Date:26 Jan 2013
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:The City Ground
Attendance:20,732

Vydra (19) Deeney (33)
Vydra (71)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Billy Sharp on Fitz Hall. Manuel Almunia restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Billy Sharp takes a shot. Save made by Manuel Almunia.

85mins Troy Deeney takes a shot. Danny Collins gets a block in. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Greg Halford by Mark Yeates. Mark Yeates receives a yellow card. Karl Darlow takes the direct free kick.

84mins Nathaniel Chalobah goes off and Mark Yeates comes on.

82mins Header from deep inside the area by Darius Henderson goes over the bar.

79mins Darius Henderson takes a shot. Save by Manuel Almunia.

77mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Billy Sharp goes wide right of the goal. Jonathan Hogg on for Cristian Battocchio.

75mins Darius Henderson on for Dexter Blackstock.

73mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Henri Lansbury by Almen Abdi. Direct free kick taken by Andy Reid.

71mins Matej Vydra scores a goal from deep inside the penalty area high into the middle of the goal. Nottm Forest 0-3 Watford.Assist on the goal came from Almen Abdi.

71mins The ball is sent over by Andy Reid, Manuel Almunia makes a save.

68mins The ball is crossed by Greg Halford, Manuel Almunia makes a save. Unfair challenge on Almen Abdi by Gonzalo Jara Reyes results in a free kick. Fitz Hall comes on in place of Marco Cassetti. Manuel Almunia takes the free kick.

68mins Chris Cohen fouled by Daniel Pudil, the ref awards a free kick. Chris Cohen takes the free kick.

66mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Collins on Troy Deeney. Nathaniel Chalobah has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.

65mins Elliott Ward is caught offside. Manuel Almunia restarts play with the free kick.

64mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Cohen by Lloyd Doyley. Andy Reid crosses the ball, Billy Sharp takes a shot. Save made by Manuel Almunia.

61mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Elliott Ward on Troy Deeney. Almen Abdi takes the direct free kick.

60mins Dexter Blackstock takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar. Simon Cox leaves the field to be replaced by Radoslaw Majewski.

59mins Chris Cohen takes a shot. Save made by Manuel Almunia.

58mins Effort on goal by Troy Deeney from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.

55mins Troy Deeney crosses the ball, clearance made by Danny Collins. Nathaniel Chalobah takes a shot. Save by Karl Darlow. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joel Ekstrand by Dexter Blackstock. Direct free kick taken by Manuel Almunia.

54mins Foul by Danny Collins on Cristian Battocchio, free kick awarded. Matej Vydra fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

52mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Karl Darlow.

49mins Unfair challenge on Matej Vydra by Simon Cox results in a free kick. Simon Cox goes into the book. Nyron Nosworthy restarts play with the free kick.

49mins The ball is crossed by Cristian Battocchio.

47mins Short corner worked by Andy Reid. Danny Collins takes a shot. Manuel Almunia makes a save. Chris Cohen takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, Troy Deeney makes a clearance.

46mins Troy Deeney takes a shot. Save by Karl Darlow.

45mins The offside flag is raised against Billy Sharp. Manuel Almunia takes the free kick.

45mins (Nottm Forest) makes a substitution, with Andy Reid coming on for Simon Gillett.

46mins The ball is crossed by Chris Cohen, Shot by Dexter Blackstock from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

45mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Henri Lansbury on Troy Deeney. Direct free kick taken by Joel Ekstrand.

43mins Foul by Nyron Nosworthy on Chris Cohen, free kick awarded. Karl Darlow takes the direct free kick.

43mins Corner taken by Marco Cassetti from the right by-line, clearance made by Elliott Ward.

42mins Simon Cox has a shot on goal from outside the area which misses right.

40mins Henri Lansbury challenges Nathaniel Chalobah unfairly and gives away a free kick. Nathaniel Chalobah takes the free kick.

40mins The ball is crossed by Billy Sharp.

35mins Unfair challenge on Billy Sharp by Nathaniel Chalobah results in a free kick. Nathaniel Chalobah receives a caution. Chris Cohen sends in a cross, Header by Danny Collins from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal. Foul by Daniel Pudil on Dexter Blackstock, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Elliott Ward.

34mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Henri Lansbury on Matej Vydra. Manuel Almunia restarts play with the free kick.

33mins Troy Deeney scores a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Nottm Forest 0-2 Watford.Assist on the goal came from Matej Vydra.

32mins Unfair challenge on Simon Cox by Cristian Battocchio results in a free kick. Chris Cohen takes the free kick.

32mins Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Joel Ekstrand goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

31mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Almen Abdi, Elliott Ward manages to make a clearance.

29mins Nathaniel Chalobah challenges Billy Sharp unfairly and gives away a free kick. Henri Lansbury produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick. Shot from just outside the penalty box by Simon Gillett misses to the left of the target.

29mins Troy Deeney gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Elliott Ward. Elliott Ward takes the direct free kick.

27mins Almen Abdi takes a shot. Save by Karl Darlow. Inswinging corner taken by Almen Abdi from the left by-line, Matej Vydra takes a shot. Blocked by Danny Collins. Marco Cassetti takes a shot. Elliott Ward gets a block in.

25mins Lloyd Doyley is adjudged to have handled the ball. Lloyd Doyley is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Greg Halford takes the direct free kick.

25mins Centre by Henri Lansbury, Manuel Almunia makes a save.

23mins Matej Vydra fouled by Simon Gillett, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Cristian Battocchio.

22mins Billy Sharp is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Manuel Almunia.

21mins Danny Collins fouled by Troy Deeney, the ref awards a free kick. Elliott Ward takes the direct free kick.

19mins A goal is scored by Matej Vydra from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Nottm Forest 0-1 Watford.Assist on the goal came from Troy Deeney.

16mins Troy Deeney has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.

16mins Unfair challenge on Nathaniel Chalobah by Henri Lansbury results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Almen Abdi.

14mins The referee penalises Gonzalo Jara Reyes for handball. Nathaniel Chalobah takes the direct free kick.

14mins The ball is crossed by Chris Cohen.

11mins Corner taken by Chris Cohen, Foul by Greg Halford on Nyron Nosworthy, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Manuel Almunia.

7mins Foul by Cristian Battocchio on Simon Gillett, free kick awarded. Chris Cohen delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left channel, Nyron Nosworthy makes a clearance.

6mins Corner taken by Henri Lansbury, clearance by Troy Deeney.

2mins Dexter Blackstock gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nyron Nosworthy. Manuel Almunia takes the free kick.

2mins The referee penalises Chris Cohen for handball. Free kick taken by Nyron Nosworthy.

Match Preview

Cohen back for Reds Chris Cohen is expected to be fit for Nottingham Forest's home game against Watford. Cohen suffered a back injury during the 1-1 draw with East Midlands rivals Derby last weekend. The midfielder managed to play the full 90 minutes at Pride Park after having a pain-killing injection at half-time and should get the green light to play on Saturday. Reds boss Alex McLeish, who is hoping to add to his squad before the Hornets visit the City Ground, does not have any fresh injury concerns. Winger Andy Reid and on-loan defender Daniel Ayala are both likely to remain sidelined with hamstring problems, while striker Marcus Tudgay (shoulder) and midfielder Adlene Guedioura (African Cup of Nations duty with Algeria) remain unavailable. Fitz Hall and Jonathan Hogg are both in contention to return to Watford's squad for the trip. The injured pair have missed the last four games with hamstring problems but after coming through a friendly game this week both will be hoping to be involved against Forest. Republic of Ireland youngster Tommie Hoban is still a doubt with an Achilles injury which has ruled him out of recent games. Daniel Pudil will be available again after missing the 4-0 home victory against Huddersfield due to a family illness. In-form Czech international Matej Vydra has scored eight goals in his last four league starts and will continue to lead the Hornet's attacking threat at the City Ground. Zola's squad has been in Spain this week for some warm-weather training as they look to consolidate their place in the npower Championship play-off positions.

Formation:4132Manager: Alex McLeish

Nottm Forest

Formation: 352Manager: Gianfranco Zola

Watford

Karl Darlow
Gonzalo Jara Reyes
Elliott Ward
Danny Collins
Greg Halford
Simon Gillett
Henri Lansbury
Chris Cohen
Simon Cox
Dexter Blackstock
Billy Sharp
SUBS
Dimitar Evtimov
Dan Harding
Darius Henderson
Lewis McGugan
Andy Reid
Jonathan Greening
Radoslaw Majewski

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Away

Manuel Almunia
Lloyd Doyley
Joel Ekstrand
Nyron Nosworthy
Marco Cassetti
Almen Abdi
Cristian Battocchio
Nathaniel Chalobah
Daniel Pudil
Troy Deeney
Matej Vydra
SUBS
Jonathan Bond
John Eustace
Fitz Hall
Mark Yeates
Jonathan Hogg
Alexandre Geijo
Fernando Forestieri

Match Report

Form Guide

LWDLWD Nottm Forest VS Watford DWWLWW

Last Meetings

Watford 2 - 0 Nottm Forest 22/12/2012 Nottm Forest 1 - 1 Watford 11/02/2012 Watford 0 - 1 Nottm Forest 24/09/2011 Nottm Forest 1 - 0 Watford 05/02/2011 Watford 1 - 1 Nottm Forest 06/11/2010 Watford 0 - 0 Nottm Forest 26/12/2009

Top Scorers

Nottm Forest B Sharp 7 D Blackstock 6 A Reid 4 S Cox 3 A Guedioura 3 G Halford 2 C Cohen 2 L McGugan 2 J Jenas 1 E Ward 1 S Hutchinson 1 D Ayala 1 Watford M Vydra 14 T Deeney 9 A Abdi 4 M Yeates 3 FM Forestieri 3 AP Geijo 2 N Chalobah 2 T Hoban 2 F Hall 1 L Doyley 1 D Pudil 1 I Anya 1 S Murray 1 C Battocchio 1

Goals

Nottm Forest Total goals 76 Goals per game 39 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Watford Total goals 90 Goals per game 53 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 10 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 13 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins