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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 22 (setup 4, season 27)
Watford
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Ben HINCHLIFFE51Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Nathaniel CLYNE72Jack STEPHENS
Elsad ZVEROTIC73MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Tom CLEVERLEY4Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Younes KABOUL57Dedryck BOYATA
Mike WILLIAMSON66Danny COLLINS
Marco STIEPERMANN77Rostyn GRIFFITHS
Scott SINCLAIR86Bersant CELINA
Troy DEENEY797Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ
João Alves de Assis Silva, JÔ6106Jari OOSTERWIJK
Andre GRAY11Erik HUSEKLEPP
Manager
Tommy SMITH12Wes ATKINSON
Tim SANDERCOMBE13Tomasz KUSZCZAK
Will HUGHES14Alex HENSHALL
Lloyd DOYLEY15Saul HALPIN
André Stéphane BIKEY AMOUGOU16Matthew BRIGGS

Watford 2 Tranmere Rovers 3
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 20,711, Stadium: Vicarage Road, Referee: Graham HORWOOD 5½, TV: highlights)
17 Kaboul, 25 SinclairScorers42 Celina, 56 , 58 Griffiths
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings22 Huseklepp
5Corners3
16Fouls7
2Offsides12
4Shots on3
10Shots off5
14Total shots8
2Shots saved0
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
3DEENEY waltzed round BOYATA and poked a poor shot over.
10GRAY beat GRIFFITHS and fired the ball to SINCLAIR who blasted his effort wide.
13BOYATA rifled a simple chance past the lefthand post.
16A corner fell to SINCLAIR who flicked an effort wide.
17GOAL!! A shot from GRAY was kicked off the line only for KABOUL to drill the ball home. (1-0 Watford)
21The bemused Tranmere Rovers 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from JAVI GARCÍA fell just wide.
22HUSEKLEPP cautioned for a clinical foul.
25GOAL!! COLLINS tried to play the ball out of the Tranmere Rovers penalty area but was tackled by DEENEY who headed the ball to SINCLAIR for a simple tap in. (2-0 Watford)
27GRAY snapped at an easy chance.
35A cross from OOSTERWIJK left in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
38SINCLAIR headed wide.
42GOAL!! After being forced wide CELINA managed to drive the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-1 Watford)
45A penalty box scramble resulted in tapping a low shot wide.
 
50A useful ball from HUSEKLEPP on the right fell to OOSTERWIJK who scuffed his shot over the bar.
52A poor strike from DEENEY rolled agonisingly wide.
56GOAL!! A strike from which HINCHLIFFE managed to claw away was deemed over the line and the ref gave the goal. (2-2)
57A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming PENNY.
58GOAL!! A great ball from COLLINS left JAVI GARCÍA in the clear, he made the Watford 'keeper commit himself before squaring the ball to GRIFFITHS to score. (3-2 Tranmere Rovers)
59DEENEY blasted a right foot shot wide from close range.
75STIEPERMANN played the ball to SINCLAIR who nodded it over the bar.
79CELINA was put clear by BOYATA and he raced past the Watford 'keeper but rammed his shot over.
84The 'keeper dived to his left to save an accurate drive from Watford's DEENEY.
90+1A free-kick from went over the bar.