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Hull City

  • Barmby 43’
  • Folan 70’
  • Garcia 89’
  • Doyle 90’

Watford

  • Hendersen 12’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Hull City
    • Watford
    • 90+3 What a night for Hull City!!! They're through, the crowd are on the pitch, they know it's all over....They'll be singing in the high street tonight, maybe even some drinking. Thanks for joining me!
    • 90+2 ANOTHER ONE!!! Doyle ices an already iced cake. DOUBLE ICING!!!
    • 89' Garcia waltzes through and puts the icing on the cake!!
    • 85' Great atmosphere...the crowd are baying for a third. Hull are going to Wembley!
    • 81' Hughes with a clearance off the line for Hull.
    • 78' Campbell is replaced by Nathan Doyle as we start to get a little substitute crazy.
    • 72' Barmby comes off, to be replaced by Craig Fagan.
    • 70' GOOOOALLL!!! ALL OVER!!! FOLAN heads home from Samuel Ricketts's cross.
    • 67' Hull are rampant now. It appears Watford's challenge is all but over.
    • 63' Caleb Folan replaces Windass for Hull.
    • 59' And Priskin hits a cracking shot with his first touch, and Myhill is forced to palm behind for corner. The keeper then comes to claim and clears.
    • 58' Watford make a change. Mariappa is replaced by striker Tamas Priskin. Boothroyd is going for this now.
    • 54' Excellent work from Barmby, ever the consumate professional, who chases down and makes a good tackle.
    • 51' Good early spell for Watford here. Hull eventually smash the ball away. Nervous stuff from the home side.
    • 47' PENALTY SHOUT FOR HULL. Not given. The ball struck a hand in the box, but it looked accidental.
    • 46' And the second half is under way. Watford have to go broke, which should make for fascinating stuff.
    • 45+2 Half-time and we're back where we started thanks to Barmby's equaliser. Watford deserve more on the balance of play, but surely their hopes are over now.
    • 44' GOAL!!!!Mistake from Lee, who's caught in no man's land as Richard Garcia sends a looping header goalwards...BARMBY makes sure with his head from about a centimetre out.
    • 42' Tommy Smith surges inside the box and wins a corner...Hull clear.
    • 40' Andrew Dawson with the corner, and Ian Ashbee heads wide.
    • 37' It's not cloudy, that's just where Windass's 30-yard free-kick went...up in the clouds.
    • 35' Bryan Hughes whips in a decent cross, and Lee comes to punch. Good work from the Hornets' keeper.
    • 33' McAnuff is playing very well indeed. Every time he gets the chance he's opening up and having a right go the Hull back four.
    • 30' It's not quite coming together for Hull. Passes are missing their targets, and they're struggling to keep possession.
    • 27' Jobi McAnuff gets down the byline, but his cross is too long. There are more goals in this, both defences look frail and there's space everywhere.
    • 23' Barmby is the first name in the ref's notebook, after the former England midfielder unceremoniously hacks down Lee Williamson. Caution warranted.
    • 21' 58 per cent possession to the visitors. It's set up very nicely indeed.
    • 19' Great run from Matthew Sadler, and Henderson tries a cheeky backheel, but catches it a little fat.
    • 16' Watford are buzzing now. They were so close to going 3-0 down on aggregate, which surely would have put the tie beyond them. Henderson's early goal is precisely what Aidy Boothroyd was hoping for.
    • 12' GOAL!!!! Lovely link-up between Ellington and Henderson, and Henderson cooly sidefoots home from 10 yards to open this tie right up!!!
    • 10' Mariappa heads back to his keeper without looking, and Frazer Campbell is denied by the alert Richard Lee, who comes rushing out to block his shot.
    • 7' It's all settled down a bit now, Watford are playing very positively - as of course they must. Hull could catch them on the break if they're not careful.
    • 4' Good build up from Watford, and Eustace gets the first shot away. Comfortably saved by Boaz Myhill.
    • 2' Just two minutes and we have a flare-up! Ellington went in with a very high foot on Wayne Brown, and the defender writhes on the deck. He'll be ok. What an atmosphere.
    • 1' And we're off, to a huge roar in the KC Stadium. Watford in their change strip of all red, Hull in their traditional amber and black.
    • - TEAM NEWS: Hull City are unchanged, which is hardly surprising. Watford, on the other hand, have shuffled their pack. Danny Shittu is out injured. Adrian Mariappa is in at right back for Lloyd Doyley, and Darius Henderson returns from suspension to start up front with Nathan Ellington.
    • - No, we haven't had a pre-match sending off, I was just drawing your attention the rescinded red given to Watford skipper John Eustace in the first leg. He's free to play and will be chomping at the bit.
    • - Here's the history lesson...Hull have NEVER been to Wembley and NEVER been in the top flight. SURELY TONIGHT IS THEIR NIGHT to achieve the former and move within one win of the latter....No Championship team has EVER come from two behind in an away second-leg in the play-offs.
    • - Hull lead 2-0 from the first-leg, courtesy of goals from veterans Nick Barmby and Dean Windass and are strong favourites to progress tonight.
    • - Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE!! coverage of Hull v Watford in the Championship play-offs.

  • Summary

    • 90+2 ANOTHER ONE!!! Doyle ices an already iced cake. DOUBLE ICING!!!
    • 89' Garcia waltzes through and puts the icing on the cake!!
    • 70' GOOOOALLL!!! ALL OVER!!! FOLAN heads home from Samuel Ricketts's cross.
    • 59' And Priskin hits a cracking shot with his first touch, and Myhill is forced to palm behind for corner. The keeper then comes to claim and clears.
    • 44' GOAL!!!!Mistake from Lee, who's caught in no man's land as Richard Garcia sends a looping header goalwards...BARMBY makes sure with his head from about a centimetre out.
    • 12' GOAL!!!! Lovely link-up between Ellington and Henderson, and Henderson cooly sidefoots home from 10 yards to open this tie right up!!!
    • 10' Mariappa heads back to his keeper without looking, and Frazer Campbell is denied by the alert Richard Lee, who comes rushing out to block his shot.
    • - No, we haven't had a pre-match sending off, I was just drawing your attention the rescinded red given to Watford skipper John Eustace in the first leg. He's free to play and will be chomping at the bit.
    • - Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE!! coverage of Hull v Watford in the Championship play-offs.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Clattenburg

  • Hull City

    Manager: Phil Brown

    Captain: Ian Ashbee

    On the Field

    • Myhill
    • Ricketts
    • Turner
    • Brown
    • Dawson
    • Barmby Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (72′)
    • Ashbee
    • Hughes
    • Garcia Goal
    • Windass Substitution Out (63′)
    • Campbell Substitution Out (78′)

    Subs

    • Fagan Substitution In72′
    • Walton
    • Folan Substitution In63′ Goal
    • Duke
    • Doyle Substitution In78′ Goal

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Watford

    Manager: Aidy Boothroyd

    Captain: John Eustace

    On the Field

    • Lee
    • Mariappa Substitution Out (58′)
    • Demerit
    • Bromby
    • Sadler
    • Smith
    • Eustace
    • Williamson
    • McAnuff
    • Hendersen Goal
    • Ellington

    Subs

    • Poom
    • Doyley
    • Priskin Substitution In58′
    • O'Toole
    • Ainsworth

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None