Gwalia United vs. Watford |

1:00pm - 5 April, 2026 - USW Sports Park 3G

Gwalia United

    1

    Watford

      3

      Live ReportMatch Report

      1. 90' + 4'

        Full-time: Gwalia United 1-3 Watford. A difficult result to take as Watford clinch promotion and the league title in our last home game of the 2025/26 season.

        A strong showing in the opening half, a quickfire double via a Callie Jones own goal and a Coral Haines goal.

        The second-half, another strong opening resulted in Tia Asker poking home to halve the deficit, but Watford responded, Haines sealing her brace, the game and the league for the Hornets.

        Next up, our final league outing is against Exeter City at St James’ Park on Sunday the 26th of April. Kick-off is at 2pm.

      2. Yellow Card

        90' + 1'

        Annie Rossiter

      3. 90'

        Bonnie Gready picks up the ball, with Watford players trying to take her down. She wins a free-kick in Watford’s half.

      4. Substitution

        88'

        Bonnie Gready replaces Georgia Walters

      5. Substitution

        88'

        Anna Powell replaces Tia Asker

      6. 87'

        Eva Gray gets a ball into the box, but Katie Quick is able to get a foot on the ball, winning a corner.

      7. Substitution

        84'

        Lily Whitelock replaces Madison Perry

      8. 83'

        Filbey picks up the ball from the right, sending a powerful ball, which is unable to find a Watford shirt.

      9. Substitution

        80'

        Annie Rossiter replaces Poppy Wilson

      10. 71'

        Ackerman takes an inswinging corner destined for the penalty area, but her cross hits the roof of the net for a goal-kick.

      11. Substitution

        68'

        Sophie McLean replaces Lucy Lyon

      12. Substitution

        65'

        Olivia Carpenter replaces Lachante Paul

      13. 65'

        Watford make a meal of clearing the ball out of the back, with Ackerman looking to shoot, but she is tackled. Still life in this game for Gwalia.

      14. Goal!

        63'

        Coral Haines

      15. Substitution

        62'

        Eva Gray replaces Flo Fyfe

      16. 62'

        A lifeline for Gwalia! A throw-in to the area has been forced in by Asker from close range to give Gwalia hope!

      17. Goal!

        62'

        Tia Asker

      18. 57'

        Poppy Wilson goes close, turning and shooting wide of the post, almost a third for the Hornets.

      19. 56'

        Flo Fyfe has a shot from the right, as Haaland is equal to her effort.

      20. 55'

        Hillyerd takes too long to kick the ball away. Asker sticks her foot in to put her under pressure. She manages to clear, as the ball is deflected off Daisy Ackerman. Almost a chance for Gwalia.

      21. 54'

        Watford win a free-kick on the halfway line, starting off a team move, with Perry getting a half-chance at goal hitting the side netting.

      22. 49'

        Walters takes a free-kick just inside the Watford half, playing it long, Asker wins the header, substitute Keira O’Keefe holds the ball up, finding room to shoot, but there is not enough pace on the ball to create trouble.

      23. 47'

        Gwalia win a corner, with Walters playing it into the area. Imi Scourfield heads it back to Asker, who shoots low and wide.

      24. Substitution

        46'

        Keira O’Keefe replaces Molly Kehoe

      25. Substitution

        46'

        Daisy Ackerman replaces Beth McGowan

      26. 46'

        Underway for the second-half. Come on Gwalia!

      27. 45' + 2'

        Perry almost makes it three, heading over from two-yards out. A let-off for Gwalia.

      28. 45'

        Half-time: Gwalia United 0-2 Watford. An own goal from Callie Jones and a goal from Coral Haines sees the visitors with a commanding first-half lead.

        Despite a strong showing, we go behind with our best chances coming from a corner by Shurima Vine heading wide at the back-post as well as Tia Asker’s shot, well-saved by Sophie Hillyerd.

      29. 44'

        Filbey catches Gwalia offguard, finding Perry, who cuts inside on her right, shooting wide of the goal.

      30. 41'

        Asker, who is a lone presence up top, is played in again, with a defender near, she wallops the ball towards the near post, but Sophie Hillyerd does her job to save well.

      31. 39'

        Watford attack as a collective, with Perry battling to win the ball in the final third, as she sends a ball across goal, no green shirt gets a telling touch, but they win a corner.

      32. 34'

        Asker goes up against Eden Skyers in a foot race down the left, Skyers is able to stretch her boot, as we win a corner.

        The corner results as a goal-kick.

      33. 34'

        With over 30 minutes played, Watford are showing why they are champions-elect, nullifying Gwalia in possession.

      34. 30'

        The referee gets in the way of the ball, as Anna Filbey has a shot from the resulting drop ball, shooting wide.

      35. 27'

        Watford play it long, as Perry picks up the ball, squaring it to Haines, who shoots wide.

      36. Goal!

        26'

        Coral Haines

      37. 24'

        A sucker punch for Gwalia, with a mix-up between Haaland and Jones seeing the latter unfortunately find the net.

      38. Own Goal

        24'

        Callie Jones

      39. 23'

        The Hornets starting to gain control of this game. Dre Georgiou on the volley sees her shot caught by Haaland.

      40. 22'

        Perry goes Close for Watford, hitting the outside of the post, before Gwalia are able to clear.

      41. 15'

        Vine does excellently to shield the ball from Paul, who was set up brilliantly by Perry.

      42. 10'

        Walters sends a free-kick aimed for the back-post, Shurima Vine heads the ball off-target.

      43. 10'

        Tia Asker gets a run on her defender, holding play to find Molly Kehoe, her shot goes out for a corner.

      44. 8'

        Madison Perry receives the ball down the left of the box, Callie Jones cuts it out as Watford win a free-kick.

      45. 4'

        Emma Thomas launches a long ball in the direction of Georgia Walters but there is too much on the pass, going our for a throw-in.

      46. 2'

        Lachante Paul aims a shot towards goal from a Watford free-kick but Benni Haaland claims.

      47. 1'

        We are underway here in Treforest. Come on Gwalia!

      48. Good afternoon ahead of our final home game of the season versus Watford. Kick-off in Treforest is at 1pm.

      49. There is no live report available for this match

      Lineups

      Starting

      • 26Benedict Haaland
      • 2Ellie-Mai Sanford
      • 3Tia Asker
      • 4Katie Quick
      • 8Beth McGowan
      • 10Georgia Walters
      • 14Molly Kehoe
      • 15Shurima Vine
      • 16Emma Thomas
      • 19Callie Jones
      • 22Imi Scourfield

      Substitutes

      • 7Bonnie Gready
      • 12Cori Williams-Mills
      • 17Daisy Ackerman
      • 18Manon Pearce
      • 20Anna Powell
      • 25Keira O'Keefe
      • 31Ameliah Yarwood

      Starting

      • 28Sophie Hillyerd
      • 12Eden Skyers
      • 17Megan Chandler
      • 20Lucy Lyon
      • 4Anna Filbey
      • 15Dre Georgiou
      • 18Poppy Wilson
      • 23Coral Haines
      • 7Lachante Paul
      • 9Madison Perry
      • 21Flo Fyfe

      Substitutes

      • 25Hope McSheffrey
      • 5Anne Meiwald
      • 6Sophie McLean
      • 10Annie Rossiter
      • 11Olivia Carpenter
      • 14Eva Gray
      • 27Lily Whitelock

      Match Info

      Stadium

      USW Sports Park 3G

      Date & Time

      1:00pm 5 April, 2026