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20/02/2055, Vicarage Road, Watford, England
League Two, English Football League

Watford Vs Portsmouth

Watford play in a 3-5-2 Def formation, and line up with: B McIntosh (GK) , R Kelly (CB) , J Keenor (CB) , D Baker (CB) , N Parkhill (CM) , E MacRae (CM) , I Methven (CDM) , P Furguson (RM) , A McNevin (LM) , J Everett (ST) , V Fortuna (ST) And the subs are: R Evans (CB) , A Emenalo (CB) , J Griffith (CM) , W Forsyth (CM) , K Delaney (ST)

Portsmouth play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: C McQuerry (GK) , B Baker (CB) , N Gartley (CB) , T Meloni (CB) , H Stevenson (RB) , D Clery (LB) , J McClenathan (CDM) , C Bethell (CAM) , E Powell (RM) , K Quinn (LM) , I Kelty (ST) And the subs are: G Adekunde (CB) , L Doyle (CB) , N Cody (CM) , D Howitt (CM) , A Esson (ST)

Welcome to Vicarage Road in Watford, England where Watford will face Portsmouth.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 33484.

1' - Watford kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Peter Furguson finds Alex McNevin with a short pass.  Alex McNevin plays the ball to Eric MacRae.  Eric MacRae passes the ball to Richard Kelly.  Richard Kelly hits the ball long to John Keenor.  John Keenor sees Eric MacRae making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Eric MacRae has strayed offside!  

10' - Ian Kelty passes a long ball to John McClenathan.  John McClenathan spots a run from Chris Bethell.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Chris Bethell is able to control the ball.  Chris Bethell tries to skip past  the advancing Brendan McIntosh...but the keeper manages to get down and take the ball!Brendan McIntosh hits the ball long to Isaac Methven.  Dave Clery successfully tackles Isaac Methven and the ball goes loose.  

13' - Nick Parkhill dispossesses Nicholas Gartley and gains possession for his team.  John McClenathan successfully tackles Nick Parkhill and gains possession for his team.  John McClenathan passes the ball to Kenzie Quinn.  With a turn of pace, Kenzie Quinn beats Alex McNevin.  

13' - Kenzie Quinn sees Ewan Powell making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Ewan Powell is caught offside!  

16' - John Everett hits the ball long to Nick Parkhill.  Nick Parkhill sees a run from Isaac Methven.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Isaac Methven runs on to the ball.  Isaac Methven tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Isaac Methven scores!  That's a tremendous goal from the Watford player!  The ball went in off the underside of the crossbar!

16' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

24' - Brad Baker finds Tobias Meloni with a short pass.  Tobias Meloni passes to Brad Baker.  Brad Baker passes to Tobias Meloni.  Tobias Meloni slides the ball to Kenzie Quinn.  Kenzie Quinn curves the ball into the box, but Nick Parkhill intercepts the ball.  

25' - With a turn of pace, Nick Parkhill beats John McClenathan.  

28' - John McClenathan sees a run from Ian Kelty.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Ian Kelty is caught offside!  

31' - John Everett finds David Baker with a long pass.  David Baker sees Isaac Methven making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

34' - Nick Parkhill strikes the ball from outside the area...but the shot goes wide!

36' - Chris McQuerry passes a long ball to Henry Stevenson.  Henry Stevenson takes a shot from long range towards goal...and Henry Stevenson scores!  That's a good goal from the Portsmouth player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

37' - Watford kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - Eric MacRae plays a short pass to David Baker.  David Baker slides the ball to Peter Furguson.  Peter Furguson sees a run from Vince Fortuna.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Vince Fortuna runs on to the ball.  Vince Fortuna reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Peter Furguson overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Nicholas Gartley passes a long ball to Brad Baker.  Brad Baker slides the ball to John McClenathan.  John McClenathan passes the ball to Chris Bethell.  Chris Bethell passes to Kenzie Quinn.  Kenzie Quinn attempts to beat Richard Kelly using his skills, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Everett will come off.  Kian Delaney is brought on from the bench.  

58' - David Baker chips a long ball to Richard Kelly.  Richard Kelly slides the ball to Nick Parkhill.  Nick Parkhill shoots from outside the area, aiming for the top of the net...but the shot hits the upright!  Tobias Meloni is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ewan Powell is going to be taken off.  David Howitt is brought on from the bench.  

65' - David Baker passes to Isaac Methven.  Isaac Methven plays a short pass to Alex McNevin.  Alex McNevin attempts to beat Chris Bethell using his skills, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

66' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Nicholas Gartley will come off.  Gareth Adekunde is going to be brought on.  

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ian Kelty will come off.  Nicholas Cody is going to be brought on.  

72' - Brad Baker sees Chris Bethell making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Chris Bethell is able to take the ball.  Chris Bethell hits the ball...but Brendan McIntosh deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Portsmouth.  Chris Bethell gets ready to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box and finds Nicholas Cody.  Nicholas Cody jumps up to head the ball towards the top corner...but its over!

72' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Baker is going to be taken off.  Alastair Emenalo is going to be brought on.  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Keenor will come off.  Rhys Evans is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Tobias Meloni slides the ball to Chris Bethell.  Chris Bethell uses his pace to beat Rhys Evans.  

79' - Chris Bethell curves the ball into the box and finds John McClenathan.  John McClenathan heads the ball towards the top corner...but the ball hits the post!  Nick Parkhill is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

82' - Eric MacRae spots a run from Kian Delaney.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Kian Delaney is able to take the ball.  Kian Delaney looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

85' - Chris McQuerry finds Gareth Adekunde with a long pass.  Gareth Adekunde sees David Howitt making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and David Howitt runs on to the ball.  David Howitt looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is tipped around the post by Brendan McIntosh!  That will be a corner for  Portsmouth.  Chris Bethell will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but opposing player Nick Parkhill takes possession.  

86' - Nick Parkhill spots a run from Vince Fortuna.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Vince Fortuna is able to control the ball.  Vince Fortuna fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

87' - Chris McQuerry spots a run from David Howitt.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  



The match has ended Watford 1 - 1 Portsmouth.