Nationwide Division One, 06/12/03, 3.00pm
Watford
versus
Nottingham Forest
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 1-1 (01/03/03)
Lingering memory: Jamie Hand on the charge
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. West Bromwich Albion (H, 29/11/03, L0-3)
Last line-up: D.Ward, M.Louis-Jean, G.Robertson, D.Walker, J.Thompson, B.Gunnarsson, E.Jess, G.Williams, E.Bopp, A.Reid, G.Taylor (Subs: M.King, W.Morgan, D.Sonner, R.Gardner, B.Roche)
Ex-Forest at Watford: Sean Dyche
Ex-Hornets at Forest: None
Mutual friends: Craig Armstrong, Dennis Booth, Jimmy Gilligan, Steve Hodge, Nigel Jemson, Jason Lee, Des Lyttle, Carlton Palmer
Web sites: Forza Forest, Blooming Forest (Rivals), Official

Shorts, Scarf or Souwester?: See Met Office (London)

On this day

Previous reports: Torquay United 1 Watford 1 06/12/97
Celebrity birthdays: Ira Gershwin (1896), Rick Buckler (1955)
Historical events: In Italy, Benito Mussolini introduced a tax on bachelors (1926), Mike Newell set a record by scoring the quickest Champions' League hat-trick in history - in nine minutes for Blackburn against Rosenborg. This record still stands, which kind of befits the competition, really (1995)
Saint of the day: Best known by his Dutch title, Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas was a favourite with children even before he was hijacked by commercialism. Something of an amateur sleuth, Nicholas was concerned when his local butcher was able to provide fresh meat during a famine. In the cellar he discovered three barrels containing boys in brine and brought them back to life immediately.