Watford Vs Reading Match Preview
By Mark Sugar
May 7 2004
Reading to Watford this Sunday for the must win match.If the Royals want any chance of Premiership football next season then they have to win and rely on Cardiff City,Preston North End,Coventry City and Alan Pardew's West Ham United doing them a favour!
Watford Vs Reading
Sunday,9th May 2004
Nationwide League Division 1
Vicarage Road, Watford
Kick Off 13:00pm
Due to a technical hitch, the original preview got destroyed. Anyway I don't
have the time to give the teams news. Sorry!
Key player for Watford: Scott Fitzgerald
Watford Goal Scorer's:
| Name | League | FA Cup | Carling Cup | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fitzgerald | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Heider Helguson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lee Cook | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Danny Webber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Neil Cox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Devlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gavin Mahon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce Dyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ashley Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Gayle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hameur Bouazza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Micah Hyde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominic Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neal Ardley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Referee: David Crick (Surrey)
Form Guide
The Royals enter the match having won their last 2 matches. Last Saturday, they
beat promoted West Bromwich Albion 1-0 thanks to an 89th minute winner from ex
Arsenal midfield Steve Sidwell.
The Hornets go into the match on the back of a
very disappointing 4-0 defeat to West Ham United. Don Hutchinson, Christian
Dailly and a double from Marlon Harewood put the Hammers firmly in the driving
seat for the Playoffs.
Previous Meetings
Below is the more recent league meetings between the clubs.
29/11/2003
Reading 2-1 Watford
30/04/2003 Watford 0-3 Reading
23/11/2002 Reading 1-0 Watford
16/04/1996 Watford 4-2 Reading
02/03/1996 Reading 0-0 Watford
04/03/1995 Reading 4-1 Watford
24/09/1994 Watford 2-2 Reading
Thanks to www.soccer-stats.com for the above information
Ticket and Travel News
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and Travel News regarding the game
Watford Guide
No guide constructed yet. Sorry!
Division 1 Fixtures
Sunday 9th May 2004
Ipswich Town Vs Cardiff City 13:00
Millwall Vs Bradford City 13:00
Preston North End Vs Sheffield United 13:00
Stoke City Vs Gillingham 13:00
Walsall Vs Rotherham United 13:00
Watford Vs Reading 13:00
West Bromwich Albion Vs Nottingham Forest 13:00
Wigan Athletic Vs West Ham United 13:00
Wimbledon Vs Derby County 13:00
Burnley Vs Sunderland 13:00
Coventry City Vs Crystal Palace 13:00
Crewe Alexandra Vs Norwich City 13:00
League Table
| Current League Positions | Played | For | Against | POINTS |
|
1st.Norwich City |
45 | 76 | 38 | 91 |
| 2nd.West Bromwich Albion | 45 | 64 | 40 | 86 |
| 3rd.Sunderland | 45 | 60 | 44 | 76 |
| 4th.West Ham United | 45 | 66 | 44 | 73 |
| 5th.Crystal Palace | 45 | 71 | 59 | 73 |
| 6th.Ipswich Town | 45 | 83 | 71 | 72 |
| 7th.Wigan Athletic | 45 | 59 | 44 | 70 |
| 8th.Sheffield United | 45 | 62 | 53 | 70 |
| 9th.READING | 45 | 55 | 56 | 70 |
| 10th.Millwall | 45 | 54 | 48 | 66 |
| 11th.Stoke City | 45 | 58 | 55 | 65 |
| 12th.Cardiff City | 45 | 67 | 57 | 64 |
| 13th.Coventry City | 45 | 65 | 53 | 62 |
| 14th.Preston North End | 45 | 66 | 68 | 58 |
| 15th.Nottingham Forest | 45 | 59 | 58 | 57 |
| 16th.Rotherham United | 45 | 51 | 58 | 54 |
| 17th.WATFORD | 45 | 53 | 68 | 54 |
| 18th.Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 56 | 63 | 53 |
| 19th.Burnley | 45 | 59 | 75 | 53 |
| 20th.Derby County | 45 | 53 | 66 | 52 |
| 21st.Gillingham | 45 | 48 | 67 | 50 |
| 22nd.Walsall | 45 | 42 | 63 | 48 |
| 23rd.Bradford City | 45 | 38 | 68 | 36 |
| 24th.Wimbledon | 45 | 40 | 89 | 26 |
Anything Else
Remember to make your Prediction on the match on the Prediction League.
BACK THE BOYS AND MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COME ON URZZ!