Lots of new faces for Watford and at least one old one for Burnley in this shooting match.
The Hornets picked up Mark Tyler on loan from The Posh (Peterborough) to replenish the dwindling keeper ranks and Wolverhampton Wanderers loaned us Darren Ward to plug the back ranks with Jay DeMerit still not ready to start.
What, you may ask, happened to Sam Sodje who was brought in for that very reason from Reading for the Sheffield United match? He aggravated an injury and was returned to Reading.
On a brighter note Mat Sadler was back in the line-up after a knee injury and Tamas Priskin came on from the bench late in the match. Richard Lee filled the net and ex-Hornet Clarke Carlisle started for Burnley.
Ward made himself felt in the first six minutes, heading the ball to Will Hoskins who drilled a six-yarder to give Watford the lead. Unfortunately a handball by Leigh Bromby set up a penalty kick in minute 25 that Graham Alexander converted into the equalizer for the Clarets.
Play went back and forth until Watford began putting on the pressure near the end of the first half. Finally into added time, Hoskin unleashed a shot from twenty yards out only to have it deflected by Carlisle. Lee Williamson was there to catch the rebound and set a cross back to Hoskins who scored on the follow-on from six yards out.
The lead only lasted for the half-time break as Martin Patterson found a cross from Wade Elliott to tie the match once again in the first minute after play resumed. Elliot got his own chance in the 69th minute when he headed in a cross from Chris McCann from six yards out to give Burnley the win.
I'll be on the road for the next match (I've yet to figure out how to get Three Counties Radio in my car as I tool down I-70), but it will be back at Vicarage Road this Saturday, October 4 for the first of two matches next month against Preston North End. Kickoff is 9:00 am St. Louis time.
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