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Leeds United vs Watford

• Kick off: 7:45pm Tue 25 Aug 09
• Referee: Andy Hall
• Venue: Elland Road

Final score:

Leeds United 2 - 1 Watford

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120:00: Final whistle Watford could not re-create the extra-time performance at Barnet and go out of the Carling Cup with a 2-1 defeat at Leeds United

120:00: Lee denies Johnson from distance with the last kick of the game

120:00: Yellow card Adrian Mariappa is booked for a professional foul

120:00: One minute of injury time but Leeds go on the attack and almost scored but Johnson could not add the final finish from a tight angle

119:00: Mike Williamson is depolyed as a striker and the centre back sent in a ball across the goalmouth but no one could get on the end of it

116:00: Lee again denies Enoch Showunmi one-on-one, after the striker tried to round the Watford keeper

115:00: Substitution The crowd get what they want. Luciano Becchio comes on for the injured Snodgrass

115:00: Sordell strikes a shot narrowly wide from 30 yards. Likes as if Watford's time is running out

114:00: A quick free kick allowes Lansbury to cross for Eustace but his volley goes wide

112:00: Lee makes a brave save at the feet of Enoch Showunmi, who was one-on-one with the keeper

111:00: John Eustace has a shot blocked after the first piece of build up from Watford and then Cleverley sliced the ball well over

107:00: Substitution Henri Lansbury goes down dramatically to get Snodgrass booked

105:00: HALF TIME OF EXTRA TIME

104:00: A period of pressure results in a Watford corner but it is easily cleared by Leeds striker Enoch Showunmi

100:00: Lee makes a super save from a volley from the corner of the box by Kilkenny

98:00: Snodgrass get his second out of no where. It seemed the Watford defence got muddled up and the right midfielder was allowed to run through and dink the ball past Lee

98:00: Goal! Leeds take the lead again

94:00: Howson will know he should have tested Lee from 20 yards but he sliced his shot comfortably over

93:00: Watford start the first half of extra time well and win a corner. But Lansbury's shot-cross was easily gathered by Higgs

90:00: EXTRA TIME

90:00: Liam Henderson did well to get a header on goal from a corner but it was never going to trouble the keeper

90:00: Leeds have Watford severly on the back foot and Neil Kilkenny will know he should have done better with his shot from 20 yards. The midfielder skied his effort well over

90:00: Fourth official signals three minutes of added time. Looks like it is extra time once more

86:00: After what seemed like ten blocked attempts, Marvin Sordell smashed the ball home from eight yards out to level the score

86:00: Goal! Watford equalise

84:00: Watford are struggling to create any chances with Sordell and Henderson up front

83:00: Substitution Neil Kilkenny on for Mike Grella

82:00: A quick free kick and then cross by Don Cowie was headed well wide by Williamson from outside the area

79:00: Substitution Enoch Showunmi on for Beckford

75:00: A tasty challenge from Cleverley in his own half only results in a talking to from the ref

74:00: Henri Lansbury's first real contribution is to shoot wide from distance. Never going to trouble Higgs

72:00: Substitution Marvin Sordell on for Hoskins

71:00: From the resulting corner Lee flapped at the ball and completly misses it but fortunately it is cleared

70:00: Superb build-up from Leeds and great footwork from Beckford looked as if it would result in a goal for the home side only for Lee to make an even better save to tip the ball over the bar.

65:00: The resulting free kick by Snodgrass is deadly and bounces in the box before Doyley accidently passes it back to Lee

65:00: Yellow card Surprise surprise its John Eustace who is the first in the referee's book

64:00: Substitution djdooza - here is your man. Henri Lansbury has come on for Ross Jenkins

62:00: Lee makes good save from another Snodgrass long shot and then comes and collects the following cross

59:00: rhyse848 - can't be much more than 200 if that. djdooza - Lloyd was probably at fault for the goal and didn't have the best first half. Bit better second period though

58:00: A moment of real class from Cleverley creates space for the youngster to shoot from 25 yards and the right midfielder hits the near post

56:00: A minor altercation between Lee and the Leeds mascot at half time has resulted in the home fans shouting obscene chants at the Watford keeper every time he touches the ball

55:00: Snodgrass again cuts in on his left foot and shots from distance and once again - its wide of the near post

51:00: First attempt of the half went to Leeds. A Williamson clearance lands at the feet of Howson and his drive from 20 yards goes narrowly wide

46:00: Substitution Liam Henderson came on for Danny Graham at half time. Seems he is injured

45:00: djdooza - to be fair to Watford's front four - so the two strikers and the two wide men - they have done rather well but there have been some poor defensive mistakes during the half. Lansbury is still warming up with the rest of the squad so it seems unlikely he will be on at half time

45:00: Half time We apologise for the problems early on in the game. Hopefully those have cleared now. I'm off to get a cup of tea. Any questions just ask

45:00: Half time The half ends with left midfielder Johnson cutting in onto his right foot and forcing Lee into a good save at his near post

45:00: Watford's man of the half Hoskins did well to get on the end of Doyley's through and cross. Cleverley's shot was deflected wide for a corner. The United youngster's corner was headed well wide by Graham

44:00: A bit embarassing. Not even in the second half and the home crowd and shouting 'Ole' for each pass as Leeds kept the ball for a while before Beckford's shot from distance was blocked

42:00: Watford almost grabbed an equaliser when a long clearance by Williamson was well brought down by Hoskins, who showed good strength to hold off Rui Marques, and the forward's shot had to be gathered at the second attempt by Higgs

38:00: Doyley is caught out of position and Snodgrass is able to cut onto his left foot and place a shot through the bodies and past Loach into the far corner

38:00: Goal! Goal for Leeds

37:00: Cleverley was unable to continue his run of a goal a game for Watford as he slices a shot from 20 yards wide and over

36:00: Will Hoskins seems to be out of favour with Malky Mackay but he is looking lively, even if there is not much to show for it

34:00: A quick free kick in Watford's half allows the visitors to break quickly and Hoskins puts Graham in but his shot from 12 yards is straight at the keeper

32:00: Snodgrass is not having a good game. The right midfielder, with four team mates in front of him, slices a shot from 35 yards well wide. Very selfish

28:00: Another chance for Watford. Cleverley shows great skill to lay the ball off to Hoskins on the edge of the area, from a Williamson cross and Hoskins' half-volley is saved by Higgs

27:00: Can I apologise for the lack of updates. The internet here is atrocious and I have spent the last half an hour trying to see if it can be improved but it doesn't seem to be getting any better

26:00: Snodgrass is left free in the right hand side of the box but he takes an age to cut back onto his left foot and Mike Williamson makes the block

19:00: Cowie almost lobbed the keeper from 20 yards after steady build up from Watford. Great save from Higgs, who tipped the shot over the bar.

15:00: Leeds first attempt on goal went narrowly over. Bradley Johnson cut in off the left wing and burst past Lee Hodson to shoot from 25 yards

12:00: Graham could have scored then. The striker was slipped in behind the defence but his touch to go around the on-coming keeper was heavy and the ball went out for a goal kick

6:00: First chance of the game went to Watford. Doyley cross from just inside the box with his left foot and Hoskins header went wide of the near post

5:00: Nothing to really note as of yet. Elland Road is far from a sell out but the home crowd are very vocal as expected

0:00: First thing I must do tonight Is apologise ladies and gentlemen. The internet is playing up but the game has started now and below is the team news. Any questions just ask. Watford make four changes to the line-up for this evening's Carling Cup tie at Leeds United with the most noticeable absentee being Tommy Smith. The forward's absence was expected but the destination of his new club less so – with the 29-year-old set to pick Portsmouth over former Hornets' boss Brendan Rodgers' Reading. Smith is replaced by Will Hoskins, who is making his first appearance since the opening day of the season. Richard Lee replaces Scott Loach in goal, Lee Hodson comes in at right back and John Eustace starts in place of Scott Severin. Captain Jay DeMerit is rested with a hectic international schedule coming up and Jobi McAnuff and Nathan Ellington are out injured. Leeds have made just one change from the weekend, with Mike Grella partnering Jermaine Beckford up front. Leeds: Higgs; Crowe, Kisnorbo, Marques, Hughes; Snodgrass, Howson, Doyle, Johnson; Beckford, Grella. Subs: Ankergren, Prutton, Kilkenny, Becchio, Michalik, Robinson, Showunmi. Watford: Lee; Hodson, Williamson, Mariappa, Doyley; Cleverley, Eustace, Jenkins, Cowie; Hoskins, Graham. Subs: Loach, Harley, Severin, Bryan, Lansbury, Sordell, Henderson.