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Wednesday December 3, 2008 Finished Vicarage Road

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Watford

  • Priskin 13’

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Pavlyuchenko 45’ (pen.)
  • Bent 76’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Watford
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • 90+3' The final whistle goes and there will be just the two Championship sides in the semi-final draw as holders Tottenham come from behind to beat Watford.
    • 90+2' Zokora is penalised for jumping into th back of Bridcutt in midfield. Everybody except Loach goes forward for Watford but again Spurs are too good in the air and the chance goes.
    • 90+1' Some Watford fans are leaving already. There are three minutes of injury time for the home side to make them regret that decision.
    • 89' Assou-Ekotto fouls on the right Watford pile men forward. Williamson's delivery doesn't have the sufficient curl and it goes straight to Gomes.
    • 88' Bromby nods a ball into the pack inside the box and it falls for HOSKINS TO CONTROL AND GET A SHOT OFF... Held by Gomes at the near post!
    • 87' Watford's Leigh Bromby has the chance to make one of his long throws count. he hoists it in but the Spurs defneders have been dominant in the air tonight and on this occasion it's no different.
    • 84' Tootneham stream forward and Lennon's daisycutter into the box has to be cleared for a corner by Mariappa. Loach catches O'Hara's set-piece delivery.
    • 83' Another offensive change for the Hornets now, as Jobi MacAnuff comes off for Will Hoskins.
    • 78' Brendan Rodgers has no choice now but to push for another goal, and he brings off Ross Jenkins - the man who conceded the penalty - for John-Joe O'Toole.
    • 76 GOAL!! Pavlyuchenko loses the ball on the edge of the area but it breaks for Darren Bent who steadies himself and fires a low drive in at the near post! Scott Loach was perhaps caught wrong-footed but no matter, the holders are ahead!
    • 75' O'hara sends in another corner and WOODGATE IS THERE TO HEAD... Blocked on the line by Williamson!
    • 73' Tottenham have numbers forward now as Assou-Ekotto fires a wicked ball across the box... Jenas dives in but it's past him and BENT IS AT THE FAR POST... Harley does just enough to put the England striker off his game at the vital moment!
    • 71' Pavlyuchenko plays in O'HARA WHO STRIKES FROM THE EDGE OF THE AREA... Again Loach gets down low to hold the shot, but Watford are maybe starting to tire now.
    • 71' Lennon knocks a square ball across to O'Hara, who plays one more to Jenas who SHOOTS... It was a tame effort in the end.
    • 69' Another Watford corner goes to waste and Zokora breaks out! He knocks it round Doyley and gets to the ball first, and he has players with him... Zokora goes for the early ball on the outside of his boot and Loach gathers it up with ease! This tie is nicely poised as we enter the last 20 minutes of normal time...
    • 67' A Tottenham corner is chipped across to DAWSON AT THE FAR POST... He dives in but can't steer the ball on target! Dawson is furious, he believes he was held back by Mariappa.
    • 65' Fraizer Campbell comes off in favour of Darren Bent as Harry Redknapp aims to finish off the job before extra time and perhaps penalties are called for.
    • 62' Jon Harley tries to shepherd the ball out but Lennon hounds him down! Harley is relieved to see the ball roll out for a goal kick with Lennon nipping right at his heels.
    • 60' Nice zipping build-up play by Spurs and Assou-Ekotto fires a ball across the box that is blocked by Bromby.
    • 59' That tackle proved to be one heroic captain's challenge too far for the American, and he is replaced by Lloyd Doyley, who goes straight into the centre of defence.
    • 57' Jay Demerit is receiving more treatment now, after a typically gutsy challenge on Zokora.
    • 55' Corluka fouls Harley out on the wing. The home crowd are angry that the Croat escaped a booking. Mariappa's free-kick from the wing floats into the arms of Gomes.
    • 52' Dawson has to hack clear a ball that was bound for Priskin, although the Hungarian was in an offside position.
    • 49' Another full-blooded start by Watford, as Mariappa is bodychecked by Zokora. Watford have a free-kick in a good position. Harley tries a cheeky pass on the blind side of the wall, but no Watford players are on his wavelength and Assou-Ekotto gratefully clears!
    • 46' The second half has kicked off at Vicarage Road!
    • 45+2' Half-time at Vicarage Road and Watford have seen their lead cancelled out right before the break.
    • 45+2' GOAL!! Pavlyuchenko blasts low and underneath Loach to level the score with what is virtually the last kick of the half!
    • 45+2' PENALTY!! This time Phil Dowd gives the spot-kick after Ross Jenkins obstructs Jenas! Pavlyuchenko places the ball on the spot...
    • 45+2' Lennon slips a ball through to Pavlyuchenko WHO GOES DOWN... No penalty! Right decision by the referee.
    • 45' Priskin can add a yellow card to his first-half goal, as he knocks the ball past a defender with his hand.
    • 44' Bromby slides in to tackle Campbell but the ball runs kindly for PAVLYUCHENKO TO SHOOT... OFF THE BAR!! The Russian tried to curl it round Loach and into the top corner, but the shot crashed off the frame of the goal.
    • 41' Demerit shields a high ball from Campbell when he should be clearing it. It bounces awkwardly and Campbell rises up to head into the path of JENAS... The midfielder was miles offside, and Loach blocked the feeble effort anyway.
    • 39' Spurs string together 15 or so passes as they play from one side of the Watford area to the other, but the Watford defenders don't give them a way through and ultimately regain possession.
    • 37' Another burst down the wing from Tottenham, this time from Assou-Ekotto, but once more the delivery from a wide position is poor. Demerit is back on the field now.
    • 35' Harley pushes forward but Campbell comes sprinting back to dispossess him as the cross was being lined up. Demerit has gone off to receive treatment following a clash of heads with Pavlyuchenko.
    • 33' Dawson of all people slips a well-weighted through ball down the channel for Campbell, but the ball across the box finds nobody. Loach gets unlucky with a bobble and concedes a corner kick.
    • 31' Lennon flicks it over Harley and is free down the right! He is heading away from goal but SHOOTS ON THE TURN... Loach parries but the ball loops into the air and CAMPBELL IS THERE... Leigh Bromby gets back to put the striker off his overhead kick! Big scare for Watford there.
    • 29' A loose ball from MacAnuff is intercepted by Jenas who comes forward and STRIKES... Loach is down low to block the shot and hold on to it.
    • 24' Watford come forward now and Liam Bridcutt cuts inside and fires a shot from distance, but Gomes again is more than equal to the low drive.
    • 22' Pavlyuchenko receives a ball with his back to goal and turns and shoots quickly... Bromby deflects the ball over for a corner. Spurs starting to step it up a gear now.
    • 20' Lennon is skipping away down the right. He cuts inside Harley and LENNON TRIES AN AUDACIOUS CHIP... Tipped round the post by Loach! That was a great save! From the corner the ball comes out to Lennon on the edge of the area, but it's charged down this time.
    • 18' Pavlyuchenko brings it forward and he has support on either side. He plays it out to O'Hara, but his first-time ball is over-hit. Spurs are looking rather sluggish and uncertain, something Watford took full advantage of for their goal.
    • 17' Zokora gambols across the midfield beofre chipping forward a good ball for Pavlyuchenko to chase, but he is offside.
    • 15' Spurs have a free-kick on the right-hand side. O'Hara knocks it short to Lennon who takes it in before firing over a cross that beats everyone and goes for a throw.
    • 13' GOAL!! Watford take the lead! Tommy Smith skins Dawson to get to the byline and cut a ball inside for Tamas Priskin, who is given time to turn and fire a clinical low shot past Gomes!
    • 10' Lennon scampers forward again and slides a ball through for Campbell to chase... Scott Loach is quick enough off his line to get there first.
    • 8' Priskin has been a real handful for Spurs so far, and he forces another corner. Again they can't get a header on it and Spurs can break through Campbell! Campbell is galloping away and MacAnuff has to bring him down in the centre circle! That's a booking, but MacAnuff must have made his peace with that before he slid in on the Spurs winger.
    • 6' The Hornets come again through form-man Tommy Smith, who works a yard of space and SHOOTS... The shot is low and Gomes gets down to hold it.
    • 4' Nice, lively start by Watford, and McAnuff is brought down by Corluka on the wing. Referee Phil Dowd gives a corner, but it looked as though the Croatian fouled MacAnuff.
    • 1' The corner is played short and is then curled in for Smith... Gomes charges out and manages to fist the ball away. The Brazilian goalkeeper had to push through two men to get to it.
    • 1' Watford get us underway and almost immediately force Dawson into conceding a corner!
    • 19:44 Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Zokora, Lennon, Jenas, O'Hara, Pavlyuchenko, Campbell. Subs: Cesar, Bale, Bentley, Huddlestone, Bent, Gunter, Boateng
    • 19:44 Watford: Loach, Mariappa, DeMerit, Bromby, Jenkins, Harley, Williamson, McAnuff, Bridcutt, Smith, Priskin. Subs: Lee, Robinson, Doyley, Bangura, O'Toole, Hoskins, Henderson
    • 19:44 The players are out on the pitch, here are the teams...
    • 19:30 Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of the Carling Cup quarter-final between Watford and Tottenham Hotspur at Vicarage Road!

  • Summary

    • 88' Bromby nods a ball into the pack inside the box and it falls for HOSKINS TO CONTROL AND GET A SHOT OFF... Held by Gomes at the near post!
    • 76 GOAL!! Pavlyuchenko loses the ball on the edge of the area but it breaks for Darren Bent who steadies himself and fires a low drive in at the near post! Scott Loach was perhaps caught wrong-footed but no matter, the holders are ahead!
    • 75' O'hara sends in another corner and WOODGATE IS THERE TO HEAD... Blocked on the line by Williamson!
    • 73' Tottenham have numbers forward now as Assou-Ekotto fires a wicked ball across the box... Jenas dives in but it's past him and BENT IS AT THE FAR POST... Harley does just enough to put the England striker off his game at the vital moment!
    • 45+2' GOAL!! Pavlyuchenko blasts low and underneath Loach to level the score with what is virtually the last kick of the half!
    • 44' Bromby slides in to tackle Campbell but the ball runs kindly for PAVLYUCHENKO TO SHOOT... OFF THE BAR!! The Russian tried to curl it round Loach and into the top corner, but the shot crashed off the frame of the goal.
    • 31' Lennon flicks it over Harley and is free down the right! He is heading away from goal but SHOOTS ON THE TURN... Loach parries but the ball loops into the air and CAMPBELL IS THERE... Leigh Bromby gets back to put the striker off his overhead kick! Big scare for Watford there.
    • 29' A loose ball from MacAnuff is intercepted by Jenas who comes forward and STRIKES... Loach is down low to block the shot and hold on to it.
    • 22' Pavlyuchenko receives a ball with his back to goal and turns and shoots quickly... Bromby deflects the ball over for a corner. Spurs starting to step it up a gear now.
    • 20' Lennon is skipping away down the right. He cuts inside Harley and LENNON TRIES AN AUDACIOUS CHIP... Tipped round the post by Loach! That was a great save! From the corner the ball comes out to Lennon on the edge of the area, but it's charged down this time.
    • 13' GOAL!! Watford take the lead! Tommy Smith skins Dawson to get to the byline and cut a ball inside for Tamas Priskin, who is given time to turn and fire a clinical low shot past Gomes!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Watford

    Manager: Brendan Rodgers

    Captain: Jay Demerit

    Starting line-up

    • S. Loach
    • A. Mariappa
    • L. Bromby
    • J. Demerit Substitution Out (59′)
    • J. Harley
    • R. Jenkins Substitution Out (78′)
    • L. Williamson
    • J. McAnuff Yellow Card Substitution Out (83′)
    • L. Bridcutt
    • T. Smith
    • T. Priskin Goal Yellow Card

    Subs

    • L. Doyley Substitution In59′
    • R. Lee
    • A. Bangura
    • W. Hoskins Substitution In83′
    • T. Robinson
    • J. O'Toole Substitution In78′
    • L. Henderson

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Michael Dawson

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • V. Corluka
    • J. Woodgate
    • M. Dawson
    • B. Assou-Ekotto Yellow Card
    • A. Lennon
    • J. Jenas
    • D. Zokora
    • J. O'Hara
    • F. Campbell Substitution Out (65′)
    • R. Pavlyuchenko

    Subs

    • C. Sanchez
    • D. Bent Substitution In65′ Goal
    • D. Bentley
    • T. Huddlestone
    • K. Boateng
    • G. Bale
    • C. Gunter

    Injured

    • A. Hutton

    Suspended

    None

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