Watford 3 - 3 Leicester

Watford   3 - 3   Leicester

Watford 3-3 Leicester City

An injury-time equaliser from Leicester's Dany N'Guessan denied Watford their third straight victory in an enthralling match at Vicarage Road.

Two goals from Matty Fryatt - a 19th-minute penalty and a 30th-minute strike - put the visitors 2-0 up at half time.

The Hornets responded through Danny Graham on 57 minutes before on-loan striker Heidar Helguson scored twice in 17 minutes to put them in front.

But N'Guessan grabbed a late point when he headed home Martyn Waghorn's cross.

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Watford boss Malky Mackay:

"At half time I would have definitely taken the point, I was disappointed to be 2-0 down at half time.

"I think the courage of these youngsters is incredible. You look at that performance and I'd take that every week from my team.

"The last goal was disappointing and it's about being able to see a game out until the end."

Leicester boss Nigel Pearson:

"It's disappointing. It's two points dropped and the fashion in which we conceded the goals was very disappointing.

"I thought we played some great football and I thought the second goal was fabulous - a great move and a great finish.

"So I suppose that makes it even more disappointing because we're waiting for our first away win and, unfortunately, today we threw it away."

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Saturday, 19 September 2009

Championship

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Watford	3-3	Leicester	FT
(HT 0-2)
Graham 58 Helguson 60 Helguson 77		Fryatt (pen) 20 Fryatt 40 N'Guessan 90+1

Watford

• 01 Loach
• 02 Mariappa
• 12 Doyley
• 22 Cathcart
• 33 Hodson
• 05 Lansbury (Helguson 46) (Ellington 81)
• 07 Cowie
• 14 Jenkins
• 20 Cleverley (Harley 86)
• 28 Eustace
• 10 Graham

Substitutes

• 16 Lee,
• 15 Harley,
• 17 Bennett,
• 29 Bryan,
• 11 Helguson,
• 18 Hoskins,
• 25 Ellington

Leicester

• 01 Weale
• 02 Neilson
• 06 Brown
• 15 Berner yellow card
• 25 Hobbs
• 08 Oakley
• 10 King yellow card
• 19 Wellens (Adams 54)
• 09 Howard
• 12 Fryatt (Waghorn 73)
• 24 Gallagher (N'Guessan 73)

Substitutes

• 13 Logan,
• 03 McGivern,
• 05 Tunchev,
• 16 Adams,
• 17 N'Guessan,
• 18 Waghorn,
• 22 Kermorgant

Ref: PawsonAtt: 14,647

WATFORD

LEICESTER

Possession

• Watford 58%
• Leicester 42%

Attempts on target

• Watford 3
• Leicester 6

Attempts off target

• Watford 5
• Leicester 5

Corners

• Watford 7
• Leicester 3

Fouls

• Watford 8
• Leicester 10

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+5:40 The final whistle is blown by the referee.
• 90:00+5:18 Don Cowie sends in a cross, Bruno Berner manages to make a clearance.
• 90:00+5:00 Martyn Waghorn concedes a free kick for a foul on Lloyd Doyley. Direct free kick taken by Jon Harley.
• 90:00+4:50 The ball is sent over by Lee Hodson, Robbie Neilson makes a clearance.
• 90:00+3:31 Effort from just outside the area by Nathan Ellington goes over the target.
• 90:00+2:52 A cross is delivered by Robbie Neilson, clearance by Lee Hodson.
• 90:00+1:13 Corner from the right by-line taken by Don Cowie, Header by Nathan Ellington from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.
• 90:00+0:18 The assist for the goal came from Martyn Waghorn.
• 90:00+0:18 GOAL - Dany N'Guessan:Watford 3 - 3 Leicester Dany N'Guessan scores a headed goal from inside the box. Watford 3-3 Leicester.
• 90:00+0:10 Martyn Waghorn crosses the ball,
• 89:31 Free kick awarded for a foul by Wayne Brown on Nathan Ellington. Free kick taken by John Eustace.
• 87:40 The referee penalises Steve Howard for handball. Scott Loach takes the direct free kick.
• 87:10 John Eustace produces a cross, clearance by Jack Hobbs.
• 86:40 Corner taken by Don Cowie from the right by-line.
• 85:25 Scott Loach takes the direct free kick.
• 85:25 Substitution Jon Harley joins the action as a substitute, replacing Tom Cleverley.
• 85:25 The referee penalises Steve Howard for handball.
• 83:44 Effort on goal by Nicky Adams from just inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.
• 82:45 Dany N'Guessan fouled by Craig Cathcart, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Dany N'Guessan.
• 81:43 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adrian Mariappa by Martyn Waghorn. Scott Loach restarts play with the free kick.
• 80:51 Substitution Nathan Ellington is brought on as a substitute for Heidar Helguson.
• 79:07 Robbie Neilson sends in a cross, save made by Scott Loach.
• 76:20 The assist for the goal came from Lee Hodson.
• 76:20 GOAL - Heidar Helguson:Watford 3 - 2 Leicester Goal scored by Heidar Helguson from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Watford 3-2 Leicester.
• 76:18 Lee Hodson delivers the ball,
• 75:15 Heidar Helguson delivers the ball.
• 72:45 Substitution Matt Fryatt goes off and Martyn Waghorn comes on.
• 72:45 Substitution Dany N'Guessan is brought on as a substitute for Paul Gallagher.
• 72:30 Robbie Neilson crosses the ball, Heidar Helguson manages to make a clearance.
• 71:35 Heidar Helguson concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul Gallagher. Jack Hobbs takes the free kick.
• 69:53 Foul by Bruno Berner on Tom Cleverley, free kick awarded. Shot comes in from Tom Cleverley from the free kick.
• 67:18 A cross is delivered by Nicky Adams.
• 66:12 Heidar Helguson challenges Wayne Brown unfairly and gives away a free kick. Chris Weale takes the free kick.
• 65:21 Don Cowie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steve Howard. Chris Weale takes the free kick.
• 64:41 Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Don Cowie.
• 64:34 Don Cowie produces a cross, Wayne Brown makes a clearance.
• 63:57 Don Cowie crosses the ball, Bruno Berner manages to make a clearance.
• 63:37 Don Cowie takes the outswinging corner, Andy King manages to make a clearance.
• 63:27 The ball is crossed by Don Cowie, Andy King manages to make a clearance.
• 62:42 Paul Gallagher takes a outswinging corner.
• 62:25 Steve Howard takes a shot. Scott Loach makes a save.
• 61:49 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Robbie Neilson by Tom Cleverley. Jack Hobbs restarts play with the free kick.
• 60:41 The ball is sent over by Lee Hodson.
• 59:53 Lee Hodson provided the assist for the goal.
• 59:53 GOAL - Heidar Helguson:Watford 2 - 2 Leicester Heidar Helguson grabs a headed goal from close range. Watford 2-2 Leicester.
• 59:47 The ball is swung over by Lee Hodson,
• Correction - 58:48 The offside flag is raised against Steve Howard. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Loach.
• 58:48 The assistant referee signals for offside against Steve Howard. Scott Loach restarts play with the free kick.
• 57:21 GOAL - Danny Graham:Watford 1 - 2 Leicester Danny Graham grabs a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Watford 1-2 Leicester.
• 55:11 The assistant referee signals for offside against Matt Fryatt. John Eustace takes the free kick.
• 53:48 Substitution (Leicester) makes a substitution, with Nicky Adams coming on for Richie Wellens.
• 51:19 Adrian Mariappa has a shot and missed to the right of the target.
• 50:52 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Don Cowie, clearance made by Jack Hobbs.
• 49:59 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Tom Cleverley from the left by-line to the near post, Chris Weale makes a save.
• 47:29 The ball is crossed by Robbie Neilson, Close range header by Steve Howard goes wide of the left-hand upright.
• 46:44 Short corner taken by Don Cowie.
• 46:00 Matt Oakley produces a cross, Steve Howard has a headed effort from close range and clears the bar.
• 45:14 A cross is delivered by Don Cowie.
• 45:01 The game restarts for the second half.
• 45:01 Substitution (Watford) makes a substitution, with Heidar Helguson coming on for Henri Lansbury.
• Half Time
• 45:00+2:25 The match has reached half-time.
• 45:00+1:03 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Paul Gallagher, Steve Howard has a header from inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.
• 45:00+0:40 Steve Howard takes a shot. Craig Cathcart gets a block in.
• 45:00+0:27 Bruno Berner delivers the ball.
• 44:26 The offside flag is raised against Danny Graham. Free kick taken by Chris Weale.
• 42:43 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ross Jenkins by Richie Wellens. Direct free kick taken by Don Cowie.
• 39:53 The assist for the goal came from Paul Gallagher.
• 39:53 GOAL - Matt Fryatt:Watford 0 - 2 Leicester Matt Fryatt finds the net with a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Watford 0-2 Leicester.
• 38:54 Robbie Neilson crosses the ball, Craig Cathcart makes a clearance.
• 37:29 Ross Jenkins takes the direct free kick.
• 37:29 Booking Andy King goes into the book.
• 37:18 Unfair challenge on Tom Cleverley by Andy King results in a free kick.
• 36:36 The ball is sent over by Don Cowie, save by Chris Weale.
• 34:38 The referee blows for offside against Steve Howard. Scott Loach restarts play with the free kick.
• 34:06 Tom Cleverley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Richie Wellens. Free kick crossed right-footed by Paul Gallagher.
• 33:21 Unfair challenge on Steve Howard by John Eustace results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Wayne Brown.
• 31:40 Steve Howard concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Cathcart. Free kick taken by Scott Loach.
• 27:50 Robbie Neilson delivers the ball, Scott Loach makes a save.
• 25:49 The ball is delivered by Paul Gallagher, Matt Fryatt has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
• 24:20 Free kick crossed by Tom Cleverley, save made by Chris Weale.
• 24:20 Booking Bruno Berner booked.
• 24:10 Unfair challenge on Ross Jenkins by Bruno Berner results in a free kick.
• 23:54 Tom Cleverley crosses the ball, Jack Hobbs manages to make a clearance.
• 21:03 Matt Fryatt takes a shot. Save by Scott Loach.
• 19:24 GOAL - Matt Fryatt:Watford 0 - 1 Leicester Power penalty scored by Matt Fryatt. Watford 0-1 Leicester.
• 18:57 The referee penalises John Eustace for handball.
• 18:31 Robbie Neilson crosses the ball.
• 17:56 Steve Howard is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Scott Loach.
• 13:28 Paul Gallagher crosses the ball, Steve Howard takes a shot. Blocked by Adrian Mariappa. Outswinging corner taken by Paul Gallagher from the right by-line, Adrian Mariappa makes a clearance.
• 11:22 Steve Howard gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Cathcart. Free kick taken by Scott Loach.
• 7:57 The ball is delivered by Paul Gallagher, clearance by Tom Cleverley.
• 6:54 Bruno Berner fouled by Don Cowie, the ref awards a free kick. Wayne Brown takes the free kick.
• 4:30 Matt Fryatt is ruled offside. Scott Loach takes the free kick.
• 3:51 Effort from just outside the area by Tom Cleverley goes over the bar.
• 3:09 Steve Howard concedes a free kick for a foul on Adrian Mariappa. Scott Loach restarts play with the free kick.
• 0:00 The referee gets the match started.

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