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05/12/2026, Vicarage Road, Watford, England
FA Cup, Round 3

Watford Vs Sunderland

Watford play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: C MacInnis (GK) , M Odogwu (CB) , R McPhee (CB) , J Morthland (RB) , J Atkins (LB) , L Alder (CDM) , E Darby (CAM) , M Morris (RM) , R Lerminie (LM) , D Woodhead (ST) , D MacKinnon (ST) And the subs are: F Cornell (CB) , T Burton (CB) , J Davies (CM) , R Tait (CM) , D Valentine (ST)

Sunderland play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: A Cathey (GK) , T Welsh (CB) , R Dougan (CB) , C Rutherford (RB) , J MacKay (LB) , S Speed (CDM) , J McRobbie (CAM) , G Oberlin (RM) , D Neil (LM) , S Blanco (ST) , E Lorimer (ST) And the subs are: T Ryan (CB) , E Wolin (CB) , J Beith (CM) , M Abba (CM) , J MacKnight (ST)

Welcome to Vicarage Road in Watford, England where Watford will face Sunderland.  This is round 3 of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 18727.

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

5' - Malcolm Morris passes the ball to Lambart Alder.  Lambart Alder plays the ball to Joey Atkins.  Joey Atkins finds Elliot Darby with a long ball.  Rob Dougan dispossesses Elliot Darby and takes possession.  Rob Dougan sees Davie Neil making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

11' - Joseph Morthland plays a long pass to Robert McPhee.  Robert McPhee finds Romanus Lerminie with a short pass.  Romanus Lerminie passes to Joseph Morthland.  Chris Rutherford tackles Joseph Morthland and takes possession.  Chris Rutherford attempts a shot from long range...but Charles MacInnis gets down to stop the shot!  

14' - Joshua MacKay takes the ball past Lambart Alder with a turn of pace.  

15' - Joshua MacKay spots a run from Davie Neil.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Davie Neil is able to control the ball.  Davie Neil looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Charles MacInnis!  Lambart Alder is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

23' - Rob Dougan plays the ball to Chris Rutherford.  Chris Rutherford passes a long ball to Sam Speed.  Sam Speed runs with the ball, beating Joey Atkins.  

24' - Sam Speed attempts to beat Joseph Morthland using his skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Sam Speed runs with the ball!  

29' - Mike Odogwu passes the ball to Joey Atkins.  Sam Speed tackles Joey Atkins and takes possession.  Sunderland launch a counter attack.  Sam Speed tries to use ball skills to beat Mike Odogwu, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

29' - Sam Speed sees a run from Davie Neil.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Davie Neil is caught offside!  

35' - Joseph Morthland passes to Robert McPhee.  Robert McPhee plays the ball to Romanus Lerminie.  Romanus Lerminie finds Joseph Morthland with a short pass.  Joseph Morthland sees a run from David Woodhead.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and David Woodhead is able to take the ball.  David Woodhead lays the ball off and finds Malcolm Morris.  and its in! It's a magnificent goal from Malcolm Morris for Watford!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

36' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

39' - Gerald Oberlin plays the ball to Joshua MacKay.  Joshua MacKay passes the ball to Rob Dougan.  Rob Dougan plays a long pass to Tim Welsh.  Tim Welsh sees a run from Ed Lorimer.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Ed Lorimer has strayed offside!  

43' - Lambart Alder speeds past Joshua MacKay.  

46' - Lambart Alder hits a shot from long range...but the ball hits the post!  Romanus Lerminie gets to the ball first...Romanus Lerminie hits a shot towards goal...and its in! It's a nice goal from Romanus Lerminie for Watford!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

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

47' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

49' - Chris Rutherford finds Sam Speed with a short pass.  Sam Speed plays a short pass to Rob Dougan.  Rob Dougan sees Sezni Blanco making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Sezni Blanco takes the ball.  Sezni Blanco attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Sezni Blanco for Sunderland!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

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

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mike Odogwu is going to be taken off.  Tim Burton joins the game from the bench.  

58' - Elliot Darby passes the ball to Lambart Alder.  Rob Dougan dispossesses Lambart Alder and takes the ball.  Rob Dougan slides the ball to John McRobbie.  Malcolm Morris tackles John McRobbie and takes the ball.  Malcolm Morris finds Robert McPhee with a long ball.  Robert McPhee sees a run from Daniel MacKinnon.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Daniel MacKinnon has strayed offside!  

61' - Chris Rutherford plays a long pass to John McRobbie.  John McRobbie attempts to beat Robert McPhee using his skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

64' - John McRobbie looks to unleash a long range shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

72' - Charles MacInnis hits the ball long to Daniel MacKinnon.  Daniel MacKinnon slides the ball to Elliot Darby.  Sam Speed tackles Elliot Darby and gains possession for his team.  Sam Speed finds Chris Rutherford with a long pass.  Chris Rutherford looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Charles MacInnis!  Sam Speed pounces on the loose ball...Sam Speed attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Sam Speed scores!  That's a fine goal from the Sunderland player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

72' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Lambart Alder is going to be taken off.  Robert Tait is going to be brought on.  

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

74' - Joseph Morthland passes to Joey Atkins.  Joey Atkins passes to Malcolm Morris.  Malcolm Morris sees Daniel MacKinnon making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Daniel MacKinnon is caught offside!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Daniel MacKinnon will come off.  Daniel Valentine joins the game from the bench.  

81' - Joseph Morthland plays a short pass to Elliot Darby.  Chris Rutherford tackles Elliot Darby and gains possession for his team.  Chris Rutherford passes the ball to Sam Speed.  Sam Speed sees Gerald Oberlin making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Gerald Oberlin is caught offside!  

84' - Joseph Morthland passes to Joey Atkins.  Joey Atkins plays a short pass to Malcolm Morris.  Malcolm Morris sees Romanus Lerminie making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Romanus Lerminie runs on to the ball.  Romanus Lerminie looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but its over!

86' - Elliot Darby attempts to use his skills to beat Joshua MacKay.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

87' - Elliot Darby attempts a layoff, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Joshua MacKay slides the ball to Rob Dougan.  Daniel Valentine tackles Rob Dougan and gains possession for his team.  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Watford 2 - 2 Sunderland.