FMFA Division One, West Ham United vs. Chelsea (Sun Feb 24) West Ham United | Chelsea 4-1-2-1-2 A | 4-4-2 P Mike McLeod | Pip Aldridge | L_Karius GK | GK J_Butland* R_Oxford* DF | DF S_de_Vrij C_Chambers DF | DF J_Gimenez M_Darmian DF | DF S_Umtiti A_Cresswell DF | DF H_Bellerin* C_Eriksen AM | MF E_Hazard M_Schneiderl' DM | MF G_Xhaka M_Arnautovic MF | MF N_Kante A_Valencia MF | MF M_Gotze L_Mothiba* FW | FW P_Dybala H_Wolf* FW | FW B_Assombalon- | Adrian SUB | SUB John_Ruddy W_Reid SUB | SUB C_Smalling M_Browne* SUB | SUB O_Romeu M_Samuelsen* SUB | SUB A_Ramsey K_Henry* SUB | SUB Fernando* Min. 3 :(che) M_Gotze finds P_Dybala with a perfectly weighted pass ... P_Dybala fires a shot at goal ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 5 :(whu) A_Cresswell bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Mothiba* ... L_Mothiba* could have let it bounce! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And J_Butland* reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_Schneiderl' floats the ball in! ... The ball finds its way to M_Darmian ... He gets the shot away ... But J_Butland* is equal to it Min. 10 :(whu) A_Cresswell puts in M_Arnautovic ... But G_Xhaka clears the ball to safety Min. 10 :(che) P_Dybala sprints past M_Schneiderl' ... R_Oxford* gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 11 :(whu) M_Arnautovic takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... H_Bellerin* wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 15 :(whu) H_Wolf* comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... H_Wolf* aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... J_Butland* gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by J_Butland* !! Min. 20 :(whu) H_Wolf* cuts through the defence ... J_Gimenez plays the back pass ... J_Butland* can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen curls it into the box! ... It is cleared by S_Umtiti Min. 21 :(whu) H_Wolf* takes on H_Bellerin* ... He runs past him ... H_Bellerin* reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 22 :(whu) H_Wolf* takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... S_de_Vrij with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... M_Darmian bends it round the wall ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 25 :(che) E_Hazard races into the box ... He sees M_Gotze lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... M_Gotze fires off a left-footed shot ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 27 :(che) M_Gotze finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... M_Darmian tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Umtiti drives it into the box! ... L_Karius easily catches it! Min. 28 :(whu) L_Mothiba* can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... A cheeky lob from L_Mothiba* ! ... But J_Butland* makes an easy save Min. 31 :(whu) M_Arnautovic leaves H_Bellerin* standing ... M_Arnautovic from 20 yards ! ... GOAL !! ... In off the post ... Lets see if West Ham United can hang onto that lead! ... West Ham United 1-0 Chelsea ... Min. 31 :(che) M_Gotze sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Gimenez ... J_Gimenez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... G_Xhaka floats the ball in! ... R_Oxford* clears the danger Min. 41 :(whu) C_Chambers drives the ball across field ... It comes to H_Wolf* ... H_Wolf* gets his head to the ball ! ... But J_Butland* makes a superb stop down low. Min. 41 :(che) P_Dybala has time and space on the edge of the box ... A_Cresswell gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 42 :(che) N_Kante has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Cresswell ... He knocks it to P_Dybala! ... P_Dybala tries to place it in the corner ! ... L_Karius falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 48 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' with the header on ... He finds L_Mothiba* in space ... L_Mothiba* hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Schneiderl' hits it into the box! ... L_Mothiba* gets on the end of it ... J_Butland* makes a good save Min. 48 :(che) M_Gotze knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Chambers ... M_Gotze hits the ball on the bounce ! ... It's beaten L_Karius ... It goes wide !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham United 1-0 Chelsea Min. 46 :(whu) A_Valencia is on the ground motionless! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 46 :(whu) M_Browne* will replace the useless A_Valencia and will play MF Min. 47 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' with a flicked pass to L_Mothiba* ... But S_Umtiti with the fine tackle Min. 49 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Arnautovic ... S_de_Vrij takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 49 :(che) E_Hazard finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Darmian ... R_Oxford* read the danger and stops the pass Min. 54 :(che) M_Gotze has the ball ... He knocks the ball past M_Darmian ... He puts in P_Dybala! ... P_Dybala with a bicycle kick ! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That looked like the wrong decision ... The Chelsea fans celebrate though! ... Chelsea are back on level terms now! ... West Ham United 1-1 Chelsea ... Min. 57 :(whu) L_Mothiba* knocks the ball past S_de_Vrij ... S_de_Vrij reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 60 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to L_Mothiba* ... L_Mothiba* hits a crisp volley! ... But J_Butland* tips it behind ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Mothiba* ... J_Butland* comes out and claims it! Min. 64 :(whu) R_Oxford* unselfishly heads the ball back to L_Mothiba* ... An audacious effort from L_Mothiba* ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 65 :(che) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... O_Romeu will come on for E_Hazard and play MF Min. 65 :(che) Fernando* is going to be brought on ... B_Assombalon- is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 68 :(whu) M_Browne* pushes it past S_Umtiti ... M_Browne* hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 68 :(che) J_Gimenez looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Fernando* ... Fernando* curls it towards the top corner ! ... L_Karius is beaten! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... That puts Chelsea ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... West Ham United 1-2 Chelsea ... Min. 69 :(che) J_Gimenez takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into H_Bellerin* ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Darmian !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 70 :(whu) W_Reid is going to be brought on ... R_Oxford* is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 72 :(che) L_Karius miss-kicks! ... P_Dybala is through! ... M_Darmian with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee wants a quiet word ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... M_Gotze plays it short to P_Dybala ... P_Dybala with the chance ! ... L_Karius catches the ball Min. 73 :(che) C_Smalling takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Gimenez ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 75 :(whu) K_Henry* comes on for L_Mothiba* and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 75 :(che) G_Xhaka looks up ... He swings the ball right towards Fernando* ... C_Chambers gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 77 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Henry* ... K_Henry* attempts a lob! ... J_Butland* guesses right Min. 82 :(whu) H_Wolf* beats C_Smalling ... He showed great skill there ... Fine tackle by P_Dybala ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 83 :(che) P_Dybala runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A powerful shot by P_Dybala ! ... But L_Karius makes a superb stop down low. Min. 87 :(whu) M_Browne* has the ball ... He knocks the ball past N_Kante ... He puts in K_Henry*! ... A well-placed shot from K_Henry* ! ... J_Butland* with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 87 :(che) S_Umtiti runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Fernando* ... Fernando* has a dig at goal! ... L_Karius heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(che) G_Xhaka runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to P_Dybala ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... M_Darmian picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 90 :(che) Fernando* finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... M_Schneiderl' with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 91 :(whu) H_Wolf* sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Umtiti ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium Attendance : 39,380 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Mothiba* Scorers : M_Arnautovic (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Schneiderl' (90) Injured : A_Valencia (46) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Dybala (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Dybala (54), Fernando* (68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_de_Vrij (22) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 14 | 10 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 10 | 5 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 3 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 10 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham United 1 - 2 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Karius GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -18 0 0 0 R_Oxford* DF 1 22 6 2 24 | 74 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 C_Chambers DF 2 22 3 4 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Darmian DF 2 24 6 3 24 | 96 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 39 0 4 A_Cresswell DF 2 22 7 3 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 C_Eriksen AM 2 4 25 12 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Schneiderl' DM 2 11 25 3 28 | 96 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 47 -3 M_Arnautovic MF 3 3 24 13 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 A_Valencia MF 3 4 22 10 25 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Mothiba* FW 2 3 9 26 23 | 79 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 H_Wolf* FW 1 3 12 24 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Adrian GK 25 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Reid DF 2 22 4 2 29 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Browne* MF 1 2 23 5 19 | 46 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 M_Samuelsen* MF 2 2 22 4 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Henry* FW 2 2 3 22 21 | 17 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butland* GK 28 3 2 3 24 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 S_de_Vrij DF 1 25 4 3 26 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 J_Gimenez DF 2 24 9 3 25 | 77 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 38 1 S_Umtiti DF 1 24 4 2 25 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 H_Bellerin* DF 2 24 9 3 20 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 E_Hazard MF 2 3 25 11 27 | 69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 26 8 24 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 N_Kante MF 2 11 25 2 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 M_Gotze MF 2 2 26 11 24 | 96 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 2 P_Dybala FW 1 4 13 25 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 13 0 31 B_Assombalon- FW 2 2 4 25 22 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John_Ruddy GK 24 2 3 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Smalling DF 2 23 3 3 29 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Romeu MF 2 6 24 2 26 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ramsey MF 2 4 23 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fernando* FW 1 3 12 24 22 | 27 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 34 1551038710 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35