Nationwide Division One, 06/03/04, 3.00pm
Stoke City
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 2-1 (30/10/01)
Lingering memory: Kevin Phillips low on confidence at the Victoria Ground
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Wigan Athletic (H, 21/02/04, D1-1)
Last line-up: N.Cutler, J.Halls, W.Thomas, P.Williams, C.Clarke, J.Eustace, D.Russell, P.Hoekstra, G.Noel-Williams, C.Asaba, A.Akinbiyi (Subs: B.Foster, S.Svard, C.Iwelumo, C.Hill, K.Commons)
Ex-Potters at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at Stoke: Gifton Noel-Williams
Mutual friends: Dave Bamber, Richard Johnson, Tommy Mooney, Allan Smart, Brian Talbot, Mark Williams
Web sites: Potters Underground, The Oatcake (Rivals), Official

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

On this day

Previous reports: Sheffield United 3 Watford 0, 06/03/99
Celebrity birthdays: Cyrano de Bergerac (1619), Gary Porter (1966)
Historical events: Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam (1521), The thirteen-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army ended (1836)
Saint of the day: Saint Fridolin, an Irish monk, travelled all over western Europe, and on his way through Gaul stopped at a monastery at Poitiers that had recently been sacked by the Vandals. There, he was granted holy X-ray vision which enabled him to locate the relics of Saint Hilary beneath the rubble and became the reason he was chosen as the patron saint of optometrists.