FFO Champ, Watford vs. Sunderland (Fri Apr 25)


                              Watford  |  Sunderland
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                         Derek Purvis  |  Chris W
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                           K_Hause DF  |  DF D_Dumfries
                          H_Kamara DF  |  DF C_Mbemba
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF C_Biraghi
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF N_Gudelj
                         F_Neuhaus MF  |  MF M_Nunes
                       Fabian_Ruiz MF  |  MF A_Rabiot
                            I_Sarr MF  |  MF W_Alves
                           I_Louza MF  |  MF J_Toulalan
                          B_Embolo FW  |  FW F_Cavenaghi
                           K_Davis FW  |  FW C_Rodriguez
                                       |
                           B_Hamer SUB |  SUB C_Diop
                            L_Hall SUB |  SUB S_Rhomas
                           C_Under SUB |  SUB G_Xhaka
                         B_Holtman SUB |  SUB J_Ball
                            S_Leto SUB |  SUB B_Bayo




Min. 1  :(wat) I_Sarr takes advantage of a mistake by C_Rodriguez 
          ...  D_Dumfries tackles cleanly 
Min. 2  :(wat) B_Embolo sidesteps N_Gudelj 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  But D_Dumfries wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 4  :(wat) F_Sierralta works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Davis 
          ...  J_Toulalan stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  I_Louza passes to K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a difficult save 
Min. 6  :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz with the diagonal pass to K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis with the chance! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Embolo dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  J_Pickford catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 8  :(sun) D_Dumfries hoists the ball across to C_Rodriguez 
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Rodriguez! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by F_Cavenaghi 
          ...  M_Okoye comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  W_Alves swings a leg at it! 
          ...  M_Okoye has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Okoye reacts well to save!! 
Min. 9  :(sun) A_Rabiot looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Toulalan 
          ...  J_Toulalan with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  M_Okoye palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Alves hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Toulalan with the shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 10 :(wat) B_Embolo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to I_Sarr 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Biraghi 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 12 :(wat) B_Embolo takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Nunes with the tackle 
Min. 14 :(wat) I_Sarr with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  N_Gudelj bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 14 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 15 :(sun) C_Rodriguez beats F_Sierralta 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  C_Rodriguez runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 19 :(wat) I_Louza steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Gudelj 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  I_Louza with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Hause hits it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  J_Pickford catches it with ease 
Min. 20 :(wat) I_Louza beats his man 
          ...  I_Louza with a stunning strike! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 22 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 24 :(wat) B_Embolo with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past C_Mbemba 
          ...  B_Embolo hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Pickford is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz floats the ball in! 
          ...  C_Biraghi belts it clear 
Min. 29 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz curls the ball out wide to B_Embolo 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by W_Alves!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 31 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Kabasele 
          ...  C_Kabasele shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Pickford 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 31 :(sun) J_Toulalan sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Toulalan with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  M_Okoye narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 32 :(wat) B_Embolo picks out K_Davis with the cross 
          ...  But N_Gudelj clears the danger 
Min. 33 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi finds C_Rodriguez with a ball over the defence 
          ...  C_Rodriguez from 20 yards! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 36 :(wat) I_Louza has space to run with the ball 
          ...  I_Louza tries to beat J_Pickford from outside the area! 
          ...  J_Pickford collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 0-0 Sunderland

Min. 47 :(wat) I_Sarr sidesteps his marker 
          ...  D_Dumfries does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 49 :(wat) K_Davis sidesteps C_Mbemba 
          ...  Blocked by D_Dumfries 
Min. 50 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Hall 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Kabasele 
Min. 50 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Under 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sarr 
Min. 51 :(wat) B_Embolo jinks past the defender 
          ...  N_Gudelj does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 52 :(wat) K_Hause hoofs it upfield to find K_Davis 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by C_Biraghi 
Min. 54 :(wat) B_Embolo gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by J_Pickford to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Louza lofts the ball in! 
          ...  D_Dumfries with a great clearance! 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Leto 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Louza 
Min. 58 :(wat) S_Leto with an incisive pass to K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 59 :(wat) F_Neuhaus lays the ball back to B_Embolo 
          ...  A wicked drive by B_Embolo! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford have the advantage! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(wat) F_Neuhaus jinks past D_Dumfries 
          ...  D_Dumfries recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 61 :(wat) S_Leto looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 62 :(wat) L_Hall jumps over D_Dumfries's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Gudelj 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kamara with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Pickford catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 64 :(sun) A_Rabiot plays it forward to N_Gudelj 
          ...  N_Gudelj tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that M_Okoye got a touch 
Min. 69 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz pulls it back to K_Davis 
          ...  A delicate chip from K_Davis! 
          ...  But J_Pickford makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kamara with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Pickford easily catches it! 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Ball 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Alves 
Min. 70 :(sun) J_Ball sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Rodriguez 
          ...  C_Rodriguez with the shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 73 :(wat) K_Davis with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  K_Davis with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  J_Pickford collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 73 :(sun) C_Mbemba backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Nunes gets on the end of it 
          ...  F_Sierralta intercepts the pass 
Min. 74 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  But F_Neuhaus reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 75 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz searches out K_Davis 
          ...  J_Toulalan is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  His 2nd yellow card! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  That's an early shower for him! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  H_Kamara plays it short to F_Neuhaus 
          ...  D_Dumfries rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 76 :(wat) L_Hall finds K_Davis on the edge of the box 
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Davis! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Pickford recovers to save!! 
Min. 78 :(wat) F_Sierralta takes advantage of a mistake by D_Dumfries 
          ...  F_Sierralta carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Bayo 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez 
Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Rhomas 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Biraghi 
Min. 80 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Leto 
          ...  S_Leto blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Pickford 
Min. 82 :(sun) C_Mbemba chips the ball forward to N_Gudelj 
          ...  N_Gudelj tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 83 :(sun) M_Nunes with an amazing show of skill to get past H_Kamara 
          ...  He crosses to S_Rhomas 
          ...  F_Neuhaus takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 84 :(sun) A_Rabiot lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  J_Ball latches on to it 
          ...  M_Okoye with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  There can only be one outcome! 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant!! 
          ...  IT'S A PENALTY!! 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi is the man who takes it 
          ...  Oh he didn't mess about with that one 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smashed right down the middle!. 
          ...  And Sunderland have squared it up late on!! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Sunderland...
Min. 84 :(wat) K_Davis sprints past S_Rhomas 
          ...  A_Rabiot with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  L_Hall knocks it forward 
          ...  B_Embolo gets on the end of it 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from B_Embolo! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(wat) C_Under with a byline cross to K_Hause 
          ...  K_Hause tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Pickford is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Hause hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Pickford jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 89 :(sun) A_Rabiot cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Gudelj 
          ...  N_Gudelj with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for M_Okoye 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  M_Okoye looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 91 :(sun) A_Rabiot threads the through ball to B_Bayo 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 94 :(wat) C_Under with the first time flick to B_Embolo 
          ...  N_Gudelj with a perfectly timed tackle 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : B_Embolo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Embolo (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : D_Dumfries
Scorers              : F_Cavenaghi (84 pen)
Sent Off             : J_Toulalan (75)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       14
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           7        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       17
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 1 Sunderland
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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  24   1   1   1  29 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
K_Hause        DF   1  22  13   6  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  20
H_Kamara       DF   1  21  15  11  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  21  13   7  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  16  19
C_Kabasele     DF   1  19  14  13  22 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  14  21  10  28 |  95   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44  20   0
Fabian_Ruiz    MF   1  17  22  10  29 |  95   0   1   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  42   0
I_Sarr         MF   1   3  20  18  25 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Louza        MF   1   7  20  14  26 |  56   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  37
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  13  21  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  48  28
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  20  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  54
B_Hamer        GK  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Hall         DF   1  17  17   9  20 |  44   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
C_Under        MF   1   4  19  15  25 |  44   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Holtman      MF   1   4  17  15  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Leto         FW   1   5  12  17  21 |  39   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  10

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford     GK  25   1   1   1  19 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  22  17   7  22 |  95   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  98  12   0
C_Mbemba       DF   1  21  16  10  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
C_Biraghi      DF   1  20  12   8  24 |  81   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  13  11  29 |  95   0   5   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  75   0  47
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  21  14  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   8   0
A_Rabiot       MF   1   5  20  15  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
W_Alves        MF   1   8  18  15  26 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   0  12
J_Toulalan     MF   1  11  18  15  26 |  76   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   1   0 -15 -15  20
F_Cavenaghi    FW   1   5  15  17  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  14  44
C_Rodriguez    FW   1   6  12  18  24 |  81   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
C_Diop         GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rhomas       DF   1  18  11   9  29 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ball         MF   1  13  16   6  22 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
B_Bayo         FW   1   3  13  16  26 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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