FMFA Division, Arsenal vs. West Bromwich Albion (Wed Feb 17)


                              Arsenal  |  West Bromwich Albion
                          5-1-1-2-1 L  |  4-4-1-1 P
                            Lee Clark  |  Neil Rowley
                                       |
                          A_Lopes+ GK  |  GK E_Mendy
                          E_Bailly DF  |  DF K_Gibbs
                       M_Pongracic DF  |  DF K_Bartley
                         Y_Bisseck DF  |  DF C_Townsend
                         F_Musonda DF  |  DF S_Ajayi
                           A_Lewis DF  |  MF J_Livermore
                        F_Geraldes DM  |  MF O_Burke
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  MF R_Sawyers
                           M_Smith AM  |  MF K_Grosicki
                         C_Eriksen AM  |  AM M_Phillips
                         M_Chouiar FW  |  FW G_Jesus
                                       |
                        J_Pickford SUB |  SUB S_Johnstone
                           E_Konsa SUB |  SUB A_Hegazy
                            M_Ozil SUB |  SUB R_Harper
                     S_El-Shaarawy SUB |  SUB A_Pereira
                            Galeno SUB |  SUB C_Austin




Min. 1  :(ars) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P 
Min. 1  :(ars) C_Eriksen changes position to fill a MF slot 
Min. 4  :(ars) M_Smith with an intelligent ball to M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 7  :(ars) M_Chouiar finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  S_Ajayi scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Neil Rowley looks relieved 
          ...  Lee Clark is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 11 :(wba) J_Livermore with a smart pass to G_Jesus 
          ...  M_Pongracic had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  R_Sawyers swings it in 
          ...  J_Livermore takes control of it! 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Livermore ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 15 :(ars) A_Lewis slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Bartley 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 17 :(ars) I_Gundogan with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Chouiar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Townsend is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 18 :(ars) A_Lewis cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Chouiar 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_Townsend 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 24 :(wba) G_Jesus knocks it past Y_Bisseck and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Chouiar is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 25 :(wba) R_Sawyers flicks the ball through 
          ...  G_Jesus runs onto it! 
          ...  G_Jesus hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Lopes+ 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 26 :(ars) M_Smith times his run well 
          ...  But K_Gibbs puts the ball out of play 
Min. 28 :(ars) C_Eriksen watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  C_Eriksen tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into E_Mendy arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly! 
          ...  And Arsenal are leading in the game now 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 29 :(ars) Arsenal switch to playing C 
Min. 31 :(ars) Y_Bisseck plays the early ball across the box to find M_Chouiar in space 
          ...  C_Townsend steals the ball of off him 
Min. 33 :(wba) K_Grosicki is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus drives the shot in! 
          ...  But A_Lopes+ reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Lopes+ anyway 
Min. 36 :(wba) G_Jesus with the dribble 
          ...  G_Jesus drives it low ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Burke drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Pongracic clears the corner 
Min. 40 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion restructured their strategy to E 
Min. 41 :(ars) A_Lewis with a neat pass into M_Smith 
          ...  M_Smith from 20 yards ! 
          ...  E_Mendy parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 41 :(wba) J_Livermore makes the tackle 
          ...  C_Eriksen with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wba) J_Livermore has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Townsend gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Musonda gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 44 :(ars) M_Smith plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Pongracic crosses it in! 
          ...  E_Mendy easily claims the ball! 
Min. 46 :(ars) M_Chouiar with a simple pass to C_Eriksen 
          ...  But K_Bartley spotted the danger and cleans up the play 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Min. 48 :(ars) C_Eriksen chests it down 
          ...  K_Gibbs had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 53 :(ars) C_Eriksen with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  C_Eriksen has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The West Bromwich Albion fans taunt him! 
Min. 58 :(ars) M_Smith knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Townsend 
          ...  J_Livermore steals the ball of off him 
Min. 58 :(wba) M_Phillips is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 58 :(wba) R_Harper is going to be brought on 
          ...  M_Phillips is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM 
Min. 62 :(ars) F_Geraldes moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Smith 
          ...  M_Smith with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  E_Mendy with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 64 :(wba) O_Burke breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Lopes+! 
          ...  M_Pongracic brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 65 :(ars) E_Konsa is ready to come on to replace E_Bailly 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 66 :(ars) F_Geraldes fires over a low cross to M_Smith 
          ...  Fine tackle by K_Gibbs 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 67 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy will come on for M_Smith and play AM 
Min. 68 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy passes the ball to I_Gundogan 
          ...  But S_Ajayi wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 69 :(ars) Galeno takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Chouiar 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 70 :(wba) A_Hegazy takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Ajayi 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 70 :(ars) F_Geraldes hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  F_Musonda collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A left-footer by F_Musonda ! 
          ...  E_Mendy just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 71 :(ars) E_Konsa takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  C_Townsend body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
Min. 73 :(ars) Galeno runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Galeno sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 74 :(wba) J_Livermore with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Gibbs 
          ...  Y_Bisseck cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 75 :(ars) It looks as though Arsenal is now playing D 
Min. 75 :(wba) It seems West Bromwich Albion are making a tactical change to A 
Min. 81 :(ars) A_Lewis kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  E_Konsa gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Konsa attempts a chip! 
          ...  But E_Mendy comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 83 :(wba) R_Sawyers has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Pongracic 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in K_Grosicki! 
          ...  A_Lewis with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 87 :(wba) A_Hegazy is first to the loose ball 
          ...  But F_Geraldes wins the tackle 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wba) G_Jesus beats F_Geraldes 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  But E_Konsa reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 91 :(ars) C_Eriksen finds F_Geraldes with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  K_Gibbs cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 60,260
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : C_Eriksen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Eriksen (28), Galeno (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : J_Livermore
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Townsend (17)
Injured              : M_Phillips (58)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    West Bromwich Albion
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       4
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       5
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes+       GK  30   2   2   1  26 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
E_Bailly       DF   2  27   3   2  25 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  29  12   3  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  27  14   2  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
F_Musonda      DF   1  27  10   3  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
A_Lewis        DF   1  25  11   3  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Geraldes     DM   1  13  28   2  25 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  30   0
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  29   8  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  18   8
M_Smith        AM   2   3  25  11  25 |  68   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
C_Eriksen      MF   2   4  28  12  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  24
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  13  28  20 |  70   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
J_Pickford     GK  28   1   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  28  10   9  27 |  28   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   8  11
M_Ozil         AM   2   4  28  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_El-Shaarawy  AM   2   4  27   8  24 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Galeno         FW   1   3  10  27  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23

Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Mendy        GK  31   1   1   1  24 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
K_Gibbs        DF   1  27  10   3  25 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
K_Bartley      DF   1  25   7   3  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
C_Townsend     DF   1  24  11   3  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
S_Ajayi        DF   1  25  12   4  24 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Livermore    MF   1   8  25   3  26 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   1
O_Burke        MF   1   3  24  11  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sawyers      MF   1   7  24   3  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Grosicki     MF   1   2  25  10  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Phillips     AM   1   3  24  12  23 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Jesus        FW   1   2   6  28  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
S_Johnstone    GK  29   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hegazy       DF   1  25   6   3  26 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Harper       AM   1   6  24   4  23 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pereira      AM   1   3  25  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Austin       FW   1   3   7  26  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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