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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 1, season 33)
Tranmere Rovers
v.
Watford
Formation:
3-5-2
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Etrit BERISHA1DIEGO Cavalieri
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe GOMEZ727Daryl JANMAAT
Jamaal LASCELLES3José HOLEBAS
Thomas Teye PARTEY84Valon BEHRAMI
Eric DIER757Younes KABOUL
Wifred NDIDI767Ryan SHAWCROSS
Trent ALEXANDER-ARNOLD876Emilio NSUE López
Ross BARKLEY86Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez
Theo WALCOTT9Dieumerci MBOKANI BEZUA
Christian PULISIC106Nicolas de Roussel DE PRÉVILLE
Leon BAILEY611Andre GRAY
Per MagnussonManager
Kieran TIERNEY612Grant LEADBITTER
Tom HEATON136Tommie HOBAN
Tom DAVIES14Dennis ODOI
Jonjo SHELVEY15Juan Carlos PAREDES Reasco
Michail ANTONIO16Richard KEOGH

Tranmere Rovers 2 Watford 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 40,703, Stadium: Prenton Park, Referee: RUI CARLOS Madureira 7)
10 Pulisic, 28 PulisicScorers30 Mbokani Bezua
81 Bailey <=> TierneySubstitutions85 Gray <=> Hoban
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners2
11Fouls7
4Offsides3
10Shots on6
10Shots off5
20Total shots11
6Shots saved5
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Trent ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
4BERISHA was able to block an amazing effort.
10GOAL!! A wonderful bit of skill enabled PULISIC to dribble through the Watford defence and score. (1-0 Tranmere Rovers)
14OVIEDO charged through the Tranmere Rovers defence but shot straight at the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper.
14A delightful strike from PULISIC was dealt with by a good parry from the 'keeper.
18A shot from KABOUL seemed a certain goal but the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper managed to palm the ball clear.
19PULISIC fired the ball through a crowd of players but DIEGO was a match for it as he dived to his right.
28GOAL!! A deep cross from ALEXANDER-ARNOLD on the left was headed home by PULISIC after a great leap. (2-0 Tranmere Rovers)
30GOAL!! A tackle from PARTEY gave Watford a free-kick just outside the area which MBOKANI BEZUA drove past the 'keeper. (2-1 Tranmere Rovers)
32PULISIC headed inches over.
38A shot from PULISIC was booted off the line by SHAWCROSS.
40A penalty box meleé resulted in PULISIC tapping a low shot wide.
41A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming DIEGO.
43PULISIC nutmegged HOLEBAS but drove the ball into the arms of the Watford 'keeper.
 
56NDIDI made space on the left and knocked the ball to BARKLEY who fired the ball wide.
56A pin-point pass bobbled toward BARKLEY and his looping effort flew narrowly over.
58WALCOTT beat BEHRAMI and placed the ball to PULISIC who pulled his shot wide.
65WALCOTT ran onto a great ball from NDIDI but dragged his effort wide.
67A good effort from NSUE scraped the outside of the righthand post.
68HOLEBAS shot wide.
77OVIEDO brought the ball away from DIER and stabbed a weak shot into the crowd.
79A twenty-five yard shot from ALEXANDER-ARNOLD caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
87The stunned DIEGO was a mere bystander as a backpass from HOLEBAS dropped just over.