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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.