Football League Division Two, 12/02/05, 3.00pm
Sunderland
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 0-2 (25/08/03)
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (A, 04/02/05, D1-1)
Last line-up: T.Myhre, S.Wright, G.Breen, S.Caldwell, G.McCartney, D.Whitehead, C.Robinson, J.Whitley, J.Arca, S.Elliott, M.Stewart (Subs: M.Bridges, C.Brown, S.Thornton, D.Collins, B.Alnwick)
Ex-Black Cats at Watford: Alec Chamberlain
Ex-Hornets at Sunderland: None
Mutual friends: Tony Coton, Gerry Harrison, Mick Henderson, Kevin Phillips, Wilf Rostron, Tommy Smith, Colin West
Web sites: Ready to Go, Red and White Barmy (Rivals), Official

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

On this day

Previous reports: Watford 1 Leicester City 1, 12/02/00
Saint of the Day: Saint Julian the Hospitaler's relationships were blighted by tragic misunderstandings. He murdered his own parents in a case of mistaken identity and undertook a pilgrimage to Rome to atone for hitting his wife when he suspected she was cheating on him. He returned home and set up and inn and hospital for the poor, with guests including an angel posing as a leper.

Further information

Nicholas Ralph's Numbers - Game 32: For some bizarre reason, this is the value that Mr. Fahrenheit selected as the melting point of ice. Perhaps it was his age at the time?
Lucky animal: Goldcrest.
Unlucky food: Soggy cornflakes.