Season 1999-00 - Wimbledon vs Watford - video Dailymotion

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00:00Selhurst Park was the venue for this early December clash in 1999, involving two of the Premiership's less fashionable teams.

00:07Wimbledon have been ground-sharing with Crystal Palace since 1990, after their old ground at Plough Lane had been closed down.

00:14Watford had gained promotion to the Premiership via the playoffs, with a victory over Bolton Wanderers,

00:19and had notched a couple of notable scalps at the highest level, with shock 1-0 victories over Liverpool and Chelsea.

00:26Plenty of physical strength up front for the Dons. John Hartson had arrived from West Ham the previous January.

00:32He and strike partner Marcus Gale were quite a handful for any defence.

00:38The return of Hartson was the only change to the team that had drawn their last game against Middlesbrough.

00:43Carl Lieben, the man left out. Regular keeper Neil Sullivan, who'd started as a trainee, was attracting plenty of interest from other clubs.

00:51Youngster Carl Court, also a trainee, was an attraction for Premiership scouts too.

00:56Watford brought in Micah Hyde to replace Charlie Miller.

00:59Recent signing from Paris Saint-Germain, Xavier Gravelin, could start this one.

01:03Despite being sent off in the previous game against Sunderland, his three-match suspension didn't kick in for another week.

01:09Commentary from John Champion.

01:21Here's Gravelin.

01:28The referee has spotted some shirt pulling, and has given the free kick in Watford's favour.

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02:34is

02:59Marcus Gale has won the corner

03:04Off Neil Cox, it's the first corner kick of the game and it's taken nearly quarter of an hour to arrive

03:18Gale is at the near post, Hridesen is up from the back

03:21Earle is standing virtually on the goal line and Hartson on the penalty spot for Kimball's kick

03:26And there is Hartson!

03:29Well, they're appealing that the ball went over the line

03:32meantime Carl Court

03:34So the earlier argument doesn't matter

03:37because Carl Court

03:40helped to drill the ball in and

03:43Wimbledon have the advantage

03:51It was not a work of beauty. The initial effort, Hartson was convinced, had crossed the line

03:58And then Trond Andersen with a neat backheel set up Carl Court very skillfully indeed

04:28Hartson

04:35Yule

04:37Bringing Cunningham into play and Court is lurking ominously as well. Hartson going in and it'll fall to Marcus Gale

04:48Who almost knocked the linesman over with his shot on this near side

04:52But Wimbledon are certainly looking the much more potent attacking force

05:20Court

05:23Andersen

05:25Cunningham

05:27Hartson is lurking ominously again for Wimbledon, but the header

05:31Came in at the near post

05:33From the scorer of the first goal Carl Court again

05:39He's proving to be a very elusive figure as far as Watford are concerned

05:46And it is now, as well as being cold and blustery, very wet

05:52Wimbledon

06:00Gravelin

06:03Now Ngunge, a little more space for Watford now. Voters in the middle, so does Gravelin

06:14Hyde

06:17That's a corner

06:23Six

06:35Six up for Watford for this

06:38And they will remain precisely where they are for the retake headed out by Kenny Cunningham

06:47It's Paul Robinson to take once more

06:52This time it was Trond Andersen who got his head to it, not as far as Johnson

06:56Oh, and a mistake by Sullivan

07:00That could so easily have been punished by Michel Ngunge

07:07He may have been slightly surprised that the ball found its way as far as him

07:11Because he fully expected Sullivan to claim it and when he didn't he couldn't adjust his body position to turn it in

07:18Gravelin

07:20Hreidesen

07:23Gale

07:26Taking on Cox, may run out of space, but in fact did well enough to win the corner

07:32Wimbledon

07:46Wimbledon have this corner to be taken by Kimball

07:52Out by Cox, only as far as Yule

07:56Kimball

08:00These corners are proving profitable for Wimbledon

08:07The first corner kick of the game led to Carl Court's goal and

08:12Subsequent corners have caused all sorts of problems for the visitors whether directly or indirectly

08:19Indirectly

08:22There is downfield by Cox

08:26Hyde

08:33Andersen, Gale

08:40Watford have got men back quickly

08:43Andersen

08:44Good pass out to Kimball, three waiting to attack the cross

08:48It's gone behind off the head of Mark Williams

08:53But Wimbledon are delivering the ball early and accurately

09:05And every time that the ball enters the Watford penalty area Wimbledon seem to end up with at least half a chance

09:13Kimball the taker and it's been squeezed in on the line

09:22Robbie Earle is taking the congratulations. He was standing right on the goal line

09:29And all he had to do was make some sort of contact with the ball

09:34To record yet another Wimbledon goal

09:39Graham Taylor, I'm sure will be happy to say

09:42Will be most annoyed that both goals have emanated from identical left-wing corners by Alan Kimball

10:00Vultur

10:03There's Ngongu missed his kick and Carl Court could turn defence into attack very quickly

10:10with his long strides

10:13Yule has made a good run through the middle

10:18Some of the impetus has now been lost and it's Robbie Earle

10:27Heridesen

10:30Hartson

10:33Now Marcus Gale, Yule again has been very quick to spot a gap inside the penalty area

10:39It was Palmer's header. Here's Earle and Carl Court is offside. Offside it won't count

10:47The flag went up as he had his first effort at goal, which was parried anyway by Alec Chamberlain

11:00Despite the fact that this has been disallowed Court is having a field day

11:04One minute of time to be added on

11:12Anderson's header

11:18Robinson

11:22Johnson, Vultur, Hyde

11:29Cox

11:32Richard Johnson

11:34Ngongu, good spin. Kimball tried to stay with him

11:39And it's just about sufficient to put Ngongu off his stride

11:47It's a super little piece of skill to actually earn the right to shoot

11:57Anderson

12:02Gale

12:08Here's Carl Court who's been fairly outstanding throughout the half

12:15Laid back to Cunningham and Hartson

12:21It's been the story of the first half as a whole. Watford unable to successfully defend the crossed ball

12:29And the Giants in there, the Hartsons and the Courts

12:33Profiting with regularity

12:43The midway point of this Premiership match at Selhurst Park

12:48Carl Court a central figure

12:51An elusive display. Watford have struggled to pick him up

12:54Clear cuts at half time. Wimbledon leading Watford by 2-0

13:12Vultur

13:24Robinson

13:34Page

13:40Robinson

13:42Vultur getting in front of Kimball

13:46And Vultur letting fly with a shot that was no more than a foot wide

13:55Direct efforts on goal by Watford have been rarities

14:02That was as good as they produced

14:05Court

14:25Gravelin

14:27And surging through the middle

14:29Here comes Paul Robinson and it came last off the defenders boot and

14:33Watford optimistically are appealing for a back pass

14:37A good positive move though. A surging run up from the back from Robinson

14:42And it was Kimball who hunched on its way back to Neil Sullivan

14:47But not with sufficient intent for the referee to rule the back pass

14:55Williams

15:01Johnson

15:09A bit of a petulance

15:12He's going to earn a caution

15:16Corrobiel

15:18Corrobiel

15:24In his defence very much out of character

15:29Nonetheless a booking for Wimbledon's skipper

15:41Williams rose but not as high as Gale

15:45Cox

15:48Vultur

15:59Earle

16:02Gale

16:04Hartson

16:05On for Yule

16:08And this is unfolding well for Wimbledon with Carl Court

16:12Although Watford credit to them have got seven men back behind the ball

16:15Cunningham

16:17Or mistake. Here's Hartson. Surely 3-0

16:23And the question that Watford must be asking

16:27Is how could three attacking Wimbledon players outfox seven Watford defenders

16:36It was Cunningham's cross

16:38Williams' jump didn't get close to it. Cox had abandoned his man

16:43And John Hartson was left

16:47Totally unmarked

16:49To pick his time and his spot

16:54Vultur

16:57And Gungay has made the run across him

17:02There are one or two accusatory looks coming from Vultur's teammates

17:07As they ask why the cross was not an option

17:11He's forced wider and wider

17:18Earle

17:39Palmer's throw

17:44Earle

17:46Hartson the only man up for Wimbledon

17:48Back to the man who provided him

17:51And Wimbledon breaking

17:54With Gale

17:56Kimble

17:58Yule

18:00A hand around the shoulder from Williams

18:02Well Yule they're still going

18:04It's a good play by Jason Yule

18:07And that's a really good goal by Jason Yule

18:11Wimbledon's fourth

18:14And they're heading for their biggest win

18:17Under Egil Olsen

18:22It's taken time for the system to settle down

18:25And for the players to settle down within the system

18:29But the indications today

18:32Are that Wimbledon are on the up

18:35Are that Wimbledon are on the up

18:42This will not damage Yule's burgeoning reputation

18:48Johnson

19:01And Gungay

19:05Gale

19:11Rocha is still working hard to try and deny space to Wimbledon

19:15As if not a lone battle it is a losing one

19:34Gale

19:40Gale

19:42Has two to his right now becoming three

19:44Yule acting as a decoy

19:46And now receiving possession

19:55There's a purpose about Wimbledon today

19:59That's most impressive

20:05Gale

20:15Gale

20:34Robinson

21:05And Drayson

21:08Hartson

21:09Gale

21:10Oh it was like practising shooting in training

21:15And even there they don't all fly in quite as sweetly as that

21:23Wimbledon complete a nap hand

21:27Marcus Gale has scored a crackerjack of a goal

21:35Hartson

21:37Hartson

21:39Hartson

21:41Hartson

21:43Hartson

21:45Hartson

21:47Hartson

21:49Hartson

21:51Hartson

21:53Hartson

21:55Hartson

21:57Hartson

21:59Hartson

22:01Hartson

22:03Hartson

22:05Hartson

22:07Hartson

22:09Hartson

22:11Hartson

22:13Hartson

22:15Hartson

22:17Hartson

22:25Voter

22:27Voter

22:29Heridesen doing his best

22:33Voter.

23:19This is as big a win as Wimbledon have ever enjoyed in the top division.

23:39Palmer's free kick.

23:42Hartson back there to head away.

23:45Hyde.

23:48Cox.

24:19Page.

24:22Chamberlain forced into a hasty clearance.

24:33As big a victory as Wimbledon have ever enjoyed

24:38in their 14 seasons in the English top flight.

24:42Marcus Gale with the fifth and last.

24:44A very convincing all-round performance,

24:48giving them victory by five, goals to nil.

24:51Yes, a thumping victory for the Dons,

24:54but their long-term future was bleak.

24:57They only managed three more victories in the remainder of the season

25:01and were duly relegated.

25:03The club continued to struggle,

25:05and after citing financial problems as a factor,

25:08moved 70 miles north to be relaunched as the Milton Keynes Dons in 2011.

25:12Watford fared little better that season.

25:15They too only managed three more wins in the remainder of the season.

Season 1999-00 - Wimbledon vs Watford

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