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 7 T_Bradshaw FW 1 4 13 18 28 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Foster FW 1 9 15 20 30 | 92 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 27 0 53 J_Stolarczyk GK 17 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 1 17 15 6 30 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rowe MF 1 9 18 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Toure MF 1 11 18 9 24 | 31 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Okugawa FW 1 10 13 16 16 | 31 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Okoye GK 24 1 1 1 29 | 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 K_Hause DF 1 21 13 6 24 | 92 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 41 12 16 H_Kamara DF 1 20 14 11 29 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 21 13 7 26 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 19 C_Kabasele DF 1 19 13 12 22 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 C_Under MF 1 4 19 14 25 | 92 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 13 Fabian_Ruiz MF 1 17 21 9 29 | 92 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 24 18 K_Sema MF 1 11 13 8 22 | 51 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 I_Louza MF 1 7 20 14 26 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 S_Leto FW 1 5 12 17 21 | 92 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 30 41 K_Davis FW 1 4 11 20 22 | 92 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 33 B_Hamer GK 15 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pollock DF 1 17 14 5 26 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Holtman MF 1 4 17 15 21 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 I_Sarr FW 1 3 20 17 25 | 36 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 M_Toye FW 1 7 13 14 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1737740715 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40