Watford 1-0 Bradford - December 21, 2002 / First Division 2002/2003
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WAT
![photo Dominic Foley](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_12/12448.webp)
![photo Heidar Helguson](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4280.webp)
WAT
![photo Gifton Noel-Williams](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Tommy Smith](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4277.webp)
![photo Anthony McNamee](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Paolo Vernazza](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4272.webp)
![photo Paul Evans](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Andy Tod](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_55/55396.webp)
![photo Neil Cox](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4268.webp)
BRA
BRA
Team line-ups
Watford
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alec Chamberlain | 38 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Neil Cox | 90 | 31 | 100 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Paul Robinson | 24 | 115 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Smith | 71 | 22 | 96 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paolo Vernazza | 71 | 23 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Allan Nielsen | 31 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jermaine Pennant | 19 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Micah Hyde | 28 | 118 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neal Ardley | 30 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Heidar Helguson | 45 | 25 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Marcus Gayle | 32 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
73
Bradford
![photo Claus Bech Jorgensen](/images/base/default_user.png)
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Aidan Davison | 34 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andy Tod | 87 | 31 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Robert Molenaar | 33 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Bower | 22 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Atherton | 32 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Simon Francis | 17 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lewis Emanuel | 19 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
James Lawrence | 32 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Standing | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Claus Bech Jorgensen | 26 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Gray | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
37
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Anthony McNamee | 71 | 19 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dominic Foley | 45 | 26 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gifton Noel-Williams | 71 | 22 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Paul Evans | 87 | 28 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Paolo Vernazza
IN
Stephen Glass
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andy Tod
IN
Delroy Facey
OUT
Mark Bower
IN
Andy Myers
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
25
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Lewington vs Bradford
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Lewington vs Law
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
41
45
Success rate in this team:
24 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Law vs Watford
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Law vs Lewington
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Alan Butler
1 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Watford3 matches | General total | Bradford3 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Watford1 match | Season total | Bradford2 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on December 20, 2003 | Latest figure on March 18, 2003 |
Videos
Key figures
![icon stats](/images/base/stats.png)
Bradford keeps its 8 consecutive losses away from home running (since 17/09/2002). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/09/1968 (7 matches)
![icon stats](/images/base/player.png)
It's the first time Neil Cox scores 1 goal vs in his professional career with
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Bradford keeps its 12 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 17/08/2002). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 18/03/2000-19/09/2000 time period (12 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VWatford 1-0 Brighton & Hove05/10/2002 | VWatford 2-0 Grimsby Town12/10/2002 | VWatford 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday26/10/2002 | DWatford 1-1 Wolverhampton02/11/2002 | LWatford 0-2 Ipswich Town17/11/2002 | VWatford 2-1 Burnley30/11/2002 |
Overall | LRotherham United 2-1 Watford09/11/2002 | LWatford 0-2 Ipswich Town17/11/2002 | LReading 1-0 Watford23/11/2002 | VWatford 2-1 Burnley30/11/2002 | LDerby County 3-0 Watford07/12/2002 | LIpswich Town 4-2 Watford14/12/2002 |
Current form
Away | LPortsmouth 3-0 Bradford28/09/2002 | LSheffield Wednesday 2-1 Bradford19/10/2002 | LReading 1-0 Bradford29/10/2002 | LBrighton & Hove 3-2 Bradford02/11/2002 | LNottingham Forest 3-0 Bradford16/11/2002 | LMillwall 1-0 Bradford30/11/2002 |
Overall | LBradford 3-5 Wimbledon FC09/11/2002 | LNottingham Forest 3-0 Bradford16/11/2002 | LBradford 0-5 Sheffield United23/11/2002 | LMillwall 1-0 Bradford30/11/2002 | LBradford 1-3 Gillingham07/12/2002 | VBradford 1-0 Nottingham Forest14/12/2002 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 6 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 8 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
Loosing streak | 7 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
Winless streak | 7 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 11 | 10 |
Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
Conceding streak | 7 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
23 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
23 |
11 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
11 |
10 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
7 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
4 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
9 |
Losses (Competition total) |
11 |
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
8 |
Goals
29 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
23 |
20 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
8 |
36 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
41 |
11 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
21 |
1.26 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
1.82 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.73 |
1.57 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.78 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.91 |
Betting aid
12 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
13 |
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
7 |
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
8 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
9 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
10 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
12 |
5 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
32 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
50 |
14 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
27 |
4 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
4 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
![]() | Heidar Helguson | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Andy Gray | ![]() |
![]() | Tommy Smith | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Andy Gray | ![]() |
![]() | Neil Cox | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Andy Gray | ![]() |
![]() | Tommy Smith | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Andy Gray | ![]() |
![]() | Tommy Smith | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Robert Molenaar | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
15 gf
3 ga
Away
7 gf
13 ga
Total
22 gf
16 ga
Historical head to head
Home
13 gf
7 ga
Away
3 gf
15 ga
Total
16 gf
22 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 7 - 2 |
December 16, 1989 |
Home | 7 - 2 |
December 16, 1989 |
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 0 |
February 06, 1999 |
Away | No success yet |
Latest head to head
March 29, 2002 - First Division 2001/2002
October 27, 2001 - First Division 2001/2002
October 09, 2001 - League Cup 2001/2002
January 22, 2000 - Premier League 1999/2000
August 21, 1999 - Premier League 1999/2000
Best historical scorers against Bradford
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Heidar Helguson | 2 goals | 2000 - 2001 |
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Gifton Noel-Williams | 2 goals | 2001 - 2001 |
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Tommy Smith | 2 goals | 2001 - 2001 |
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Micah Hyde | 2 goals | 2000 - 2001 |
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Ramon Vega | 1 goal | 2001 - 2001 |
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Tommy Mooney | 1 goal | 1999 - 1999 |
Best historical scorers against Watford
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Eoin Jess | 3 goals | 2001 - 2001 |
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Ashley Ward | 1 goal | 2001 - 2001 |
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Peter Beagrie | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
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Andy O'Brien | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
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Matthew Etherington | 1 goal | 2001 - 2001 |
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Gareth Whalley | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
Players with most games played vs Bradford
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Paul Robinson | 5 matches | 1999 - 2002 |
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Heidar Helguson | 4 matches | 2000 - 2002 |
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Micah Hyde | 4 matches | 1999 - 2002 |
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Neil Cox | 4 matches | 2000 - 2002 |
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Patrick Blondeau | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
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Stephen Glass | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
Players with most games played vs Watford
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David Wetherall | 5 matches | 1999 - 2002 |
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Wayne Jacobs | 5 matches | 1999 - 2002 |
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Stuart McCall | 4 matches | 2000 - 2002 |
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Gunnar Halle | 4 matches | 1999 - 2001 |
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Gareth Whalley | 4 matches | 1999 - 2001 |
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Eoin Jess | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
They played in both sides
13 matches
![Watford logo Watford](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/662.png)
![Bradford logo Bradford](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/639.png)
2 matches
1 match
![Watford logo Watford](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/662.png)
![Bradford logo Bradford](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/639.png)
21 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
![Watford logo Watford](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/662.png)
![Bradford logo Bradford](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/639.png)
21 matches
13 matches
![Watford logo Watford](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/662.png)
![Bradford logo Bradford](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/639.png)
2 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 20, 2002
December 21, 2002
December 22, 2002
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