FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Watford (Mon Jan 13)


                         Norwich City  |  Watford
                              4-3-3 P  |  4-4-2 N
                            Jon Banks  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK M_Okoye
                          A_Forson DF  |  DF K_Hause
                            A_Cole DF  |  DF H_Kamara
                          K_Fisher DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                        Joao_Neves MF  |  MF F_Neuhaus
                           P_Aimar MF  |  MF Fabian_Ruiz
                         B_Cheyrou MF  |  MF I_Sarr
                            A_Rais FW  |  MF I_Louza
                           J_Carew FW  |  FW B_Embolo
                         E_Laidlaw FW  |  FW K_Davis
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB B_Hamer
                          J_Bedeau SUB |  SUB M_Pollock
                          H_Losada SUB |  SUB C_Under
                            G_Sara SUB |  SUB S_Leto
                            J_Lens SUB |  SUB M_Toye




Min. 1  :(wat) F_Neuhaus flicks it over K_Fisher's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 2  :(wat) I_Sarr is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  K_Davis latches onto the ball 
          ...  K_Davis looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  N_Pope parries it 
Min. 4  :(wat) K_Hause sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to I_Louza 
          ...  I_Louza with the overhead! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 6  :(wat) F_Sierralta pushes it past the defender 
          ...  A_Forson slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 7  :(wat) C_Kabasele with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past K_Fisher 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Howedes 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 8  :(nor) Joao_Neves gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Rais is unmarked 
          ...  A_Rais with a little chip! 
          ...  But M_Okoye just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 14 :(wat) I_Sarr brushes E_Laidlaw aside and breaks free 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 15 :(nor) A_Forson with a smart turn 
          ...  A_Forson has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 15 :(wat) B_Embolo runs forward 
          ...  B_Embolo fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  N_Pope collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 16 :(wat) I_Sarr with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past B_Howedes 
          ...  But A_Forson slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 17 :(wat) F_Neuhaus with a smart turn 
          ...  But K_Fisher slides in 
Min. 22 :(wat) H_Kamara with a pinpoint pass to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo fires the shot in! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 23 :(wat) K_Hause can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  K_Hause fires the shot in! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by C_Kabasele 
          ...  N_Pope catches it! 
Min. 25 :(wat) B_Embolo with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  But A_Cole wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 26 :(nor) P_Aimar has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Sierralta 
          ...  He puts in A_Rais! 
          ...  A_Rais pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 27 :(nor) E_Laidlaw comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  E_Laidlaw tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But M_Okoye is equal to it 
Min. 31 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past A_Forson 
          ...  J_Carew muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 33 :(wat) K_Hause with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  K_Hause with the header! 
          ...  N_Pope gathers it comfortably 
Min. 38 :(wat) I_Sarr with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  I_Sarr with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 40 :(nor) A_Forson with a probing through ball E_Laidlaw 
          ...  Intercepted by F_Sierralta 
Min. 41 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to K_Davis! 
          ...  K_Davis tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  Jon Banks is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Watford ...
Min. 42 :(nor) B_Howedes slides the ball across to J_Carew 
          ...  A great volley from J_Carew! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 42 :(wat) I_Sarr takes advantage of a mistake by Joao_Neves 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  I_Sarr with the chance! 
          ...  N_Pope tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 42 :(nor) B_Cheyrou runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Cole 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(wat) F_Neuhaus with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  F_Neuhaus shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by F_Sierralta 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for N_Pope, who catches the ball 
Min. 46 :(nor) A_Rais sidesteps F_Sierralta 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  I_Louza reads the play well 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-1 Watford

Min. 46 :(wat) F_Neuhaus with a smart turn 
          ...  A_Forson beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 50 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Pollock 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Kabasele 
Min. 50 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Under 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sarr 
Min. 50 :(nor) P_Aimar sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Aimar with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 50 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz cuts the ball back to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo with a thundering drive! 
          ...  N_Pope gathers it comfortably 
Min. 51 :(nor) B_Howedes takes advantage of a mistake by H_Kamara 
          ...  He puts in B_Cheyrou! 
          ...  K_Hause slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 52 :(wat) B_Embolo runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Aimar with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
Min. 53 :(wat) F_Sierralta knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Forson slips 
          ...  F_Neuhaus gets to it! 
          ...  B_Howedes hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  C_Under flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Pope 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Leto 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Louza 
Min. 56 :(nor) K_Fisher races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Forson lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  But M_Pollock sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 57 :(wat) F_Neuhaus lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  F_Sierralta latches on to it 
          ...  K_Fisher slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 58 :(nor) P_Aimar finds A_Rais in the box 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Sierralta 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 59 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  A glorious effort by E_Laidlaw! 
          ...  M_Okoye collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 59 :(wat) S_Leto slides the ball across to K_Davis 
          ...  A_Cole cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 63 :(wat) B_Embolo sprints past A_Cole 
          ...  B_Embolo rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-2 Watford ...
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Losada 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Rais 
Min. 65 :(nor) M_Okoye with a terrible kick! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw is through! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Sierralta 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 66 :(wat) K_Hause flicks the ball on to Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has N_Pope to beat! 
          ...  He rounds N_Pope 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-3 Watford ...
Min. 73 :(nor) B_Cheyrou with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Pollock 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Forson! 
          ...  K_Hause robs him of the ball 
Min. 74 :(nor) E_Laidlaw plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  E_Laidlaw fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-3 Watford ...
Min. 74 :(wat) C_Under dribbles past A_Forson 
          ...  C_Under looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-4 Watford ...
Min. 76 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with the diagonal pass to Joao_Neves 
          ...  S_Leto seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 77 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Bedeau 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Forson 
Min. 78 :(wat) M_Pollock controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs Joao_Neves 
          ...  He puts in K_Davis! 
          ...  K_Davis tries to beat N_Pope! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 83 :(nor) H_Losada takes advantage of a mistake by Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  H_Losada hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 85 :(nor) B_Cheyrou holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Carew 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Carew! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Norwich City have narrowed the deficit! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-4 Watford ...
Min. 86 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz knocks the ball past B_Howedes 
          ...  Now he crosses to S_Leto! 
          ...  S_Leto blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  N_Pope heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wat) K_Hause with an incisive pass to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 89 :(nor) J_Carew runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  J_Carew strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Okoye's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 89 :(wat) S_Leto with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past B_Howedes 
          ...  S_Leto shoots towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 90 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with an inswinging cross to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew looks to see where M_Okoye is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 90 :(wat) M_Pollock wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Embolo 
          ...  Joao_Neves fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 91 :(wat) K_Davis finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  Joao_Neves cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Laidlaw
Scorers              : E_Laidlaw (74), J_Carew (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Laidlaw (14), J_Carew (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : Fabian_Ruiz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Davis (41), B_Embolo (63), Fabian_Ruiz (66), C_Under (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       19
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           6        |       14
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Norwich City 2 - 4 Watford
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Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  93  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  16  12  24 |  78   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  51  13  14
A_Cole         DF   1  18  16   4  21 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  15   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  12   4  27 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  34   0
Joao_Neves     MF   1  18  21  14  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   8   0
P_Aimar        MF   1   8  18  16  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  10
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  30 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
A_Rais         FW   1   4  18  16  24 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  18  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -4  -4  44
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  15  18  20 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   1   0   0  -4  24  38
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bedeau       DF   1  16  12   4  30 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Losada       MF   1   6  17  15  24 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
G_Sara         MF   1  11  15  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lens         FW   1   5  13  17  20 |   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
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M_Okoye        GK  24   1   1   1  29 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Hause        DF   1  21  13   6  24 |  93   0   2   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  30  68  41
H_Kamara       DF   1  20  14  11  29 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  21  13   7  26 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  16   0
C_Kabasele     DF   1  19  13  12  22 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  14  21  10  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   8  33
Fabian_Ruiz    MF   1  17  21   9  29 |  93   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  36  42
I_Sarr         MF   1   3  20  17  25 |  51   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  19
I_Louza        MF   1   7  20  14  26 |  56   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  29   0  13
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  12  21  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  20  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
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 |  42   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  15   0
C_Under        MF   1   4  19  14  25 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
S_Leto         FW   1   5  12  17  21 |  37   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  31  17  20
M_Toye         FW   1   7  13  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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