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FULL TIME: Charlton 0 - 0 Watford - Both sides created decent chances and should have made more of their opportunities in an end-to-end game, but a draw in the end was a fair result.
Both sides are trying to conjure up a last minute attack, but cannot retain possession.
The frustration is showing now and Bent goes in late on Young and the referee shows him a yellow card.
Young takes a corner for Watford but cannot find a team-mate and Hasselbaink clears the danger for the home side.Young takes a corner for Watford but cannot find a team-mate and Hasselbaink clears the danger for the home side.
Ashley Young takes on Luke Young and gets past him before crossing the ball and picking out Smith on the penalty spot to volley the ball wide.
Holland lunges in on Tommy Smith warranting himself a yellow card.
Reid hits a hopeful cross into the mass of players in the Watford penalty area but Foster climbs above them all and gathers the ball.
Bent finds space for a shot inside the penalty area but misses the target and holds his head in his hands.
The atmosphere is hotting up inside The Valley as the home supporters will their team on for that needed goal
Charlton bring on Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink for Jerome Thomas to give them that finishing touch that so far they have lacked this afternoon.
The game continues to be end to end action. Either team could take this one.
Two corners in succession cause problems for the Chalton defense, with Scott Carson having to punh away an Ashley Young shot.
Young crosses in from the left but Diawara was there once again to send it out for the corner. Watford piling on pressure.
Ball thrown in from the left hand side by Hreidarsson, Danny Shittu is accused of a push on Matt Holland but the referee says 'no'
This is one of the better 0-0 draws so far and goals seem likely to come and could go either way.
Rommedahl takes the ball in his stride and takes on Stewart before firing a shot at goal but it is wide of the target.
Charlton chip the ball over the Watford defence for Bent to latch onto and he is clean through on goal, but is brought back as the linesman's flag is raised.
Henderson is gifted with an open net and receives the ball just six-yards out, but spoons the ball over the crossbar to the disbelief of everyone in the stadium.
Reid breaks through the Watford back-line and slides the ball underneath Foster and he thought he had scored, but Stewart makes an excellent goal-line clearance.
Rommedahl has made a great start to the second hald and is seeing a lot of the ball. He wriggles his way into the box before crossing the ball looking for Bent, but cannot pick him out and Doyley picks up the ball.
Mahon takes a long throw-in and picks out Shittu who flicks the ball on but Carson catches the ball.
Rommedahl wins a corner early on and takes it, right-footed towards the far post but Shittu heads the ball clear.
The two sides take the field for the second half and no changes have been made to the line-ups.
HALF TIME: Charlton 0 - 0 Watford - Charlton have been the better side so far but Watford are certainly not out of it.
Watford have looked good on the break but look uneay at the back and willl need to tighten up in the second half.
Reid takes the resulting corner and picks out Hreidarsson who made a run to the back post, but his header lacks accuracy and it drops into the stand behind the goal.
Reid is bossing the game at the moment and has an attempt from 25-yards but Foster makes a good save and tips the ball around the post.
Reid crosses the ball but it is blocked by the hand of Jordan Stewart and it looked to be in the penalty area, but the referee gives a free-kick to the home side.
The game has opened up a little now and both sides are getting more time and space on the ball. Goals look set to come.
Bouazza tries his luck from range but his shot is nowhere near the target and it sails harmlessly wide.
Thomas drills a shot from the left corner of the penalty area, but Jay DeMerit gets in the way and clears danger with a big boot upfield.Thomas drills a shot from the left corner of the penalty area, but Jay DeMerit gets in the way and clears danger
Young gets behind the Charlton defence and attempts to deliver a cross but Diawara prevents it with a good challenge, knocking the ball behind for a corner.
Darius Henderson receives the ball and turns before trying to curl the ball into the top right corner, but Diawara gets his head to the ball first.
Thomas picks up the ball and dances around the Watford defence before releasing a shot from the edge of the area, but he can only find row z with the shot.
Lloyd Doyley attacks down the right flank and manages to get a cross into the box, but it is blocked by Hermann Hreidarsson.
Reid delivers another Charlton corner and aims for the far post, but his cross evades everyone in the box and eventually Watford clear their lines.
Watford get their first corner of the game which is taken by Ashley Young, but his cross is too close to Scott Carson who gathers the ball with ease.
Hameur Bouazza gets into the Charlton box and finds space for a shot, but blasts the ball well over the bar.
Charlton have made he better start to the game but have not made the most of their opportunities.
Rommedahl breaks again down the wing and gets to the byline before cutting the ball back to Darren Bent, but his shot is wide of the target.
The Charlton fans are beginning to get behind their side and are creating a buzzing atmosphere inside the stadium.
Andy Reid receives the ball from a short corner and whips in a cross but Hameur Bouazza clears danger for Watford.
Jerome Thomas finds the ball at his feet 18-yards from goal and forces a good save from Ben Foster, parrying the ball away to the feet of Rommedahl whose shot hits the side netting.
It has been a scrappy start to the game for both sides and it is clear to see how both sides have managed to find themselves bottom of the league so early on in the campaign.
Dennis Rommedahl picks up the loose ball down the left flank and cuts inside, laying the ball off to Amady Faye who strikes the ball at goal, but his shot is blocked.
Referee Lee Mason gets the first Premiership game between these two sides underway with Charlton kicking-off at The Valley.
Souleymane Diawara starts for the home side in this six pointer at the bottom of the Premiership after suffering cramp last time out.
Aidy Boothroyd makes one change to his Watford side that lost 3-0 at Arsenal last week with Marlon King missing out with a knee injury. Jordan Stewart gets nod over Chris Powell in the left-back position.
A goalless draw which was of no use to either side was the result of the Premiership dogfight between the two bottom sides, Charlton Athletic and Watford, at The Valley. The match, especially in a pulsating second half, deserved to have a goal but neither side were able to find the back of the net which would have the brought the precious three points that they yearned for. Even at this early stage in the season both teams are already facing an uphill struggle to retain their Premiership status, but both of them went for a winner and in an even second half the match could have gone either way. It was Charlton's first draw of the season and only their fourth point in nine games, while Watford with five draws, are still looking for their first Premiership victory following last season's promotion. Both managers, Ian Dowie of Charlton and Adrian Boothroyd of Watford, stressed before the game the importance of their side getting over the fear factor and certainly neither manager could complain about the effort put in by their players. But Charlton will be the more disappointed that they failed to take the points especially as they were at home. Boss Dowie changed to a 4-5-1 formation with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink dropping to the bench and Darren Bent forging a lone role up front. The England striker who has scored six of Charlton's seven goals this season left his shooting boots behind when the few opportunities came his way. After a shaky start Watford gained in confidence with the former Charlton defender Danny Shittu getting his side out of a couple of difficult situations. Bent had the first clear cut chance of the game when he was played in by Jerome Thomas, but he fired his shot wide and then Thomas himself playing his first full match after an injury lay-off also hit his effort over the bar. Then Ben Foster, the Watford goalkeeper had to make two fine saves to deny Andy Reid the second great tip over from the midfielder's corner. After Shittu had headed over for Watford it was 44 minutes before the visitors got a shot on target, but Scott Carson was able to save Ashley Young's shot comfortably. In the second half both teams went all out in an effort to break the deadlock and Watford had the clearest chance of the match when Darius Henderson missed a sitter firing over from six yards with the goal gaping in front of him. Henderson had come into the side after striker Marlon King was injured in training on Friday. The match continued to be end to end and Hasselbaink finally made an appearance on 77 minutes, but Watford continued to keep the home side at bay and it was the visitors who looked the stronger as the game progressed, with Tommy Smith twice having good chances which he squandered. The biggest cheer of the day came in the last minute when Watford substitute Chris Powell, who was a firm favourite at Charlton for many years, came onto the field.
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