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Friday October 23, 2009 Finished Vicarage Road Stadium

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Watford

  • Mariappa 21’
  • Lansbury 26’, 61’
  • Harley 55’

Sheffield Wednesday

  • Tudgay 45’

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  1. Wednesday grounded by Watford

    Wednesday grounded by Watford

    Watford hauled themselves into the dizzy heights of the top 10 in the Championship with a 4-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Watford
    • Sheffield Wednesday
    • 90 Full-time and three points for Watford following a hugely impressive display.
    • 90' A late corner for Wednesday, Esajes beats his man and shoots on goal but it goes into the side netting.
    • 87' Sodje goes for the overhead kick from the edge of the box, but it sums up Wednesday's night as he is penalised for dangerous play.
    • 83' Harley gets a great reception as he is replaced by Severin.
    • 82' The Owls have got no answers to the impressive attacking surges of Watford.
    • 77' Watford throw on Ellington for Cowie.
    • 73' CLOSE! Esajas shoots with the outside of his boot from a free-kick and sees the ball flash a foot wide of target.
    • 71' A good cross from the left invites Sodje to attack the ball but Cathcart does superbly to get in his headed clearance.
    • 65' The game is stopped as Harley takes a sickening tumble having jumped up and landed on the referee before hitting his head on the floor. He gets up and walks away, thankfully.
    • 63' Wednesday throw on Sodje for Johnson.
    • 61' GOAL WATFORD! And this is a cracker. Lansbury picks the ball up 45 yards from goal on the left, cuts in towards goal and passes to Cleverley who drives into the box before cutting the ball back to Lansbury who has the simplest of tasks to finish from 10 yards. The future of Manchester United and Arsenal looks pretty bright judged on these two.
    • 56' Watford are firnig again. A great move sees Harley dink a ball across goal for Doyley who glances a header just wide.
    • 54' GOAL WATFORD! Watford take the wind from Wednesday's sails. Lansbury shows great desire to win the ball and great craft to play a simple pass to Harley who controls and shoots home superbly.
    • 53' Once again Lansbury shows excellent feet as he works his way past his marker with a drop of the shoulder, only to see his shot deflected wide.
    • 49' Much brighter from Wednesday, they shift the ball swiftly and Potter tests Loach's handling.
    • 46' The Owls have brought on Tommy Miller for James O'Connor.
    • 46 Watford get the second half underway.
    • 45' Half-time and Watford lead, but the momentum is with the Owls.
    • 45' GOAL SHEFF WED! A long throw is bombed into the box by Spurr, Tudgay attacks it and nods past Loach from six yards. A great time to net for the Owls.
    • 43' Watford give the ball away and Gray latches on to it and shoots first time from 25 yards but the effort curls wide of target.
    • 42' Good strength from Johnson who holds off his marker to make a yard of space, but he scuffs his shot wide of target.
    • 38' The Owls seem to have cleared their heads, Johnson dinks a ball in that is deflected wide.
    • 33' It's all Watford now, the ball is hoisted from the left to te back post, Cleverley climbs high and forces a good save from Grant.
    • 26' GOAL WATFORD! A second for Watford and it's beauty. Lansbury shows a neat trick to ghost between two players, his shot is not true but it goes under Grant. Watford are rampant.
    • 24' Good corner into the box from Gray but Cathcart watches it all the way and makes the clearance.
    • 21' GOAL WATFORD! The Owls make a hash of clearing the corner, the ball finds its way through to Eustace who turns it back into the area and Mariappa sweeps the ball home. Awful defending.
    • 20' Wednesday go to sleep at a throw and Lansbury sees his shot deflected wide.
    • 20' Early change for Watford, as Eustace replaces Jenkins who limps off.
    • 19' Frustration for the Owls as Spurr finds space on the left but slices his cross over the top.
    • 18' Graham makes a yard for himself to fashion a shooting chance, but he slips at the point of contact and the chance disappears.
    • 11' Fantastic free kick from Gray is perfect for Tudgay to attack, but Loach is perfectly positioned to make the save. A bright start from Wednesday.
    • 9' CHANCE! Beevers climbs high to win a header and nod it into the path of Varney, he has space but gets in a tangle and his shot lacks power - allowing Loach to make a save low to his left.
    • 7' PENALTY, NO! Shouts from the Wednesday players and fans as the ball strikes Mariappa on the arm. It looks like he moved his arm towards the ball but the ref said no. Seem 'em given, i say seen 'em give!
    • 5' Great playfrom Watford, Graham plays a give and go with Cowie and is inches away from a tap-in as the ball splits the Wednesday defence but runs just too long.
    • 3' First chance for the Owls, O'Connor whips in a fine cross from the right for Tudgay who heads a yard wide.
    • 1' We're underway at Vicarage Road.
    • - Sheffield Wednesday: Grant, Buxton, Purse, Beevers, Spurr, Johnson, O'Connor, Potter, Gray, Varney, Tudgay Substitutes: O'Donnell, Hinds, Esajas, McAllister, Miller, Sodje, jeffers
    • - Teams are in - Watford: Loach, Mariappa, Lansbury, Cowie, Graham, Doyley, Jenkins, Harley, Cleverley, Cathcart, Hodson Substitutes: Bond, Severin, Bennett, Henderson, Ellington, Eustace, Bryan
    • - Welcome to live text commentary of the Championship clash between Watford and Sheffield Wednesday from Vicarage Road.

  • Summary

    • 61' GOAL WATFORD! And this is a cracker. Lansbury picks the ball up 45 yards from goal on the left, cuts in towards goal and passes to Cleverley who drives into the box before cutting the ball back to Lansbury who has the simplest of tasks to finish from 10 yards. The future of Manchester United and Arsenal looks pretty bright judged on these two.
    • 54' GOAL WATFORD! Watford take the wind from Wednesday's sails. Lansbury shows great desire to win the ball and great craft to play a simple pass to Harley who controls and shoots home superbly.
    • 45' GOAL SHEFF WED! A long throw is bombed into the box by Spurr, Tudgay attacks it and nods past Loach from six yards. A great time to net for the Owls.
    • 26' GOAL WATFORD! A second for Watford and it's beauty. Lansbury shows a neat trick to ghost between two players, his shot is not true but it goes under Grant. Watford are rampant.
    • 21' GOAL WATFORD! The Owls make a hash of clearing the corner, the ball finds its way through to Eustace who turns it back into the area and Mariappa sweeps the ball home. Awful defending.
    • 11' Fantastic free kick from Gray is perfect for Tudgay to attack, but Loach is perfectly positioned to make the save. A bright start from Wednesday.
    • 9' CHANCE! Beevers climbs high to win a header and nod it into the path of Varney, he has space but gets in a tangle and his shot lacks power - allowing Loach to make a save low to his left.
    • 7' PENALTY, NO! Shouts from the Wednesday players and fans as the ball strikes Mariappa on the arm. It looks like he moved his arm towards the ball but the ref said no. Seem 'em given, i say seen 'em give!
    • 5' Great playfrom Watford, Graham plays a give and go with Cowie and is inches away from a tap-in as the ball splits the Wednesday defence but runs just too long.
    • 3' First chance for the Owls, O'Connor whips in a fine cross from the right for Tudgay who heads a yard wide.
    • - Sheffield Wednesday: Grant, Buxton, Purse, Beevers, Spurr, Johnson, O'Connor, Potter, Gray, Varney, Tudgay Substitutes: O'Donnell, Hinds, Esajas, McAllister, Miller, Sodje, jeffers
    • - Teams are in - Watford: Loach, Mariappa, Lansbury, Cowie, Graham, Doyley, Jenkins, Harley, Cleverley, Cathcart, Hodson Substitutes: Bond, Severin, Bennett, Henderson, Ellington, Eustace, Bryan

Live Team Line-Up

  • Watford

    Manager: Malky MacKay

    Starting line-up

    • S. Loach
    • J. Harley Goal Substitution Out (83′)
    • L. Doyley
    • A. Mariappa Goal
    • L. Hodson
    • T. Cleverley
    • H. Lansbury Goals×2
    • C. Cathcart
    • D. Cowie Substitution Out (77′)
    • R. Jenkins Substitution Out (19′)
    • D. Graham

    Subs

    • J. Eustace Substitution In19′
    • S. Severin Substitution In83′
    • N. Ellington Substitution In77′
    • L. Henderson
    • D. Bennett
    • M. Bryan
    • J. Bond

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Sheffield Wednesday

    Manager: Brian Laws

    Starting line-up

    • L. Grant
    • M. Gray Substitution Out (49′)
    • D. Purse
    • L. Buxton
    • T. Spurr
    • J. O'Connor Substitution Out (45′)
    • J. Johnson Substitution Out (63′)
    • M. Beevers
    • D. Potter
    • M. Tudgay Goal
    • L. Varney

    Subs

    • F. Jeffers
    • T. Miller Substitution In45′
    • R. Hinds
    • S. McAllister
    • R. O'Donnell
    • E. Esajas Substitution In49′
    • A. Sodje Substitution In63′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. way pigs lose. Sheff utd will always be better

    From matthew.carcary, on Sat 24 Oct 5:04PM

  2. NICE ONE WATFORD, KEEP GOING AND WE,L BE TOP.

    From colinstudley, on Sat 24 Oct 3:41PM

  3. Groan

    From David, on Sat 24 Oct 10:15AM

  4. good one watford giving thrm "wotfor" so to­ speak couldnt be better score

    From laswolz08, on Fri 23 Oct 10:32PM

  5. wat a player tom cleverly is he will defonatly a­ superstar at man united

    From John, on Fri 23 Oct 9:34PM

  6. No matter how bad things get at BDTBL, Blades can­ always rely on the pigs to put a smile on our faces.­ HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!....

    From Ronnie, on Fri 23 Oct 9:33PM

  7. Yummy - looks like I HAVE WON A LOVELY BET ON­ BETFAIR...thanks Watford! I'm £104.00 up! Total­ guess too coz I didn't give a @#$% who won before­ my bet hahaa!

    From marc, on Fri 23 Oct 9:29PM

  8. altervista should be banned from posting on these live­ football sites.

    From Ronnie, on Fri 23 Oct 9:28PM

  9. whats up owls,r u sleeping,u numbnuts

    From joe, on Fri 23 Oct 9:19PM

  10. wednesday your @#$%.............leeds leeds leeds

    From janettetbear, on Fri 23 Oct 9:15PM

  11. Are you watching you playboys from the premiership,­ this is how football should be played, what a­ goal.
    George.

    From georgerex456, on Fri 23 Oct 9:10PM

  12. It GOUNER END 6-1

    From sarahandjohnbrooks, on Fri 23 Oct 9:09PM

  13. mojo no go u @#$%

    From joe, on Fri 23 Oct 9:01PM

  14. aint they the biz these young horns

    From theshadow.1100, on Fri 23 Oct 9:01PM

  15. ufreegifts is a con,beware !!!!!!!!!!!!

    From joe, on Fri 23 Oct 8:55PM

  16. 4-1 to wotford

    From sarahandjohnbrooks, on Fri 23 Oct 8:54PM

  17. these owls are a hoot (not)

    From joe, on Fri 23 Oct 8:52PM

  18. get in to them watford 3-1final­ score,vouchercodeshoppingcom,for good deals try it,like­ watford certs......

    From EDWARD, on Fri 23 Oct 8:42PM

  19. sheffield must be rubbish

    From richardcawe, on Fri 23 Oct 8:25PM

  20. BOTH LOSERS..........

    From dirk pitt, on Fri 23 Oct 8:21PM
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